GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 6 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES FUZES |
ELECTRIC FUZE - ERZ 39 |
EMPLOYMENT: This base fuze fits into one of the venturi of the German 15- cm and 21-cm Rockets. (See fig. 613.) |
DATA: |
Over-all length: 1.438 inches. |
Maximum diameter: 0.536 inch. |
No threads. |
CONSTRUCTION: The body is made of a black colored plastic with an aluminum band around the shoulder. |
Within the body is a igniter bridge from which runs two wires. One wire is connected to the aluminum band around the shoulder and the other to a metal disk in the base of the fuze. A black powder charge is located just above the igniter bridge. |
ACTION: An electric current is passed through the fuze firing the igniter bridge. This, in turn, fires the black powder charge which sets off the propellant. |
REMARKS: This fuze is to be replaced by the type ERZ 39 (B) which is manufactured from heat resistant materials. The distinguishing feature of this new fuze is the grey co-lor of the body. |
Figure 613 – Electric Fuze ERZ 39 |
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