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height of burst

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height of burst [′hīt əv ′bərst]
(ordnance)
Vertical distance from the ground, or target, to the point of burst.


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Once the fuze is out of the jammer range, it will return to full proximity mode if the predefined height of burst has not been passed.
The fuze will carry four modes -- anti air (AIR), height of burst (HOB), electronic time (ET), point detonating (PD) and a default or autonomous mode.
 
 
 
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