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service for nearly a decade and the magnetic pistol had been used in torpedoes since 1917. It is a type of proximity fuze that initiates a detonator in a
Magnetic_proximity_fuze
Automatic fuze that detonates an explosive at a predetermined distance
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
Proximity_fuze
Device which initiates munition explosion
Proximity fuzes utilize sensors incorporating one or more combinations of the following: radar, active sonar, passive acoustic, infrared, magnetic, photoelectric
Fuze
Type of munition fuze used with artillery munitions
(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
Artillery_fuze
Guidance system in missiles
Precision-guided munition Guided bomb Guidance system Proximity fuze Proximity sensor Artillery fuze Magnetic proximity fuze Missile "The Guidance of Space Vehicles"
Terminal_guidance
Fuse trigger device in torpedoes and naval mines
submarine is known as a contact pistol. A magnetic pistol on a mine will allow the mine to detonate in proximity to a target, rather than actual contact
Magnetic_pistol
Variety of methods of guiding a missile
fuze Countermeasure Electronic warfare List of missiles Magnetic proximity fuze Precision bombing Precision-guided munition Proximity fuze Proximity sensor
Missile_guidance
Device that initiates sudden release of heat and gas
components, such as a proximity fuze for an M107 artillery shell, a magnetic or acoustic fuze on a sea mine, a spring-loaded grenade fuze, a pencil detonator
Fuse_(explosives)
Bomb controllable from an external device
Missile Missile guidance Terminal guidance Proximity sensor Artillery fuze Magnetic proximity fuze Proximity fuze Hamilton, Richard (1995). "Precision guided
Guided_bomb
Form of defence against naval torpedoes
advances in torpedo design. In particular, deployment of magnetic pistol and magnetic proximity fuze in the early 1940s allowed torpedoes to run beneath a
Anti-torpedo_bulge
Series of German torpedoes
is the SST-4 Mod 1, which has additional return signals and a magnetic proximity fuze. Guidance: The Torpedo was wire guided, but the guidance system
SST_torpedo
China Chinese rocket or air-dispersed scatterable anti-tank mine; magnetic proximity fuze. (Phased out) Type 81 mine Anti-tank mine Pressure China Chinese
List of equipment of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
List_of_equipment_of_the_People's_Liberation_Army_Ground_Force
China Chinese rocket or air-dispersed scatterable anti-tank mine; magnetic proximity fuze. (Phased out) Type 81 mine Anti-tank mine Pressure China Chinese
List of infantry equipment of the People's Liberation Army of China
List_of_infantry_equipment_of_the_People's_Liberation_Army_of_China
Chronological list of advancements
Army, and Colonel Leslie Skinner. 1943 Magnetic proximity fuze A magnetic proximity fuze is a type of proximity fuze that initiates a detonator in a piece
Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945)
Timeline_of_United_States_inventions_(1890–1945)
Device used to guide vehicles
Houston). Artillery fuze Automotive navigation system Autopilot Guide rail Guided bomb Guided bus List of missiles Magnetic proximity fuze Missile guidance
Guidance_system
Material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from a weapon or weapon system
cartridges List of rifle cartridges Naval artillery Overpressure ammunition Proximity fuze Rotation of ammunition Shot (pellet) Table of handgun and rifle cartridges
Ammunition
Weapon for use in waters, triggered by the target's approach
incorporated into designs. Simple magnetic sensors have been superseded by total-field magnetometers. Whereas early magnetic mine fuzes would respond only to changes
Naval_mine
SACLOS Anti-tank missile
is aimed downwards at an angle of 30 degrees and is triggered by a proximity fuze as the missile passes over the intended target. The overfly top-attack
