German Fuze kl.A.Z. 23 Nb with Engased Plastic Body (kl.A.Z. 23 Nb. (Pr.))
HANDBOOK OF ENEMY AMMUNITION
PAMPHLET No. 12
GERMAN GUN AND MORTAR AMMUNITION
GERMAN FUZE kl.A.Z. 23

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This combined graze and direct action fuze witj an optional delay of 0.15 or 0.2 second is a smaller size of the the normal A.Z. 23 and is used in H.E. shell for the following equip-ments:–

7.5 cm Kw.K. (Tank gun).

Stu.G. 7.5 cm K (S.P. assault gun).

7.5 cm Geb.G. 36 (Mountain gun).

7.5 cm Kw.K. 40 (Tank gun).

7.5 cm Pak. 40 (Anti-tank gun).

7.62 cm Pak. 36 (Anti-tank gun).

The weight of the fuze is 4 oz. 14 drs. and its dimensions compare with the A.Z. 23 as follows:–

Fuze

Protrusion

Intrusion

Diamter of
screwthreads

Pitch of
Threads

kl.A.Z. 23

1.99 inches

0.7 inches

1.3 inches

1.5 mm

A.Z. 23

3.75 inches

0.65 inches

1.96 inches

3 mm

Fig. 1

German Fuze kl.A.Z. 23 Nb with Engased Plastic Body (kl.A.Z. 23 Nb. (Pr.))