DESCRIPTION. This fuze consists of two igniter bridges connected directly to the two plungers without any intervening condensers or resistances. The bridges are thus fires as soon as the bomb or flare leaves the aircraft, initiating pyrotechnic delay trains which provide the aerial burst functioning. The shorter delay is fired from the A plunger, the longer delay from the B plunger. If both plungers are charged, the short delay will func-tion; if the B plunger only receives the charge, the longer delay will result. (See fig. 174.)

REMARKS. The only important difference between the 59A and the (59)A is in the length of the fuze body. This factor is significant mainly for purposes of identification. The (59)A is approximately twice as long as the original 59A. The inner construction is essentially the same except that it is spread over a greater area.

Figure 174 – (59)A Electrical Aerial Burst Fuze