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Ordnance, Explosives, and Related Items

 

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Description

Obsolete.

The vanes are freed on release from the plane and screw the striker down. On impact, a pressure plate is driven down, shearing the shear wire, and forcing the striker into the detonator.

Functioning

No information about functioning.

Hazardous Components

No information about hazardous components.

See Also

Nothing else to see.

Source(s)

OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance (1946)