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| U.S. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| PART 1 - PROJECTILES, PROPELLANT, AND PROECTILE FUZES |
| Chapter 3 - PROJECTILE FUZES |
| Section 5 - AUXILIARY DETONATING FUZES FOR PROJECTILES |
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Mk 43 Mods 0 and 1 |
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Fuzes found with |
Mk 25 and Mk 30 |
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Over-all lenght, inches |
3.18 |
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Threaded lenght, inch |
0.625 |
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Threads |
11 L.H. |
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This fuze is like the Auxiliary Detonating Fuze Mk 17 Mods 8-13 (See "Remarks" on Mk 17), except for the dimensions listed abpve and the fact that it has a pointed firing pin and a lead azide detonator, also an adapter and an additional booster pellet. This extra booster is required because of the long, narrow nose of the 5"/54 and 6"/47 D.P. projec-tiles, in which this fuze is used. |
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Mod 0 differs from Mod 1 in that the former has the two-piece body as illustrated, and the latter has a one-piece specially-built body. The Mod 1 is the design which was pro-duced in quantity. |
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Figure 98. Auxiliary Detonating Fuze Mk 43 Mod 1 |
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