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V-491

Fuze  
Russian Federation

The V-491 (В-491) is an inertia- (setback-) armed mechanical design impact fuze that provides point-detonate (PD) and delay functionality. The V-491 (В-491) fuze is thought to have been developed for use with the 203 mm spin-stabilised 3OF43 (3ОФ43) high explosive (HE) and 3OF44 (3ОФ44) rocket-assisted HE projectiles (HE-RAP). The V-491 was developed by what would eventually be known as NPO Poisk (НПО Поиск). It was adopted by Russian Force...

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