Description
The detonator safe, delay armed tail fuze of this type is vane operated and arms after 1,100 feet of air travel. It functions upon impact through two independent trains of 0.08 second delay. This fuze is used in conjunction with armor piercing bombs to allow penetration of the target before detonation.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
Primer Mk 105 Mod 1
Detonator Mk 58 Mod 0
38.2 gm Tetryl booster
Det. Mk 40 Mod 0 rotor.
Fuze has two explosive trains for greater reliability.
See Also
Source(s)
MIL-HDBK-146, Fuze Catalog (1982)
TM 9-1325-200, Bombs and Bomb Components (1966)
OP 2216, Volume 1 - Aircraft Bombs, Fuzes, and Associated Components (1960)
OP 1664, Volume 2 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
USNBD - Bombs and Fuzes, Pyrotechnics (1945)
TM 9-1904, Ammunition Inspection Guide (1944)
