Description
The Fuze Point Detonating M761 is used with the Cartridge 40mm: HE, M811 for the Sergeant York 40mm gun M247, against air and surface targets.
The M761 point detonating delay fuze includes a piston assembly, which carries the firing pin and a detonator contained inside the body assembly, The plunger assembly provides a 300 microsecond delay after impact.
The primary fuze operation is divided into three steps: setback, arming, and detonation. There are three different methods of detonation: target impact, graze impact, and self destruct.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Source(s)
TM 43-0001-28, Artillery Ammunition (chg 11, 2003)
