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Fusée 24/31 Mod 1916 Peuch-Remondy.
Français : Fusée-détonateur percutante de 24/31 modèle P.R. 1916.
Cette fusée équipait principalement les projectiles des Mortiers de tranchée du calibre 58 mm au calibre 240 mm.
Cette fusée équipait principalement les projectiles des Mortiers de tranchée du calibre 58 mm au calibre 240 mm.
English: Percussion fuse / detonator model P.R. 1916.
Cross-section view.
Cross-section view.
Variation designed by Capitaine Rémondy for use with trench mortar bombs, which were difficult to safely arm due to having low acceleration and no spin. The fuses also needed to safely withstand poor trench conditions and rough handling.
It was used with 240 mm and 58 mm Trench Mortar bombs.
See also
- 240 mm (9.45 inch) Trench Mortar Bomb, March 1918
- Bomb component names and dimensions, December 1917
- 240 mm Trench Mortar
- 58 mm Trench Mortar
- Fusée 24/31 Mod 1916 Peuch-Remondy (external link with photographs and details)
Summary
| Description | Cross-section view of of 24/31 P.R. (Peuch-Remondy) Model 1916 1/10 second delay action fuse, in unarmed state, for 240 mm Trench Mortar bomb and 58 mm Trench Mortar bomb. |
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Based on Figure 9 in "Manual for Trench Artillery. Part IV. 240 mm Mortar." Prepared at Headquarters American Expeditionary Force, France, March 1918. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/u?/p4013coll9,252 |
| Author | Rcbutcher |
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