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- Thread starter ArtilleryManiac1916
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Morning. This has been debated before but interesting the Soviets seemed not to consider the 17 a viable proposition for the SC50. Given the depth of the fuze pocket, a single 'hollow' booster charge was, presumably, not considered sufficient for reliable detonation? Diagram of an SC50kg with a 25 (1 x hollow booster on the gaine and room for 1 x full booster below) and image of Type 17, shown for comparison. As an aside, what are we thinking about the viability of a 50kg with a '40'?
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ArtilleryManiac1916
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Morning. The only way to fit anything other than, or additional to, the standard ELAZ fuze is to remove the single solid booster beneath the gaine. This would be undesirable in terms of reliable propagation. (Moreover, and I know this was not the issue raised, as I measure the relative dimensions, there is insufficient depth in the fuze pocket to fit a Type 17, plus a Zus 40.) None of this is an issue for something like a Herman - as shown below! All the best. A
