Description
Base detonating fuzes of the M62 Series are the non-delay type. M62A1 is used with 75mm and 105mm recoilless rifle with HEAT and HEP cartridges. The M62A2 is used with 165mm guns with HEP cartridge. (The illustration shows the M62A2).
The steel head of the fuze contains a spring loaded inertial-type plunger assembly containing the rotor-mounted firing pin. The firing pin is retained in the unarmed position by spring-loaded safety pins (not shown in illustration). The plunger assembly is contained in a steel housing and uses one compression spring. A detonator is located in a holder just forward of the plunger assembly. Bore safety is provided by a spring-loaded slider located between the detonator and the booster lead charge. The slider functions as an interrupter in the unarmed position, but also carries a tetryl charge, aligned when the slider moves to the armed position, so the slider charge becomes a part of the detonator train. A tetryl booster charge is retained in the base by a brass cup threaded over the fuze body.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
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Source(s)
TM 43-0001-28, Artillery Ammunition (chg 11, 2003)
TM 9-1300-203, Artillery Ammunition (1967)
TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)
TM 9-1904, Ammunition Inspection Guide (1944)
