explosive, NOL has recently developed what is believed to be the most sicnificant
electric time fuze in the country.
Experimental models of the hich accurate
‘RUE'LMAN time circuit have been furnished the Sindia Corporation.
Buéer has co=
. operated with BuOrd on the fuzing for the Mark 6 and TX-11 and developed the
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' FULING SYSTEMS - Mechanical
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BuCrd and its principal fuzing laboratory, NOL, have considerable ex~
@rerieree in this field.
Capabdilities exist for developing fuzes actuated by
clockwork, mechanical extrusion, inertia deeny, soluble plur, capillarity, resist
condensor, magnetic decoy, and thermo-conduction.
It is of special imnortance
that BuOrd works on complete systems, including detection, acquisition, desienati
fire control, and computing equipment, weapcns, ammunition, handling fuzing, and
recording, and evaluation devices.
FUZIG SYSTES - Inertial
Inertial or integrating fuzes are 2 possibility for which compstence
¢,, should exist at NOL, NRL, and other Navzl Laboratories.
FUZING SYSTEUS = Impact
BuOrd has vast experience in this field, one manifestation being the
Mark & fuzee
NOTS has done some work in connection with shape charged fuzes for
rockets, but most fuzing has been done by NOL which pioncered in the fast as well
sates
as the slower impact fuzes, including the cryst2l type which requires ne battery,
FUZING SYSTEMS ~ Hydrostatic
Hydrostatic fuzcs are a standard problem of NOL and BuOrd.
These
activities have also developed actuating devices for mines which utilize a wide
variety of physical phcnomena.
POWER SUPPLY - Batterics
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BuCrd and its stations are experienced in battery development, particu
larly for mines and other underwater ordnance, VP fuzes and guided missiles.
Two
representative developments are the silver cel] battery for METSOR and the NOL
Thermo-cell for fuzes which is activites by a pyrotechnic.
with the ARC in battery work.
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