Delay detonator
Delay detonators basically cause a delayed ignition of explosives that are used in different areas.
History and forms of construction
The oldest known delay fuses are burning cords, technical term fuse . Fuses were generally used for deposited explosives or for firearms for “on-site ignition”, less often for projectiles. With the development of explosive projectiles for firearms and for aerial bombs, other forms of delay fuses were developed. In pyrotechnics , fuses as well as modern developments of delay detonators with electronic controls are still used today.
In order to be able to fight different targets more effectively, impact fuses are used for artillery shells , which can also act as delay fuses. The function "with delay" (mV) or "without delay" (without delay) can be set on these prior to firing. "With a delay", the explosive charge does not detonate on impact, but only after the projectile has penetrated the target or as a ricochet over the target. Particularly hardened targets such as bunkers are fought with retarding concrete crushers .
For massive armor-piercing projectiles are base fuse used that act as impact fuze delay.
literature
- J. Köhler, Rudolf Meyer, Axel Homburg, Explosivstoffe , Wiley-VCH, 10th edition, Weinheim 2008, p. 350, ISBN 978-3-527-32009-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heinz Dathan, Lieutenant Colonel Waffenlehre for the Bundeswehr, para. 330, 2nd edition, Verlag Offene Wort Bonn, no year