(A) Electrical Impact Fuze


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DATA:
Bombs Used In: H.E. Bombs.
Color: Unpainted.
Material: Aluminum.
Possible Actions: Instantaneous or short delay (less than 1 second).
Arming Times: N/A.
Principal Markings: (A).
Secondary Markings: None.

DESCRIPTION:
The fuze contains two firing circuits, one charged from each plunger. Safety switching is accomplished by depression of the plain plunger B, switching off both firing circuit.
REMARKS:
Used during Spanish Civil War, obsolete by 1940.

All information for this entry were acquired from Army Technical manual TM 9-1985-2/Air Force Technical Order TO 39B-1A-9
GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE (Bombs, Fuzes, Rockets, Land Mines, Grenades & Igniters)

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Updated October 19, 2002