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A proximity fuze (also called a VT fuze) is a fuze that is designed to detonate an explosive device automatically when the distance to target becomes smaller than a predetermined value or when the t...
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The Radio Proximity Fuze - A survey ... It took the inventiveness of the Navy, and civilian American scientists to invent the technical marvel of the Proximity Fuze. It took the electronics industry in the United States to manufacture a reliable and compact system.
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Proximity Fuze History ... proximity fuze; [ Home ] [ Radio Proximity Fuzes ] [ Optical and Magnetic Fuzes ] [ Early 'Smart Bombs' at Bell Labs ] [ Shooting Down the V-1 ] [ Fuze - added notes reviews etc... ] ... The Radio Proximity Fuze - A survey...
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Significance and Background of the Radio Proximity Fuze (VT) in World War II Development of Proximity Fuzes (VT) for Projectiles - VT Fuzes MKS 32 to 60 ...
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20--The first successful test of electronic components of a radio-proximity fuze was made at a farm in Vienna, Va., as a radio oscillator, or sonde, which had been fired from a 37-mm pack howitzer, made radio transmissions during its flight.
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Key Issues: Development of the Proximity Fuze, used to detonate bombs & Anti-Aircraft shells required: 1. massive breakthrough in technology, 2. rapid innovation and continuous improvements, 3. unification of diverse inputs of thinking, 4. superb organizational coordination within the alliance;
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James V. Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy said, "The proximity fuze has helped blaze the trail to Japan. Without the protection this ingenious device has given the surface ships of the Fleet, our westward push could not have been so swift and the cost in men and ships would have been immeasurably greater."
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on proximity fuze, ...fuzes, historically the most common type, are set in the bomb’s nose and detonate upon impact, setting off the main charge. A time fuze, by contrast, acts after a controlled delay. ... Learn more about "proximity fuze"
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The MS-470 is a mechanical detonator safety device for us in spinning ammunition. It has been designed primarily for assembly in electronic proximity fuses of the 40mm and 57mm L/70 systems.
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