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V-491
The V-491 (Ru: В-491) is Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation, inertia- (setback-) armed mechanical design impact fuze that provides point-detonate (PD) and delay functionality. The V-491, which was developed by what would eventually be known as NPO Poisk (Ru: НПО Поиск), was adopted by the then Soviet Union in 1955. Construction The V-491 fuze is constructed from steel, its body comprised of, externally, a long truncated conic nose...
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