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GKV
The GKV (RU: ГКВ) is a Soviet-era-developed, mechanical, inertia- (setback-) armed, point-initiating base-detonating (PIBD) fuze, which provides point-impact functionality only and does not include a self-destruct (SD) mechanism Overview The GKV fuze was designed for use with shaped charge-based, aka high explosive anti-tank (HEAT), gyroscopically-stabilised (spinning) projectiles (see ‘Usage’ area). The date the GKV fuze was adopted by...
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