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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 2 |
| ITALIAN BOMB FUZES |
| Type T-2 - Mechanical Impact Tail Fuze |
| Data |
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Bombe used in |
Unknown |
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Fuze used with |
Unknown |
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Over-all length |
8.4 in. (without booster) |
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Over-all length of vanes |
6.0 in. |
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Wigth of fuze body |
1.1 in. |
| Description |
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The fuze consists of a brass body housing, arming spindle, inertia striker, creep spring, and primer caps. Vanes are mounted on the arming spindle, which is fitted with a safety pin. The arming spindle separates two steel balls within the striker, retaining it in posi-tion. The booster is housed in an aluminum tube which is threaded to the fuze. |
| Operation |
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The safety pin is removed, and on release vanes rotate in counterclockwise direction, unscrewing the arming spindle from the body. When the arming spindle clears the ball bearings, they fall and free the inertia striker. On impact, the striker compresses the creep spring, and the firing pins puncture the primer caps to initiate an explosive train within the booster. |
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Figure 66 |
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