RBS_56_BILL
Free-fall demolition bomb
"The M117D (D – Destructor) looks similar to the M117R but uses a magnetic influence fuze, which enables the bomb to function as a mine. The M117D is released
M117_bomb
Nickel-iron alloy with high magnetic permeability
the fuzes inside magnetic mines. Telcon Metals Ltd. abandoned the trademark "MUMETAL" in 1985. The last listed owner of the mark "MUMETAL" is Magnetic Shield
Mu-metal
Vehicle-mounted SAM system
the target directly, and had contact and magnetic fuzes, but also contained a back-up optical proximity fuze to detonate the warhead in case of a near
9K31_Strela-1
Japanese weapon used by ships, submarines, and aircraft
gravity of 1.4. The final version was intended to be equipped with a magnetic proximity fuze. The weapon would glide through the air after being launched and
Japanese_45_cm_torpedo
1939 military intelligence leak
done, and he sent the Report along with a vacuum tube from a prototype proximity fuze. He also wrote a letter to his long-time British friend Henry Turner
Oslo_Report
2009 disposable anti-tank missile system
the target's weaker top armour via proximity fuze and magnetic sensors. The exact way in which the "combined magnetic and optical sensors" ensure the proper
NLAW
American science official (1890–1974)
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
Vannevar_Bush
Short range anti-aircraft rocket, developed for the Royal Navy
so inaccurate that "very few of the proximity fuzes would function because there would be no proximity". The PE fuze was "useless"; Edgerton wrote that
Unrotated_Projectile
American/Israeli anti-tank missile system
intercept rather than an overfly course, and featured a dual-mode impact fuze with an automatic time delay if the missile struck a soft target. The Kestrel
FGM-172_SRAW
American system of air-dropped anti-tank and anti-personnel mines
700 kn), and at altitudes of between 100 and 1,200 meters. An FMU-140/B fuze controls the opening of the dispenser at one of 10 predetermined altitudes
GATOR_mine_system
Board to support and connect electronic components
in German magnetic influence naval mines. Around 1943 the United States began to use the technology on a large scale to make proximity fuzes for use in
Printed_circuit_board
British physicist (1897–1967)
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
John_Cockcroft
German World War II submarine
her forward-throwing Hedgehog mount, followed by five salvos of magnetic proximity fuzed depth charges. Four underwater explosions were detected. In early
German_submarine_U-1224
Process in microfabrication
fit the necessary circuitry in the limited space available inside a proximity fuze. Inspired by the application of photoresist, a photosensitive liquid
Photolithography
American non-profit research organization
Manhattan Project. Carnegie scientists assisted with the development of the proximity fuze and mass production of penicillin. Carnegie Science is composed of three
Carnegie Institution for Science
Carnegie_Institution_for_Science
American geophysicist (1903–1992)
developing radar. He worked on the proximity fuze, a radar-triggered fuze that would explode a shell in the proximity of a target. The following year he
Francis_Birch_(geophysicist)
Equipment". Global Security. Retrieved 1 May 2014. "Yılın son gününde de 15'inci Füze Üs Komutanlığı askeri personeli görevi başında - Güne Bakış Gazetesi". gunebakisgazetesi
List of equipment of the Turkish Air Force
List_of_equipment_of_the_Turkish_Air_Force
Explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground
boobytrap and an anti-handling device insofar as some mines have optional fuze pockets into which standard pull or pressure-release boobytrap firing devices
Land_mine
Device for generating microwaves
Allied battleships more deadly and, along with the newly developed proximity fuze, made anti-aircraft guns much more dangerous to attacking aircraft.
