Description
The Fuze No. 38 Mk I consists of a cap, body, and base piece. In the cap is screwed the needle striker, which is locked by a lock nut. Below this is a ferrule whose tabs support a creep spring, which holds down an inertia pellet containing the detonator. A flash channel below the detonator in the inertia pellet leads to the delay element and the magazine.
The Fuze No. 38 Mk II differs from the Mk I in that it does not have the strengthening collar to meet conditions of oblique impact. This is also true of the Mk II N.D. The I No. 38 N.D. Mk II has gunpowder in place of the delay element. The Fuze No. 864 Mk I differs from the No. 38 by having a smaller magazine.
Functioning
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Source(s)
OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance (1946)
