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...ty of fuzing methods, using [[contact fuze]]s, [[time fuze]]s, [[proximity fuze]]s, etc.

...re than simply ammunition with intelligent fuzing, such as the [[proximity fuze]]. They must be able to sense either their target, or a location in space,

...put them in a crude trough launcher, connect the rocket igniter to a time fuze, and be long away from the launching site when the rocket fired into the ge

...frared guidance for the terminal phase of their trajectory; the detonating fuze, not infrequently, is infrared.

plug installed in the nose and tail fuze well to prevent fuze-charging receptacle well. Some bombs contain a

...able, including AA Common, semi-armor piercing, [[proximity fuze|proximity fuze/variable time (VT)]] fragmenting and high explosive (HE), point- and base

...iller can have a thin case to maximize the payload; such a bomb may have a fuze that detonates it in the air, or certainly on contact with a hard surface.

...were no more than metal barrels, containing a large explosive charge and a fuze that was set for a given depth; free-falling and formed a barrage with no g

* [[proximity fuze]]

| quote = In 2017, will validate PABM fuze technology and warhead lethality data, iterating and improving as necessary | quote = In contrast, the ALAS-MC HEAB-T uses a fuze that introduces a multimode programmable capability. This flexibility will

The first mines were triggered by direct contact with the target. The mine fuze could be: Again blurring into boobytraps or specialized demolitions, the fuze could be intelligent. For example, when sabotaging a railroad, the enemy ma

...]]. I can't resist smiling when <s>Peter</s>Paul quoted WP about fuse vs. fuze -- and got it wrong.

The fuze of a typical grenade consists of a safety ring, a spring-loaded "spoon", a

==Technology: Jets, Rockets, Radar, Proximity Fuze== ...mity Fuze, and Its Legacy'' (2003) [http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/ho/studies/fuze.html online version]

...had [[anti-aircraft artillery|anti-aircraft guns]] but lacked [[proximity fuze]]s and good [[radar]].

...rlin engine for the P-51 Mustang fighter, the blueprints for the proximity fuze, and vital information on the atomic bomb.

'''fûse''' = '''[[fuze|fûze]]''' ''detonator'', American variant

...le, not relying on active guidance, and triggering them with the proximity fuze, against which there were few countermeasures. As many as 2,000 missiles ma

{{main|proximity fuze}} ...came in 1943 with the introduction of the '''[[proximity fuze]]''' (or "VT fuze") in 5" shells. It had a radio and receiver and when a signal bounced back,

...bomb made from 55-gallon drums of bulk CS gas|CS powder, designated "Bomb, Fuze, and Burster, CS in 55-gallon Drum, XM920."<ref name=FM1-40>{{citation|auth