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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 9 |
| FRENCH BOMB FUZES |
| Mechanical Impact Nose Fuze – M. Bis |
| Data |
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Bombs used in |
10-kg Anti-Personnel |
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Fuzes used with |
Alone |
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Over-all length |
5.1 in. |
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Over-all length of vanes |
3.4 in. |
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Width of fuze body |
1.2 in. |
| Description |
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This fuze consists of a brass body and steel striker. The striker is held in place by the safety bolt, which passes through the fuze body and engages a groove in the striker. The arming vanes are screw-threaded on the striker. The shear wire pas-ses through the striker and body. |
| Operation |
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When the bomb is dropped, the safety bolt is removed. The vanes rotate and rise on the striker spindle. On impact, the striker is forced down, cutting the shear pin and contact-ing the detonator, initiating the explosion. |
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Figure 267 |
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