Description
This fuze is used in the armor piercing round for 155mm guns.
The M60 Fuze has a heavy steel body with a zinc plate as a rust preventive. There is a cavity in the base into which is inserted the rotor assembly, the primer and delay assembly, the restraining spring, the plunger assembly, and a base plug, in the order given. The rotor assembly includes a brass rotor, a rotor charge of mercury fulminate and tetryl, a rotor lock pin, and a rotor lock pin lock. The primer and delay assembly fits in behind the rotor and contains a variable delay or no delay, and a percussion primer.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Source(s)
MIL-HDBK-146, Fuze Catalog (1982)
TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)
TM 9-1904, Ammunition Inspection Guide (1944)
