OP 1664 - U.S. Explosive Ordnance (Vol. 1); Part 1 - Projectiles, Propellants, and Projectile Fuzes; Chapter 3 - Projectile Fuzes; Section 1 - Introduction: Point, base, and auxiliary detonating fuzes

U.S. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE

PART 1 - PROJECTILES, PROPELLANT,
AND PROECTILE FUZES

Chapter 3 - PROJECTILE FUZES

Section 1 - INTRODUCTION

Point, base, and auxiliary detonating fuzes

When classified according to assembled position in the projectile, fuzes are either "point" fuzes, which are assembled in the nose of the projectile, or "base" fuzes. "Auxili-ary detonating" fuzes are used in conjunction with point fuzes in all except Illuminating projectiles.