Notes on German fuzes and typical French and Belgian fuzes

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Designation. — H.Z. 05 1.8. = Haubitz - Zunder, 1905, lange
Brennliinge (1905 pattern long-burning howitzer fuze).
Used with.—
Gun.
Pattern of Shell.
Maximum range.
Time.
Perc'n.
yards.
yards.
(10-5 cm.) light field how- Universal shell; 7,655 7,655
"
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—
Nature.— Quadruple action (withuniversal shell)
1. Time:shrapnel bursts in air, H.E. head flies on and
detonates.
2. Time: whole shell detonates inair.
3. Percussion :non-delay action, whole shell detonates on
impact.
4. Percussion :delay action, whole shell detonates after
impact.
Graduations.
—
Graduated from 3 to 70 (lowest and highest
=
figures are 3 and 70) in hundreds of metres (52 5,200 metres) ;
each of the smallest divisions is equivalent to 50 metres of range.
When the setting mark is opposite the cross, the fuze is set for
percussion.
The original pattern of H.Z. 05 fuze was graduated from 3 to
53 inhundreds of metres, aud a later pattern was graduated up to
63, the maximum ranges with time fuze being 5,796 and 6,890
yards, respectively.
—
Material. Brass, with two aluminium rings, steel cap and
steel game.
—
Remarks. An official document issued by the War Ministry
stated that universal shell, and consequently this fuze, would
become obsolete on the lßt July, 1916 ;both are, however, sometimes
met with.
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