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| U.S.N.B.D. - BRITISH BOMBS AND FUZES; PYROTECHNICS; DETONATORS |
| BRITISH FUZES & PISTOLS |
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BRITISH TAIL FUZE |
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BOMBS USED IN |
9 lb. A/T, Mk I |
NO. 847 |
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FUNCTIONING |
Impact; instantaneous | |
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ARMED CONDITION |
Safety tape and safety | |
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pin removed. | |
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ARMING TIME |
Mk I |
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FUZES USED WITH |
None |
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MAX. BODY DIAMETER |
1.25" |
(Service) |
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OVERALL LENGTH |
2.875" |
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DESCRIPTION: |
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The fuze body houses a striker, a spring, and a 10 grain percussion detonator. The striker is held up, by the action of the spring, against a pin riveted in the fuze body, a slot being provided in the striker for this pin. |
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A safety pin, passing through the striker and the fuze body, is attached to a safety tape which is wound around the fuze body and held in position by a rubber band. |
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Secured to the fuze body is a sleeve, closed by a diaphragm. This sleeve houses a perforated No. 6 C.E. pellet. A booster detonator is housed in the C.E. pellet. |
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Fixed to the fuze bofy is a screw-threaded fuze cap, to be screwed on to the loca-tor in the bomb when the latter is fuzed. |
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FUNCTIONING: |
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When the fuzed bomb is dropped from an airplane, the safety tape, which is loose-ned during the fuzing of the bomb, unwinds and withdraws the safety pin from the fuze. On impact of the bomb with the target, the striker overcomes the resistance of the spring and pierces and fires the detonator. The percussion detonator fires the booster detonator which, in turn, fires the C.E. pellet, thus detonating the bomb. |
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