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Ordnance, Explosives, and Related Items

 

1566-300

Description

The fuze consists of a domed cylindrical fuze cover with a pull cable assembly, a shear sleeve connector, and a shear sleeve; a head that contains the firing pin assembly; and a body that contains a primer, upper and lower time train rings, and an expelling-ignition charge. The cover is attached to the fuze by five screws that thread through the fuze cover and into the lower time train ring

Functioning

No information about functioning.

See Also

Flare, Parachute, XM182

Source(s)

MIL-HDBK-146, Fuze Catalog (1982)

TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)