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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 6 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES FUZES |
| NOSE FUZE - Z. 45 |
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EMPLOYMENT: Nose fuze used on German 20-mm ammunition. (See fig. 558.) |
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Over-all length: 1.000 inch. |
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Maximum diameter: 0.781 inch. |
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Threaded length: 0.250 inch (with washer). |
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Number of threads: 6 RH. |
| CONSTRUCTION: The body construchtion is similar to the A.Z. 1502 F. |
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This fuze, however, employs the standard centrifugal segments surrounded by a coiled brass strip. These segments are grooved on the top to engage the small projections on the bottom of an inertia block which surrounds the striker. The striker and hammer of the 1502 F are replaced in Z. 45 by a striker of single piece construction. |
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ACTION: On set-back, the inertia block engages the centrifugal segments preventing them from releasing the striker. During flight, the inertia block creeps forward and the segments are permitted to fly out as the brass strip uncoils. On impact, the striker is driven into the detonator. |
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Figure 558 – Z. 45 |
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