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Ordnance, Explosives, and Related Items

 

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Description

Nose fuze M197, an improved version of fuze M142A1, is an impact nose fuze of the direct arming, arming pin type, which functions at any angle of impact. It is used in the 10 pound M74A1 incendiary bomb.

Functioning

No information about functioning.

Hazardous Components

No information about hazardous components.

See Also

Bomb, 10 lb Incendiary, M74, M74A1

Nose, Impact, M142A1

Source(s)

TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)

TM 9-1325-200, Bombs and Bomb Components (1966)

TM 3-400, Chemical Bombs and Clusters (1957)