impact fuse

[′im‚pakt ‚fyüz]

(ordnance)

A fuse that detonates upon striking an object. Also known as contact fuse.

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The parachute allowed little, if any, penetration and, together with the impact fuse, guaranteed maximum blast effect.

AUSSIE HERO WHO SAVED SMETHWICK FROM PARACHUTE BOMB RAID BLITZ

The third requirement was the destruction of earth and timber bunkers, something requiring impact fuse as well as high firing accuracy, the round needing to detonate inside the sand bags.

The Right Bit for the Right Target

It carried either a high explosive or black powder burst charge initiated by an impact fuse in the nose, similar to a large rifle primer, investigators said.

Explosion victim was dismantling cannon shell

The impact fuse on these grenades is sensitive enough to work on snow, bog, and water surfaces.

Russian: 40mm grenades and launchers. (Professional Forum)

The weapon features a two-stage warhead, the first being a hollow charge with a 106 mm diameter (the warhead calibre being 110 mm) with a piezoelectric impact fuse to ensure penetration.

Breaching walls: a must in mout operations: why breach walls during a military operation? At least two answers immediately come to mind; (1) to neutralise enemy troops that are hiding in the building and (2) to open an access for one's own troops, avoiding too-obvious accesses that would quite certainly be booby-trapped. Those two aspects require two different approaches, however

The second weapon was the V--2, a liquid-fueled ballistic missile with a 2,000 pound high-explosive warhead and impact fuses. The V-2 would occasionally unintentionally burst above its target, probably due to air loading on the missile and the fuses.

Disarming Hitler's Weapons

These include delivery technique, age of the submunition, air temperature, landing in soft or muddy ground, getting caught in trees and vegetation, and submunitions being damaged after dispersal or landing in such a manner that their impact fuses fail to initiate.

Cluster munitions: background and issues for Congress

The shells provided were fused with 119 impact fuses, and the deep cavity had been filled with a cloth bag of high explosive material.

The gun: supporting the first R.O.K. Infantry Division

With most types of circuit protection devices comprising mature, virtually saturated markets, expected cyclical moderation in capital spending and OEM product sales will directly impact fuses and circuit breakers demand.

US demand for fuses and circuit breakers is projected to increase 4.6 percent per year through 2003 to $3.8 billion

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