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Ordnance, Explosives, and Related Items

 

1519-279

Description

Fuze consists of a plastic case, a plunger, a detonator retaining ring, a vial of acid, and a chemical pellet. The vial of acid and the chemical pellet are contained in the case with the plunger positioned over them. The plunger is held by a shear collar rather than by a shear pin, as in the pressure chemical fuzes, Models 1949 and 1950.

The fuze is used with the following mines:

 Undetectable AT Mine 1947

 Undetectable AT Mine 1951

 Probe-proof AT Mine 1954

Functioning

No information about functioning.

See Also

Landmine, AT, Model 1947

Landmine, AT, Model 1951

Landmine, AT, Model 1954

Source(s)

TM 5-280, Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment (chg 1, 1971)