manual for commanders of infantry platoons. - US Army Combined ...

Mia~btJAL FOR csaNssiala~ERS C OF INm~aTTR PLrATsoONS. 95;
pulling it in such a xv y as to cause gaps and misfire. FoQr
grea~ter leng~ths the dtetonatio a may be relayed by a 2-ounce, 50.5
zrainspatarda or by 2 peta~rds (tsh. 88) every 219 yards. Cut;
of3rt.94 inaches from the end before uasdng.
Alternative: Detonatin, or trinitrotoluol (TNhT) fuse.
Join·ts.-Spanish wvindlass (fig. 86) or with txvo petards;
:(fig. 88-).
F~ulninatiiri primer-
FIG. 80).-Joint between fulminate cap and safety fuse 7with1out crimpingr.
Donube or" muzltiple comznecti~ome (figrs. 87 and 89).--~u y be
used for the simlultanueous explo ton of several separsate c~ args
The det~onating fuse is called the manster fuse, tQ x~vhiehrr the
branch fuses are join dl. Never join more than twtto branlch
fuses to a 2 oz., 50.8 grains or other petard. Tie the branch
fuses to the outside of th~e petazrd.
FIG. 81.--Priming the detonating fuse.
Fi~ri ction iguiter, mraodel 1913.--io'hting device w5hich acts by
withdrawcing a friction wire froni the com~position inl th~e tIube-by
means of a lanyatrd.
To fire, hold the unpai~nted end of the tube I 3txvtoen thle
thumb and forefinger of the l~eft;hand--tak2ing care not to close·
-the ventholes. Rest, the hand on something st~eady, slacck off on
the safety fuse, hook thle lanyardl into the ring of the friction
wvire, and pull it all the xvay out with a qul -: jerk of the right
hand. Instead of ho~lding the primer with. the handL it canl be
tied to so'mething firm.
I'RtNEINd.
,Simplle primning.-Joia the safety fuse to the fulminate cap.
Cuit the end of the fuse square and insert to the bottom of thle