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Notes on German fuzes and typical French and Belgian fuzes

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139<br />

(b) Time <strong>and</strong> Percussi<strong>on</strong><br />

—<br />

Fuzes.<br />

Dopp. Z. 86. Brass with steel cap. Graduated from Ito13<br />

in sec<strong>on</strong>ds <strong>and</strong> also from 3 to 31 in hundreds of metres. This<br />

fuze is illustrated <strong>on</strong> page 141.<br />

—<br />

Used with.<br />

9 cm. field gun '73/'BB:1882 pattern shrapnel: maximum<br />

range (time fuze), 3,390 yards.<br />

—<br />

Dopp. Z.88. Time <strong>and</strong> percussi<strong>on</strong> fuze. Resembled Dopp. Z.86<br />

(see page 141).<br />

—<br />

Used with.<br />

12 cm. gun :1888 a/A. pattern shell:maximum range (percussi<strong>on</strong>),<br />

7,984 yards. ..<br />

Dopp. Z. 91.— Brass.<br />

Graduated from 3 to 45 inhundreds of<br />

metres. This fuze is illustrated <strong>on</strong> page 141.<br />

Used with.—<br />

9 cm. field igun '73/'BB : 1888 pattern shell <strong>and</strong> 1891 pattern<br />

shrapnel :maximum range (time fuze), 4,921 yards.<br />

Dopp. Z. 92 f. PH.—Brass. Graduated from 5 to 56 in<br />

hundreds of metres. This fuze is similar in appearance to Dopp.<br />

Z. ££ (see page —<br />

115).<br />

Used with.<br />

(10-5 cm.) light field howitzer '98/'O9: 1898 pattern shell:<br />

maximum range (time fuze), 6,124 yards.<br />

Dopp. Z.96.—Brass <strong>and</strong> aluminium withsteel cap. Graduated<br />

from 4 to 50 in hundreds of metres. This fuze is similar in<br />

appearance to Dopp. Z. 96 n/A. (see page 91), by which it was<br />

superseded.<br />

Used with.—<br />

(7*7 cm.) field gun (96 n/A.) <strong>and</strong> 77 cm. gun <strong>on</strong> casemate<br />

mounting: '96 H.E. <strong>and</strong> shrapnel : maximum range (time fuze),<br />

5,468 yards.

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