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proximity fuse [präk′sim·əd·ē ‚fyüz] (ordnance) A fuse that detonates a warhead when the target is within some specified region near the fuse; radio, radar, photoelectric, or other devices may be used as activating elements. Also known as influence fuse; variable-time fuse; vt fuse. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The caller, an Army procurement official, explained that the military had scoured its vast inventories and found nothing to counter the Iraqi proximity fuses. Built into better than 80 percent of artillery and mortar shells, the proximity fuse is essentially a miniature radar system that detects when a shell is a dozen or so feet above target, and then detonates its explosive. Shortstop is a portable and silent system that creates an electronic signal that causes rocket artillery shells and mortar fitted with proximity fuses, to explode prematurely by falsely signaling that they have reached their target. |
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