Description
This type of tail fuze is vane operated and inertia fired, and requires from 60 to 240 feet of air travel to arm, depending on launch conditions. It acts instantaneously upon impact to detonate the signal of a practice bomb.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
There are no internal explosive components in this type of fuze since it serves only as a trigger for firing the signal in a practice bomb.
See Also
Nothing else to see.
Source(s)
MIL-HDBK-146, Fuze Catalog (1982)
TM 9-1325-200, Bombs and Bomb Components (1966)
OP 2216, Volume 1 - Aircraft Bombs, Fuzes, and Associated Components (1960)
OP 1664, Volume 1 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
