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Description: The
pistol consists of a vane cap, body, striker guide, and detonator holder. It
is similar in principle to the Pistol
No. 45. The main constructional differences between the fuze and pistol
are that the fuze includes a detonator, and has a brass adapter to permit it
to be threaded into the nose of a T.I. bomb. |
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Operation: The safety
pin is removed when the bomb is loaded aboard the plane. Upon release, the
arming vanes rotate up and off the fuze body, thus arming the fuze by
exposing the diaphragm and retaining disc. On impact, the diaphragm is
reversed by the compressed air beneath the fuze, and the striker is driven
into the detonator. |
