Fellow Fusiliers,
Does anyone have information and preferably diagrams of the British No 54 and 55 time & percussion fuses???
These are very similar to the typical No 56 (see pic) with a single banked combustion time ring.
According to some records, the following brief descriptions are provided:
1) "Fz time & percussion No 54 Middle" {1887 - 1921}
2) "Fz time & percussion No 55 Short" {1882 - 1914}
1st Question:
What is meant by "Middle" and "Short"??? Is this a standard artillery notation for the fuse's physical dimensions or perhaps even powder burn time?
Interesting the No 52 is also referred to as "Medium" and the No 53 is "Small"????
2nd Question:
A lot of references has the No 56 burn of 13 secs, yet the time scale on the fuse indicates 18 sec? Are the references incorrect? (typo) or was in fact the burn time that unreliable and an 18sec indication is really 13secs in flight?
Thoughts?
(anyone cares??? :tinysmile_cry_t
Thanks
Cheers
Drew
Does anyone have information and preferably diagrams of the British No 54 and 55 time & percussion fuses???
These are very similar to the typical No 56 (see pic) with a single banked combustion time ring.
According to some records, the following brief descriptions are provided:
1) "Fz time & percussion No 54 Middle" {1887 - 1921}
2) "Fz time & percussion No 55 Short" {1882 - 1914}
1st Question:
What is meant by "Middle" and "Short"??? Is this a standard artillery notation for the fuse's physical dimensions or perhaps even powder burn time?
Interesting the No 52 is also referred to as "Medium" and the No 53 is "Small"????
2nd Question:
A lot of references has the No 56 burn of 13 secs, yet the time scale on the fuse indicates 18 sec? Are the references incorrect? (typo) or was in fact the burn time that unreliable and an 18sec indication is really 13secs in flight?
Thoughts?
(anyone cares??? :tinysmile_cry_t
Thanks
Cheers
Drew
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