Vt Fuse Diagram. The radio proximity or vt fuze for artillery shells represents as will be readily apparent a major contribution to the successful prosecution of the war in europe as well as in the pacific. Proximity fuzes explode shells near to a target without hitting the target.
Here s how the vt the radio proximity fuse for wwii ammunition works. The shock of fire that is to say the shock of firing the artillery piece or antiaircraft gun breaks a small glass vial or container inside the artillery shell filled with liquid. The ww2 proximity fuzes was codenamed the vt fuze as an acronym of variable time fuze for deliberate camouflage.
The shock of fire that is to say the shock of firing the artillery piece or antiaircraft gun breaks a small glass vial or container inside the artillery shell filled with liquid.
They provide a more sophisticated trigger mechanism than the common contact fuze or timed fuze. It helps to examine the cutaway diagram from wikipedia at the bottom of the webpage. Its development production and military use is an outstanding tribute to. Vt fuzes for projectiles and spin stabilized rockets op 1480 1946 is a manual for proximity fuzes of ww ii.
