ROCKET LAUNCHER TESTS OF ELECTRIC BOMB FUZE EX-200 MOD 3

Abstract

Tests on the functional ability of the fuzes to arm and fire after heavy-plate impact showed that an appreciable number of arming failures may arise with the present S3 switch. During the penetration of heavy targets, foreign material tended to lodge in the top of the fuze; this held the switch closed and prevented completion of the arming cycle. Many delayed fuze actions resulted in duds because of faulty pyrotechnic elements. Four of 9 fuzes, which completed their arming cycle against 0.75- and 1-in. STS armor plate, fired the 11-sec delay primer satisfactorily and probably would have produced high-order detonations if they were in explosive-loaded bombs with live boosters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1953
Accession Number
AD0006064

Entities

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  • F. W. Kasdorf

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  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Bomb Fuzes
  • Bombs
  • Classification
  • Detonations
  • Explosives
  • Launchers
  • Materials
  • Rocket Launchers
  • Surface Warfare
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

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