Description
Fuzes AN-M158 and AN-M159 are vane operated and delay armed. They detonate the bomb instantaneously upon impact. The air travel (1,200 feet) necessary to arm fuzes AN-M158 and AN-M159 makes them suitable for use with land-based and and carrier aircraft. Fuzes AN-M158 and AN-M159 differ only in that the former has a booster containing 0.6 ounce of tetryl, whereas the latter has a smaller metal holder containing a column of tetryl. This difference in booster volume has resulted in a variance in fuze length. Fuzes AN-M158 and AN-M159 do not have safety blocks under the striker. In the unarmed condition, the striker is snug against the vane nut.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Source(s)
TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)
TM 9-1325-200, Bombs and Bomb Components (1966)
OP 2216, Volume 1 - Aircraft Bombs, Fuzes, and Associated Components (1960)
TM 3-400, Chemical Bombs and Clusters (1957)
USNBD - Bombs and Fuzes, Pyrotechnics (1945)
