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12-30-07, 05:24 PM

Some more input ::grins::

Again, if what I've been researching and reading I'm understanding and intepreting correctly, in the above image, to the left, is the contact and arming mechanism. The central, 2-bladed prop is the arming mechanism; it had to spin so many revolutions (equivalent to the 300 meter arming distance) before the pistol/torpedo is armed. The four outer blade arms are for off-90 degrees contact detonation. Striking square on would transfer the contact impact through the central 2-bladed piece, while an off-square impact would push back one of the outer bladed arms and set off the fuze.

12-30-07, 05:24 PM	#3
Albrecht Von Hesse Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Some more input ::grins:: Again, if what I've been researching and reading I'm understanding and intepreting correctly, in the above image, to the left, is the contact and arming mechanism. The central, 2-bladed prop is the arming mechanism; it had to spin so many revolutions (equivalent to the 300 meter arming distance) before the pistol/torpedo is armed. The four outer blade arms are for off-90 degrees contact detonation. Striking square on would transfer the contact impact through the central 2-bladed piece, while an off-square impact would push back one of the outer bladed arms and set off the fuze.