Description
Point Detonating M527 series fuzes are of the superquick, delayed arming type for use with 60mm mortar WP Smoke cartridges.
The heads of these fuzes contain a spring loaded striker, direct-acting firing pin, and a clockwork mechanism to delay arming to a safe distance from the muzzle of the mortar. The head is threaded into a body of plastic or aluminum. The body contains a cylindrical slider to position the detonator, a booster lead charge, and a small tetryl booster charge carried in an intrusion within the base of the fuze. Positive safety for shipment and handling is provided by a safety wire and pull wire.
M527 and M527A1 have plastic bodies.
M527B1 and M527A1B1 have aluminum bodies.
Nose design, and safety and pull wire also differ.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
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Source(s)
TM 43-0001-28, Artillery Ammunition (chg 11, 2003)
TM 9-1300-203, Artillery Ammunition (1967)
TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)
