Description
Fuze M90A1 or M90 is a single-action, super quick point-initiating fuze designed for use with 57mm HEAT projectile.
The fuze has a diecast aluminum body with a neck extending forward to house a primer. A rotor with a lock and lock spring is mounted transversely in the fuze body, and carries a detonator. An auxiliary booster housing threaded into the base of the fuze body carries a booster charge. The base of the fuze body is threaded internally for assembly over the nose of the projectile, and the entire forward end with mechanical parts is covered with a thin steel ogive.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Cartridge, 57mm HEAT, M307, M307A1
Source(s)
TM 43-0001-28, Artillery Ammunition (chg 11, 2003)
MIL-HDBK-146, Fuze Catalog (1982)
TM 9-1300-203, Artillery Ammunition (1967)
TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)
