Gointodash
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Double Mech time and Triple Mech time fuzes
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Nuclear Projectiles
- Thread starter peteblight
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Man those can,t be very common.
vinny
Rocket assisted 8 inch M754 w/proximity fuze, drill version in its secure shipping container with integral PAL (Permissive Action Link) safety/security device. The correct code needs to be entered on the dials or the projectile is rendered inopperable.
Photos taken in 2000, in a Museum. Photos copyright HAZORD.
Photos taken in 2000, in a Museum. Photos copyright HAZORD.
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That's the second one of these i've seen :tinysmile_grin_t:
That would be the same one then.
Pete
Pete
That would be the place!! A very flat country ;-)
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Since 911, anything with a "nuclear" application is very hard to find or even see. The National Atomic Museum was closed for a period of time, and then they were going to move it from its location on an Air Force Base, to a different loaction, so that visitors wouldn't have to enter the base to go to the museum.
Gunnerwho?
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The 8-inch HES was used in live fire training although I think it was originally designed for registration. It used the same propelling charges as the Nuc (M 80 IIRC), different to the normal 8 inch Green and White bag. The shell was about 40lbs heavier than normal HE.
The was no special live firing training round for 155, although there was drill round for fuze setting and handling practice. Similarly the drill round for 8 inch - the NSI inspectors had to have something to eyeball! There was also another training round for 8 inch, the assembly training round used by the custodial detachments to build the device to the ordered yield.
I was under the impression that one or both of the two M7nn weapons never entered service.
The was no special live firing training round for 155, although there was drill round for fuze setting and handling practice. Similarly the drill round for 8 inch - the NSI inspectors had to have something to eyeball! There was also another training round for 8 inch, the assembly training round used by the custodial detachments to build the device to the ordered yield.
I was under the impression that one or both of the two M7nn weapons never entered service.
Here's the 155mm nuclear training projectile.
Pete
Pete
Yes the newer 8" did enter service life. I trained on it from 79 until I retired. Someone earlier mentioned the training rounds for the 8" M 422 family. The only difference between the arty guys trainer (one they could insert rings, projectile fuze) from the EOD 3B trainer was the dash pots and the nose cone. The EODPs called for specific procedures in disarming this projectile, both these parts had specific actions taken on them as part of that disarming.
Some day the US will regrete getting rid of our arty nuc's, as well as the ADMs.
Some day the US will regrete getting rid of our arty nuc's, as well as the ADMs.
Pete, we can see where it is and knwoing his skills combined with what I see on the images makes me believe it is some sort of copy of such a projectile no?
I guess that's possible, but not sure.
Pete
Pete