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R-Dopp.Z. S/60 as an external fuze?

Grzesio

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I just wonder, could the R-Dopp.Z. S/60 be used as an external fuze, mounted on top of the warhead?
It was generally intended for the 21 cm BR (Spr) aka 21 cm Wgr 41 Spr rocket, mounted under the ballistic cap and connected with a pushrod to the tip of the cap (as was the l.Jgr.Z 23 n.A).
If the fuze was mounted externally on top of the warhead (i.e. in another projectile type), with the sleeve for the pushrod removed, it generally lacked any form of the protection against the dynamic air pressure in flight (as opposed to the l.Jgr.Z 23 n.A, closed with a membrane).
Is it probably known, was there a provision for mounting the fuze externally - e.g. by replacing the pushrod sleeve with an element protecting the fuze from air pressure? :)
 
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