BOMBS USED IN

FUNCTIONING

ARMED CONDITION

FUZES USED WITH

MAX. BODY DIAMETER

OVERALL LENGTH

COLOR

DESCRIPTION:

The fuze has a black vane cap on which is stamped the number and Mark of the fuze. This is held on by three retaining clips riveted to the shoulder of the upper fuze body. The steel vanes are attached to the vane hub connecting to the top of the arm-ing spindle. The arming spindle holds down a black plastic arming cone which rests in a striker retainer and holds out three retaining balls. The striker retainer is screwed to the upper end of a spring-loaded striker. A safety pin hole passes through the body and also the striker. The striker retainer is grooved in order to accomodate a transit pin. To the bottom of the body is screwed a detonator holder which carries the percussion cap. This fits into the float.

OPERATION:

The transit pin is removed when the bomb is put in the plane. On release the safety cap is pulled and the vanes are then freed to rotate, threading the arming spindle up off the arming cone. The vanes and arming spindle rotate out and fall away. When the arming spindle has threaded up, the 3 retaining balls are cammed in by a shoulder on the fuze body and move the arming cone up. This allows the striker retainer to move down with the blunt spring-loaded striker and hit the percussion cap setting off the fuze.