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ALLIED BOMBS AND FUZES |
| BRITISH FUZES |
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FUZE DATA |
FILE NO.: 2211.T90 |
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NATIONALY: BRITISH |
INFORMATION DATE: February 1944 |
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DESIGNATION |
PRINCIPAL MARKING |
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Fuze No. 847 |
CLASSIFICATION |
Tail Impact Fuze |
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Mk I |
TYPE OF MISSILE |
Anti-Tank Bombs |
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MARKINGS: |
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BOMBS USED IN: |
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9 lb. Mk I A.T. |
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LEGEND |
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1 |
Striker |
5 |
Primer |
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2 |
Creep spring |
6 |
Tape |
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3 |
Safety spring |
7 |
Detonator |
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4 |
Hold in pin |
8 |
Booster |
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COLOR |
Unpainted metal. |
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OVERALL LENGTH |
2.875 inches. |
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OVERALL WIDTH |
1.25 inches. |
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MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION |
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DESCRIPTION |
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The fuze body holds a striker (1), creep spring (2), safety pin (3) and explosive compo-nents. |
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The striker is housed in the body and is held in place by a hold-in pin (4) which engages a slot in the top of the striker. The striker (1) is held off the detonator (5) by the creep spring (2) and by a safety pin (3) to which a length of tape (6) is attached. This tape is wound around the fuze head. The C.E. detonator (7) is lodged in a sleeve below the primer and is surrounded by the booster. |
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OPERATION |
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When the bomb is dropped the safety tape (6) unwinds and withdrawn the safety pin (3), thus leaving the striker (1) supported only by the creep spring (2). On impact, inertia carries the striker (1) forward onto the detonator (5) and initiates the explosive of the bomb. |
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POSITION & METHOD OF FIXING IN BOMB |
Screws into the fuze locator in the rear end of the bomb body. |
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FUZES LIKELY TO BE FOUND WITH |
None. |
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COMPONENTS OF EXPLOSIVE TRAIN |
Primer, detonator and booster. |
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