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• Proximity fuze — A proximity fuze (also called a VT fuze, for variable time ) 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 target passes through a given …   Wikipedia

• No. 106 Fuze — Early model No. 106 Mk II, without safety shutter, 1917 …   Wikipedia

• proximity fuze — noun : an electronic device that detonates a projectile within effective range of the target by means of the radio waves sent out from a tiny radio set in the nose of the projectile and reflected back to the set from the target called also radio… …   Useful english dictionary

• Contact fuze — A contact 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 detonate on contact with a hard surface. Many impacts are unpredictable: they may involve a soft surface,… …   Wikipedia

• proximity fuze — a design for detonating a charge, as in a projectile, within a predesignated radius of a target. Also called variable time fuze, VT fuze. [1940 45] * * * also called  Vt Fuze, or Influence Fuze,         an explosive ignition device used in bombs …   Universalium

• impact action fuze — A fuze that is set in action by the striking of a projectile or bomb against an object, e.g., percussion fuze, contact fuze. Also called direct action fuze …   Military dictionary

• time fuze — noun : a fuze that detonates a bursting charge after a definite interval of time has elapsed * * * time fuze or time fuse, a fuze that will burn for a certain time, used to set off a charge of explosive …   Useful english dictionary

• Ordnance QF 75 mm — The Ordnance QF 75 mm, abbreviated to OQF 75 mm, was a British tank gun of the Second World War. It was used instead of the Ordnance QF 6 pounder ( 6 pdr ), an anti tank gun, to give better performance against infantry targets in a… …   Wikipedia

• Fuse (explosives) — In an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word fuse is used indiscriminately. However, when being specific (and in particular in a military… …   Wikipedia

• artillery — /ahr til euh ree/, n. 1. mounted projectile firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms. 2. the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons. 3.… …   Universalium

• Artillery — For other uses of the term, see Artillery (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient …   Wikipedia