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Thyratron, trigger

Proximity fuzes (VT), which produced spectacular improvements in the effectiveness of anti-aircraft (and other) artillery in WWII, ate also radar devices. The VT fuze has a simple amplifier connected with the equally simple oscillating detector and antenna when the output of the amplifier is of sufficient magnitude (ie, when the target comes within the kill-radius of the shell) the firing circuit (usually a thyratron) triggers the detonation (Ref 1) Refs 1) E. Luttwak, A Dictionary of Modern War , Harper Row, NY (1971), 159-62... [Pg.29]

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See also in sourсe #XX -- [ Pg.356 ]



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