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BOCN Guess what it is

Eh, eh, eeeh ... :tinysmile_twink_t:

ZZ-1 Incendiary charge floating container.

(33-1 = Зажигательный заряд = Zazhigatelniy Zariad = Incendiary Charge)

Regards
stecol
 

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Stecol,

Thanks for posting the photos. I have one of the things and didn't know exactly what it was for or the designation. So, can someone tell me how incendiary and floating go together? How exactly was it intended to be used?

Does anyone have datasheets on this item that are in English?

Thanks,

John
 
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Stecol got it right. The incendiary charge ZZ-1 was designed to destroy enemy fuel depots. ZZ-1 was used together with a Bangalore-type charge and a time delay fuze. The Bangalore-type charge (have to look up the designation) could be used either as a straight charge (against pipelines) or as a rectangle (to punch a nice hole into a storage tank). As the delay fuze fires, a special “impulse element” ignties the explosive charge, first. After a certain delay (witch is long enough to allow masses of fuel flowing out) the ZZ-1 carge is automatically ignited. Thanks to the foam body, the incendiary device floats nicely onto the newly-formed “pond” of fuel and is not simply quenched.



HAZORD said:
Does anyone have datasheets on this item that are in English?
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[FONT=&amp]Sorry, I can not go into some details. I am not at home till next weekend. So I am unable to check my documents with all information.[/FONT] You will get it on Saturday.

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Songun,

Thanks for posting the photos and information! What is the designation of the electric circuit/detonators that are between the clockwork timer and the incendiary charge? If you have any info on that, please post it too.
 
EOD,

Thanks for the information! Can anyone recommend a book or manual that covers these items?
 
Ok, a bit of aids are coming ... :tinysmile_hmm_t:

The piece is the internal component of a mine.
The piece is made of bronze
It's an italian landmine

Regards
stecol
 
Reccetrooper is Right !!:tinysmile_twink_t2:
The image shows a portion of the so-called "candlestick mast" (albero a candeliere) of the tripwire AP frag landmine B.4, which contains all the explosive chain of the mine, from the firing pin to the booster, except the main charge.

Albero.jpgB4_16.jpgB4_19.jpgB4_17.jpgB4_18.jpg

A small note: Vaudagna has nothing to do with B.4 (thankfully), this mine was designed in 1935 by Colonel Armando Bianchi of Central School of Engineers in Rome, when Vaudagna had not yet begun doing damage.
B.4 simply means "Bianchi fourth model".

Regards
stecol
 
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