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Description

The AT Contact Mine Fuze No. 3 Mk I operates on the shear-pin principle, and consists merely of a spring-loaded striker retained by a shear wire. Below the striker is located a percussion cap and detonator inserted in two C.E. booster pellets. All components - striker mechanism, cap and detonator, and booster - are contained in the fuze body.

Functioning

No information about functioning.

See Also

Landmine, AT, GS Mk 4

Source(s)

OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance (1946)