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Type (17) in an SC50kg??

LEI-13-HG

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Hi chaps

In Lt Col Eric Wakeling's autobiography, The Lonely War, he recalls defuzing a stick of 10 SC50s with (15) fuzes, apart from the last one, which, interestingly, had a (17) in it (but no Zus40).

Have you ever heard of a (17) in such a small bomb as an SC50? Could one fit in (the SC50 was 8 inches wide)? Has he recalled wrongly?

Cheers

Austin
 
not sure of the depth, but all ELAZ fuzes are the same diameter, so a 15 and 25 that is known to fit in SC50 and SD50 is same diameter as a 17.
I have a 17A and an SD50 will try it latter. (dont have a SC50)
 
Hi chaps

In Lt Col Eric Wakeling's autobiography, The Lonely War, he recalls defuzing a stick of 10 SC50s with (15) fuzes, apart from the last one, which, interestingly, had a (17) in it (but no Zus40).

Have you ever heard of a (17) in such a small bomb as an SC50? Could one fit in (the SC50 was 8 inches wide)? Has he recalled wrongly?

Cheers

Austin

Hi
Yes there was one account of a 17 fitted into an SC50,and it will fit but not with a Zus 40 attached.

Best phil
 
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Hello! Here see you why no ELAZ17 with Zus.Z 40 into a SC-50 being built could. Greeting Harry
 

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sorry for delay. my 17A does fit into SD50 pocket. with zus 40 attached (alloy one) it too long by about 1 inch (with gaine fitted)
 
Thanks chaps - so a (17) does fit but not with a Zus40.


Thats the winner! :tinysmile_twink_t: Here is a pic of one of my 50 kilos with a 17 and gaine in pocket.

cheers

waff
 

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