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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
| Chapter 2 |
| GERMAN FUZES |
| (25) B; 25B – ELECTRICAL IMPACT FUZE |
| DATA: |
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Bombs Used in: SC 50 - 500, any incendiary requiring impact fuzing, and possibly PC bombs. |
| Color: Dark grey. |
| Material: Aluminum. |
| Principal Markings: El.A.Z. 25B and (25) B; El.A.Z. 25B and (25) B; El.A.Z. (25) B. |
| Secondary Markings. |
| drz 42 | dtf 1942 |
| dtf 1941 | cpp 1942 |
| gyx 1941 | BC 1941 |
| cpp 1941 | bm 1942 |
| edr 41 | mbv 1941 |
| edr 42 | bl 42 |
| gyx 1942 | cpp 1940 |
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DESCRIPTION. The fuze is of type 2 construction with four firing circuits, three of which are under B plunger. A screw in the fuze head operates a switch which cuts out the two short delay circuits, leaving only the long delay circuit under plunger B. |
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SAFETY SWITCHING. The depression of either plunger switches off the opposite arming circuit. (See fig. 141.) |
| POSSIBLE ACTIONS: |
| Switch Settings I | Switch Settings II | ||
| 1. | Instantaneous. | 1. | Instantaneous. |
| 2. | Short delay (under 1 sec.). | 2. and 3. Both short delay cut off. | |
| 3. | Short delay (under 1 sec.). | ||
| 4. | 17-sec. delay | 4. | 17-sec. delay. |
| REMARKS. This is the most commonly used impact fuze. |
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Figure 141 – (25) B Electrical Impact Fuze |
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