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M65 and M65A1 time fuzes
#WIP FUZES
Region
United States
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament 60 mm mortar illuminating rounds, M83A1, M83A2 and M83A3 (M65A1 fuze). Development By US Army Ordnance. Description The M65 series fuzes are powder train, fixed delay types used with 60 mm mortar illuminating ammunition. The time train is a powder type, consisting of a primer, black powder pellet, time ring charge loaded to burn for 15 seconds, body pellet and a black powder expelling charge. After the flame from the time ring charge encircles the ring, it ignites the body pellet, which in turn ignites
the expelling charge. The expelling charge gases pass through apertures in the expelling charge retaining disc, ejecting the parachute and illuminating charge assemblies from the base of the bomb. The M65A1 is similar, but has a heavier time ring train and minor construction differences. The M65 is no longer in production. Manufacturer US government contractors.