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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 2 |
| ITALIAN BOMB FUZES |
| Type Q - Mechanical Impact Nose Fuze |
| Data |
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Bombs used in |
2-kg
Anti-Personnel Types F and Mtr. 1-kg and 2-kg Incendiary |
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Fuzes used with |
Alone |
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Over-all length |
1.8 in. (without booster) 3.7 in. (with booster) |
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Width of fuze body |
1.7 in. |
| Description |
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The fuze has an outer cap which is a push fit over the housing of the fuze. The cap is held in place by the safety pin. The housing contains the striker and primer cap, which are set in a dome-shaped cavity at each end to give an "allways" effect. An annular groove at the top of the striker receive three safety bolts. The base of the fuze has in-ternal threads to receive the booster and external threads to screw the fuze into the nose-fuze pocket of the bomb. |
| Operation |
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The safety pin is withdraw upon dropping the bomb, and during flight the cap falls away and releases the safety bolts. The striker is then free to rest on the creep spring. On impact, the striker and detonator cap overcame the creep spring and detonate the bomb. Because this is an "allways" assembly, the striker and detonating cap will contact, regardless of the position in which the bomb hits. |
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Figure 47 |
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