HANDBOOK OF ENEMY AMMUNITION |
PAMPHLET No. 13 |
GERMAN ROCKETS, GUN AND MORTAR AMMUNITION |
GERMAN FUZE A.Z. 5095 |
(Fig. 3) |
This fuze is used in the nose of the German 8.8 cm A.Tk. Hollow Charge Rocket Projec-tile. Except for the undermentioned difference, it is identical with the Fuze 5075 describ-ed in Pamphlet No. 11, page 26. |
(i) | The body is made of steel. |
(ii) | The striker is made of black plastic. |
(iii) |
The retaining spring supporting the arming sleeve has only two arms, instead of four, and these are thinner to permit the fuze to be armed at a much smaller acce-leration. |
(iv) | The spring holder is cut in two places to accommodate the arms. |
(v) |
The magazine holder, which is of steel, screws into the fuze body direct. The adap-ter has been omitted. |
(vi) |
A safety pin is provided. This passes through the fuze body and a circumferential groove cut in the arming collar. |
The weight of the fuze is 3.02 oz. The diameter of the threads is 1.057 inches and the overall length is 2.12 inches. |
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