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Proximity, Mk 59 Mod 0

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Description

Thls fuze is designed for use in the HC round of the new 5"/54 guns. It is designed for antiaircraft work from a minimum range of 500 yards to the extreme range of the gun at all elevations. The Auxiliary Detonating Fuze Mk 44 Mod 0 is used.

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Source(s)

MIL-HDBK-146, Fuze Catalog (1982)

OP 1664, Volume 1 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)