Notes on German fuzes and typical French and Belgian fuzes
Notes on German fuzes and typical French and Belgian fuzes
Notes on German fuzes and typical French and Belgian fuzes
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150<br />
Designati<strong>on</strong>. — -iSpgr. m.K.=Sprenggranate7izilnder mit Klappensicherung<br />
(fuze with centrifugal safety device for H.E. shell).<br />
Used with.—<br />
Maximum<br />
Gun. Pattern of Shell. range,<br />
percussi<strong>on</strong>.<br />
jards.<br />
38 cm. gun ... ... ...I H.E. shell withfalse cap "1 at least<br />
1 Tapered H.E. shell J 46,000<br />
356 cm. coast defence gun i H:E. shell with false cap at least<br />
50,300<br />
24 cm. Q.F. gun ... ... Ditto 29,090<br />
21 cm. Q.F. gun L/45 ... Ditto 29,200<br />
Tapered H.E. shell 29,200 ?<br />
Nature.— Percussi<strong>on</strong> fuze.<br />
—<br />
Material. Lacquered steel body, with brass cap ;steel game<br />
c<strong>on</strong>taining the exploder ina tinned brass case.<br />
Remarks.<br />
—<br />
Acopper gas-check fits over the base of the fuze.<br />
"With this fuze is used a. delay" acti<strong>on</strong>" exploder (delay 005<br />
sec<strong>on</strong>d). Two sizes are made, <strong>on</strong>e l<strong>on</strong>g <strong>and</strong> the other "short,"<br />
known as lg. Zdlg. C/08 <strong>and</strong> Zdlg. C/08, respectively.<br />
A variati<strong>on</strong> of this fuze, with delay acti<strong>on</strong>, is used with the<br />
38 cm. naval H.E. shell. It is marked m.y.U.K. {Mit Verzo<br />
—<br />
gerit/ng und Klappensicherung with delay acti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> centrifugal '<br />
safety device) <strong>and</strong> not Spgr. m.X.
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