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ALLIED BOMBS AND FUZES |
| BRITISH FUZES |
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FUZE DATA |
FILE NO.: 2211.T80 |
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NATIONALY: BRITISH |
INFORMATION DATE: February 1944 |
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DESIGNATION |
PRINCIPAL MARKING |
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Fuze No. 844 |
CLASSIFICATION |
Tail Impact Fuze |
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Mk I |
TYPE OF MISSILE |
Smoke Float |
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MARKINGS: |
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BOMBS USED IN: |
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Smoke Float, No. 2, Mk I |
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LEGEND |
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1 |
Striker |
4 |
Safety pin |
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2 |
Primer |
5 |
Safety screw |
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3 |
Creep spring |
6 |
Safety fork |
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COLOR |
Unpainted. |
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OVERALL LENGTH |
3.0 inches. |
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OVERALL WIDTH |
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MATERIAL OF CONSTRUTION |
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DESCRIPTION |
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The striker (1) fits into the central cavity of the fuze and is held off the primer (2) by a creep spring (3). The striker is held up by the creep spring and by the safety pin (4) and safety screw (5). The last two named parts protrude through the body and into holes in the striker body. The safety pin is attached to a safety fork (6). |
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OPERATION |
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The safety screw (5) is removed when the float is loaded. On release of the float, the safety fork (6) and pin (4) are removed, leaving the striker (1) supported only by the creep spring (3) and strikes the primer (2). This sets off the explosive train. |
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POSITION & METHOD OF FIXING IN BOMB |
Screws into tail of float by six right-hand threads. Seating washer makes water-tight joint. |
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FUZES LIKELY TO BE FOUND WITH |
Alone. |
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COMPONENTS OF EXPLOSIVE TRAIN |
Striker and gunpowder pellet which fire the igniter of the float. |
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ARMING TIME |
Arms on release from plane. |
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