U.S. Bomb fuzes M123 and M132

[Chris]

Can anybody tell me the date when this long delay fuzes came into service.
As far as I no the M123 came into service early 1943 and the M132 a bit later.
It would be great if I have a good source.


Chris

 

[Mrfuze]

Hi Chris,
in an original book I have , issued from the war department in Nov. 1942, the M123/124/M125 are mentioned and descriped, whereas the M 130 series of long delay tale fuzes have not been in it, so they must have been issued at a later date .
Mrfuze, USA

 

[Antoon]

In the book "Sprengkommandos, Geschichte der Blindgängerbeseitigung" from Manfred Raushert is mentioned that the first US long delay fuzes M124 were found in Ploesti in Rumania in August 1943. So a good year after they started bombing operations in Europe.

 

[Antoon]

The initial drawing for the Fuze Bomb Tail M123A1, M124A1 and M125A1 = June 7, 1943, so the models without the A1 modification must be earlier. The initial drawing for the Fuze BombTail M132, M133 and M134 = February 28, 1944.

 

[weberoed]

not sure when came in service, WW II for sure, but they were still used in VietNam. But were stopped right after a big explosion at Ben Hoi. That was related to them