Cavity_magnetron
American space physicist (1914-2006)
Research Committee (NDRC) on the development of photoelectric and radio proximity fuzes, detonators designed to increase the effectiveness of anti-aircraft
James_Van_Allen
Naval warfare tactics and countermeasures
attached to it, can help avoid the keel being broken by an explosion of a proximity-fuzed torpedo below the hull. A below-the-keel explosion is generally difficult
Torpedo_defense
Role and use of available technology in World War II
need to be estimated. Some torpedoes and mines used a magnetic pistol, a sort of proximity fuze that was not perfected during the war. Guided weapons
Technology during World War II
Technology_during_World_War_II
Type of analogue fire-control system
the end of World War II, the invention of the VT proximity fuze eliminated the need to use the fuze time calculation and its possible error. This greatly
Ship_gun_fire-control_system
Indian long-range multiple launch rocket system
20 km at 11:00 am IST from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. The proximity fuse initiation and accuracy at low ranges. A newer Pinaka variant was
Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher
Pinaka_multi-barrel_rocket_launcher
American information technology company (1939–2015)
and Packard worked on counter-radar technology and artillery shell proximity fuzes during World War II; the work exempted Packard from the draft, but
Hewlett-Packard
American heavyweight submarine-launched torpedoes
indicate that the torpedo's sensors can monitor surrounding electrical and magnetic fields. This may refer to the electromagnetic coils on the warhead (at
Mark_48_torpedo
American physicist and engineer (1874–1963)
the war effort. Some of the Bureau's activities were the non-rotating proximity fuze, guided missile developments, establishment of a Radio Propagation Laboratory
Lyman_James_Briggs
Self-propelled underwater weapon
contact with the target or by a proximity fuze incorporating sonar and/or magnetic sensors. When a torpedo with a contact fuze strikes the side of the target
Torpedo
American astronomer and ufologist (1910–1986)
Laboratory, where he helped to develop the United States Navy's radio proximity fuze. After the war, Hynek returned to the Department of Physics and Astronomy
J._Allen_Hynek
Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo
(RDX–aluminium) warhead (equivalent to 460 kg of TNT) with magnetic influence and contact fuzes. The charge and fuse are insensitive and electromagnetic
DM2A4
1983 aircraft shotdown over the Sea of Japan
"Engines normal, sir." The first missile was radar-controlled and proximity fuzed, and detonated 50 metres (160 ft) behind the aircraft. Sending fragments
Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007
German World War II cruise missile
easier to re-deploy as the V-1 threat changed. The development of the proximity fuze and of centimetric, 3 gigahertz frequency gun-laying radars based on
V-1_flying_bomb
aid PFD – proximity fuze disconnector PFHE – prefragmented high-explosive PLF – protective line of fire PFPX – prefragmented proximity fuzed PGMM – Precision
Glossary of military abbreviations
Glossary_of_military_abbreviations
Measures to combat enemy aerial forces
the very shortest ranges. However, the type of shell or warhead and its fuzing and, with missiles, the guidance arrangement were and are varied. Targets
Anti-aircraft_warfare
World War II radar research organization at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
of pilotless weapons against London. The SCR-584, combined with the proximity fuze—a miniature radar in the shell nose that detonated when near a target—eliminated
MIT_Radiation_Laboratory
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
California with Thin Man and Fat Man pumpkin bombs to test their ballistic, fuzing and stability characteristics. The 509th Composite Group was activated on
Manhattan_Project
Unconventionally produced bomb
Soviet unexploded ordnance. The devices were rarely triggered by pressure fuzes. They were almost always remotely detonated. During the War in Afghanistan
Improvised_explosive_device
Object detection system using radio waves
monopulse Constant false alarm rate Sensitivity time control Application Proximity fuze Hardware Cavity magnetron Crossed-field amplifier Gallium arsenide Klystron
Radar
was fitted with a Type 17 fuze, but the fuze pocket was damaged and it could not be removed. Whilst being lifted the fuze became active and ticking was
List of recipients of the George Medal, 1940s
List_of_recipients_of_the_George_Medal,_1940s
Textron Systems announced on 13 September 2004 that its BLU-108 Sensor Fuzed Submunition was successfully dropped at Eglin Air Force Base from the DRS
History of Eglin Air Force Base
History_of_Eglin_Air_Force_Base
1950 military campaign during the Korean War
There, on the morning of the 13th, an artillery preparation employing proximity fuze air bursts blanketed the North Korean positions. Because of the closeness
UN_offensive_into_North_Korea
First detonation of a nuclear weapon
of Nagasaki. The two were very similar, though the Trinity bomb lacked fuzing and external ballistic casing. The bombs were still under development, and
Trinity_(nuclear_test)
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