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    A proximity fuze (also VT fuze or "variable time fuze") is a fuze that detonates an explosive device automatically when it approaches within a certain...
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  • components (for example a proximity fuze for an artillery shell, magnetic/acoustic fuze on a sea mine, spring-loaded grenade fuze, pencil detonator or anti-handling...
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  • similar devices had been in service for nearly a decade. It is a type of proximity fuze that initiates a detonator in a piece of ordnance such as a land mine...
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    (time fuze), or on physical contact with (contact fuze) or detected proximity to the ground, a structure or other target (proximity fuze). Fuze, a variant...
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    immediate use of the proximity fuze was authorized, and it went into action with deadly effect. By the end of 1944, proximity fuzes were coming off the...
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  • population density Proximity (2000 film), an action/thriller film Proximity (2020 film), a science fiction drama film Proximity fuze, a fuze that detonates...
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    the other being a higher proximity burst downward onto prone or dug-in targets. The collision detection portion of the fuze consists of two mechanical...
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    broadcasting. During World War II, Crosley's facilities produced more proximity fuzes than any other U.S. manufacturer, and made several production design...
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    Artillery (section Fuzes)
    World War II. Radar proximity fuzes were a big improvement over the mechanical (time) fuzes which they replaced. Mechanical time fuzes required an accurate...
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  • A contact fuze, impact fuze, percussion fuze or direct-action (D.A.) fuze (UK) is the fuze that is placed in the nose of a bomb or shell so that it will...
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    components, such as a proximity fuze for an M107 artillery shell, magnetic or acoustic fuze on a sea mine, spring-loaded grenade fuze, pencil detonator,...
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    proximity fuze, an invention that was provided to the US by the UK Tizard Mission, a radar-triggered fuze that would explode a shell in the proximity...
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    and design of proximity fuzes. The origins of the Harry Diamond Laboratories trace back to the development of the radio proximity fuze at the National...
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    the development of proximity fuzes for nonrotating projectiles such as bombs, rockets, and mortars. It was calculated that a fuze which would explode...
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    the M735 Proximity Fuze, p. 8. Structural Firing Tests of the M735 Proximity Fuze, p. 37. Structural Firing Tests of the M735 Proximity Fuze, p. 5. Structural...
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    share the smokeless propulsion of its predecessor Mk-1, boast a laser proximity fuze and some newer technologies like a home-grown AESA radar seeker. DRDO...
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    Explosive-Controlled Fragmentation) warhead which is activated by an impact fuze or proximity fuze. The Mk. 1 was first used by the Venezuelan Army on an AMX-13 hull...
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  • hit the target, increased resistance to interference was obtained, a proximity fuze was used, an access authorization system and the set for fire was adapted...
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    assemblies); Skeldings (special purpose springs); Thales Missile Electronics (proximity fuze); MetalWeb; BAE Systems RO Defence; EPS Logistics Technology; Express...
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    Mission came back to Britain in the form of the SCR-584 radar set and the proximity fuze, which were used to help defeat the V-1 flying bomb. In May 1944, he...
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    Rockets: The Story of the V-2s (1985). Moye, William T. Developing the Proximity Fuze, and Its Legacy (2003) online version Neufeld, Michael J. "Hitler, the...
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    the very low signature rocket motor from Roxel and the warhead and proximity fuze from Thales but with updated electronics, an active RF seeker and data...
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    INS+COLOS) Warhead: blast fragmentation warhead Detonation Mechanism: laser proximity fuze and impact Range: 35 km Speed: Mach 3+ IRIS-T – (Germany, Italy, Sweden...
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    with an altimeter to cause an air burst at the desired altitude, and a proximity fuze to cause an air burst at a specific distance from the ground or other...
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    range of 20 km at 11:00 am IST from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. The proximity fuse initiation and accuracy at low ranges. The newer Pinaka Mk-II ER...
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    Precision-guided munition Guided bomb Guidance system Proximity fuze Proximity sensor Artillery fuze Magnetic proximity fuze Missile "The Guidance of Space Vehicles"...
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    explosive-fragmentation warhead S-25-O with fragmentation warhead and radio proximity fuze S-25-OFM for use against hardened targets S-25L (LD) laser-guided variant...
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    hit the target aircraft, so despite its small warhead and lack of a proximity fuze it almost guaranteed a kill. BAC joked that the system was a "hit-ile"...
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    is carried individually on weapon hardpoints, rather than in pods. Proximity fuze RV-24 is also available, in which the warhead detonate 3 meters above...
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    Battery Multi-function Radar, apart from the launcher while optical proximity fuze ensures that missile can't be jammed. As a part of a replacement program...
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