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VPF
The VPF (Ru: ВПФ) is an obsolete, Soviet-era-developed, mechanical pull-initiated fuze, which was introduced during the Second World War. Overview The VPF fuze was originally developed to initiate booby traps of various constructions. The VPF fuze can also be used to initiate anti-personnel (AP) mines, when one of the more suitable MUV (Ru: МУВ) series of fuzes is unavailable. Construction The VPF fuze comprises: a head assembly; a va...
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