Tilt-rod fuze
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tilt-rod-fuze-281-1189942
title:
Tilt-rod fuze
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A tilt-rod fuze is a device used to trigger anti-vehicle landmines. Typically it consists of a vertical pole, normally around a meter high, which is connected to the top of a landmine. When the track or main body of a vehicle passes over the mine, the rod is tilted, releasing a spring-loaded striker which triggers a pyrotechnic delay of approximately half a second, followed by detonation of the main explosive charge. The small time delay allows the vehicle to continue over the mine before detona
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-rod_fuze
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2023-06-19T07:04:19Z
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