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FIIG:  T210-D

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  1

Status:  A

Applicability:  DA

Type:  0

Definition:  A pyrotechnic delay fuze initiated by the press of a push button or by the release of a lever which in turn releases a spring propelled striker to impinge on a primer. The function of the fuze is to initiate detonation and/or ignition of the main charge of a hand grenade.

Basic INC:  70082

Basic Name:  FUZE

Description:  1. A device with explosive components designed to initiate a train of fire or detonation in an item of ammunition by an action such as hydrostatic pressure, electrical energy, chemical, impact, mechanical time, or a combination of these. Excludes: FUSE (2). 2. A nonexplosive device designed to initiate an explosion in an item of ammunition by an action such as continuous or pulsating electromagnetic waves, acceleration or deceleration forces, or piezoelectric action. Excludes: SWITCH (as modified) and FUSE (1). (Use a functional modifier, such as radar or impact).