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AD, Mk 55 Mod 0-1

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Description

ThIs fuze is exactly like the Auxiliary Detonating Fuze Mk 17 Mod 8 (Mk 35), except that it has a lead azide detonator -for longer life - and a pointed firing pin.

Mod 1 of this fuze has an aluminum body Mod 0 has a steel body.

Functioning

No information about functioning.

Hazardous Components

No information about hazardous components.

See Also

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Source(s)

OP 1664, Volume 1 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)