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POM-2 mine
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The POM-2 is a Soviet scatterable self-liquidating fragmentation anti-personnel mine. It has a mechanical fuze with tension-type target sensors BP-09S.
POM-2 mine
POM-2 mine
A deployed POM-2 mine.
A deployed POM-2 mine.
Fuze
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In military munitions, a fuze is the part of the device that initiates its function. In some applications, such as torpedoes, a fuze may be identified by function as the exploder. The relative complex
Wooden grenade fuse from the 17th Century, broken open vertically, with preserved delay charge.
Wooden grenade fuse from the 17th Century, broken open vertically, with preserved delay charge.
Mk 53 Proximity fuze for an artillery shell, c. 1945
Mk 53 Proximity fuze for an artillery shell, c. 1945
A modern multichannel radio remote detonator, in 2015.
A modern multichannel radio remote detonator, in 2015.
The contact fuze of a G7a torpedo, a hybrid design using both impact and swing-arm inertial triggering.
The contact fuze of a G7a torpedo, a hybrid design using both impact and swing-arm inertial triggering.