Bomb Proximity or VT Variable Time Fuzes

Fig 4-20 BOMB NOSE PROXIMITY (VT) FUZES (Ring Type and Bar Type) 

There are two types of proximity (VT) fuzes, the bar-type and the ring-type (Fig 4-20. The bar-type fuze can be used effec- 

Functioning. The firming vane drives a high speed (coupling) shaft and, thru a reduction gear train, a slow speed shaft. 

An electric generator is mounted on the high speed shaft which furnishes power to 

While only three models of the bar-type and one of the ring-type have been standardized, addnl experimental models have been issued. A list of current US VT fuzes giving their applications in various bombs is in Table 4-20, p 4-87 of Ref 51a 

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