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A-2 (C): FUZE
The A-2 (C) is an instantaneous/short-delay impact nose fuze, typically fitted to Japanese WW2-era air dropped bombs. The fuze is armed by the removal of an arming wire upon release of the bomb from a plane and 10 revolutions of an arming vane. Impact with the ground will cause a striker within the fuze assembly to initiate a primer. If the fuze is set to instantaneous, the resultant flash travels directly through an open channel to initiate a re...
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