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I know that it is made from parts of both fuzes, but the top part of the IAL is not original and an adapter + a new needle was made so I don't think it's just trench art. The top part ignites the powder time train but I have no idea for which purpose such a fuze could be used?
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Not US, not 81mm and not chem. 82mm Vietnamese propaganda or shrapnel, using US recovered pieces as component parts. Not the normally seen design.
Whatever BOCN problem is affecting typing and posting pictures is now starting to affect my use through this computer as well. I am going to have to stop posting until some sort of resolution is found. Sorry guys.
Whatever BOCN problem is affecting typing and posting pictures is now starting to affect my use through this computer as well. I am going to have to stop posting until some sort of resolution is found. Sorry guys.
E13R2 is an interesting bomb ... they filled them with M18 smoke grenades. They were not meant to scatter, just burn and produce a smoke trail as they fell and then a cloud when it hit the ground.
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Having watched nearly every WW2 movie and news reel ever made, those featuring B17's frequently showed the dropping of
bombs. In a few instances, the lead bomber dropped one of the E13R2 (or some variant) as the signal to the rest of the formation to
release their bombs. Had never considered what that bomb consisted of. Velly intellesting.
(Just noticed how discombobulated the sentences are spaced) A minor issue/glitch, but it 's there.
bombs. In a few instances, the lead bomber dropped one of the E13R2 (or some variant) as the signal to the rest of the formation to
release their bombs. Had never considered what that bomb consisted of. Velly intellesting.
(Just noticed how discombobulated the sentences are spaced) A minor issue/glitch, but it 's there.
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The markings are typical of Japanese ord re-stencilled by the Chinese after the war. I would guess that it came from captured materials during the Korean War, lots of Japanese ordnence was used by the Chinese. Could have been captured, given to them by the US during WWII or taken from the folks chased out to Taiwan. They had plenty of fuzes, so do whatever it takes to get it out of the end of the barrel.