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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54<br />
— =<br />
Designati<strong>on</strong>. E.H.Z. 17 Empfindlicher Haubitz- Zilnder,<br />
1917 (1917 pattern sensitive, i.e., instantaneous, howitzer fuze).<br />
Used with.—<br />
Maximum<br />
Gun. Pattern of Shell. range,<br />
percussi<strong>on</strong>.<br />
yards.<br />
(10-5 cm.) light field '15 H.E ... 7,655*<br />
howitzer '98/'O9<br />
(10-5 cm.) light field Ditto 9,186*<br />
howitzer '16<br />
(105 cm.) light field Ditto 9,733*<br />
howitzer, Krupp<br />
] I<br />
Nature. — Instantaneous,<br />
Material.<br />
of steel.<br />
—<br />
with centrifugal safety device.<br />
Zinc alloy;the projecting rod is hollow <strong>and</strong> made<br />
Remarks.— This fuze is issued closed at 1he top by a lead seal,<br />
which is pulled off just before loading <strong>and</strong> a short rod inserted.<br />
This rod projects about an inch ;its lower extremity fits into the<br />
needle holder:<strong>on</strong> impact, the rod drives the needle into the percussi<strong>on</strong><br />
cap.<br />
Across is stamped <strong>on</strong> <strong>fuzes</strong> used withgas shell.<br />
This fuze is also used with 10 # 5 cm. yellow cross gas shell, for<br />
which the maximum ranges are probably somewhat less than those<br />
given in the table above.<br />
When used with yellow cross gas shell, this fuze is painted<br />
green, or possibly black <strong>and</strong> green. When used with tlie 1915<br />
pattern H.E. shell it is painted black.<br />
* See first three footnotes <strong>on</strong> page 44.
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