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Fuzes, Primers & Propellants

This domain of the catalogue covers the initiation components listed for artillery and mortar ammunition and for aircraft bombs. Line items include mechanical point-detonating fuzes, electronic time and proximity fuzes, multifunctional fuzes, percussion and electro-percussion gun primers, fuze setting devices and one anti-tank mine. Each entry carries the designation its record gives, where there is one, together with the figures its own source records, which may include the ammunition named, mass, connecting thread, safety distances and stated storage life.

Line items
40
Calibres
3
Natures
3
Standards
NATO · Eastern

By calibre

Artillery fuzes - point-detonating, piezoelectric, proximity and time fuzes for gun and howitzer calibres / calibers

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The artillery fuze line items cover the UTIU, UTI, UT-PE, UB and UTE designation families listed for gun and howitzer projectiles. UTIU M15, UTIU M02, UTIU M02-P1, UTIU M85P1, UTIU-M72 B1 (AU-18) and UTI M68P1 are mechanical point-detonating fuzes; UT-PE M69 and UT-PE M87P1 are piezoelectric fuzes recorded for HEAT-T shells; UB M12 is a proximity fuze with contact-impact back-up; UTE M03 is an electronic time fuze supplied with a booster. Each record carries the figures its own source sets down, and names projectiles where the source lists them.

UTIU-M15 artillery fuze
UTIU-M15
155 mmOtherNATO

UTIU-M15 artillery fuze

Point-detonating mechanical fuze of superquick, inertia and delay action for the 155 mm M107 projectile, waterproof, mass approx. 710 g.

Fuze type
PD (point-detonating), mechanical
Action type
Superquick, inertia and delay 0.020 to 0.050 s
Ammunition compatibility
Artillery projectile cal. 155 mm M107
UB M12 artillery proximity fuze
UB, M12
OtherNATO

UB M12 artillery proximity fuze

Artillery proximity fuze functioning at 4 to 16 m burst height with contact-impact backup, electronic safety and 100 calibre muzzle safety.

Fuze type
VT (proximity) with contact-impact back-up if proximity action is cancelled
Height of fuze action
4 to 16 m
Fall angle range for proximity action
20 to 60 deg
UT-PE M69 piezoelectric fuze
UT-PE, M69
HEAT

UT-PE M69 piezoelectric fuze

Piezoelectric superquick nose fuze for 90 mm and 100 mm HEAT-T shells, with interrupted explosive train and short-circuited electrodetonator.

Mass
191 g
Fuze type
Piezoelectric nose fuze
Action type
Superquick
UT-PE M87P1 piezoelectric fuze
UT-PE, M87P1
HEATEastern

UT-PE M87P1 piezoelectric fuze

Piezoelectric superquick fuze for 122 mm 3BK-13 and 125 mm 3BK-14M HEAT-T shells, supplied as piezogenerator and bottom part.

Mass
85 g (piezogenerator) and 170 g (bottom part)
Fuze type
Piezoelectric fuze (two-part: piezogenerator and bottom part)
Action type
Superquick
UTE M03 electronic time fuze with booster
UTE, M03 (with booster)
OtherNATO

UTE M03 electronic time fuze with booster

Microprocessor electronic time fuze with booster for 105 to 155 mm HE, smoke, practice and cargo artillery projectiles, 3 to 200 s setting.

Fuze type
ET (electronic time), with booster
Ammunition compatibility
Special artillery ammunition 105 to 155 mm (high explosive, smoke, practice and cassette)
Setting time range
3 to 200 s in steps of 0.1 s
UTI M68P1 artillery fuze
UTI, M68P1
Other

UTI M68P1 artillery fuze

Point-detonating mechanical artillery fuze of superquick action for 76 mm HE projectiles, airtight, mass approx. 358 g.

Mass
approx. 358 g
Fuze type
PD (point-detonating), mechanical
Action type
Superquick
UTIU M02 artillery fuze
UTIU, M02
Other

UTIU M02 artillery fuze

Point-detonating mechanical fuze of superquick and delay action for 105 mm HE ER M02 and HE ER-BB M02 projectiles.

Mass
approx. 570 g
Fuze type
PD (point-detonating), mechanical
Action type
Superquick and delay
UTIU M02-P1 artillery fuze
UTIU, M02-P1
OtherNATO

UTIU M02-P1 artillery fuze

Point-detonating mechanical fuze of superquick and delay action for 105 mm HE M1 and 155 mm HE M107 projectiles.

Fuze type
PD (point-detonating), mechanical
Action type
Superquick and delay
Ammunition compatibility
105 mm HE M1 and 155 mm HE M107 projectiles
UTIU M85P1 artillery fuze
UTIU, M85P1
OtherEastern

UTIU M85P1 artillery fuze

Point-detonating mechanical fuze of superquick and delay action for non-rotating HE projectiles of 100, 115 and 125 mm, mass 410 g.

Mass
410 g
Fuze type
PD (point-detonating), mechanical
Action type
Superquick and delay
UTIU-M72 B1 (AU-18) artillery fuze
UTIU-M72 B1 (AU-18)
OtherEastern

UTIU-M72 B1 (AU-18) artillery fuze

Point-detonating mechanical fuze of superquick, inertia and delay action for 122, 130 and 152 mm projectiles, set by sleeve turning and cap removal.

Fuze type
PD (point-detonating), mechanical
Action type
Superquick, inertia and delay 0.027 to 0.063 s
Ammunition compatibility
Artillery projectiles cal. 122, 130 and 152 mm

Mortar fuzes - point-detonating, time and proximity fuzes for mortar shells of all calibres / calibers

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The mortar fuze line items run across the UT-M68, UT-M88, UT M18, PD UTU-M93, UTU M93P1, TP-M67 P1, ETSQ M365 and MBU M18 designations. UT-M68 P1 is a superquick impact fuze, while UT-M68 P2 and UT-M88P1 are mechanical point-detonating impact fuzes with superquick action; PD UTU-M93 P1 and PD UTU-M93N add a superquick or delay mode chosen by a mode selector, and UTU M93P1 records superquick and delay action; TP-M67 P1 is a zirconium-based pyrotechnic time fuze offered in 60 mm and 81/82 mm versions; ETSQ M365 is an electronic time fuze; MBU M18 is a proximity fuze; and UT M18 carries the mechanical interfaces the source records between shell and container.

TP-M67 P1 time fuze, 60 mm
TP-M67 P1
60 mmOtherNATO

TP-M67 P1 time fuze, 60 mm

Zirconium-based pyrotechnic time fuze for 60 mm illuminating and long-smoking mortar shells, settable from 5 to 35 s.

Fuze type
MT (mechanical / pyrotechnic time) on zirconium basis
Ammunition compatibility
Illuminating and long-smoking mortar shells, cal. 60 mm
Time setting
5 to 35 s
TP-M67 P1 time fuze, 81/82 mm
TP-M67 P1
81/82 mmOtherEastern

TP-M67 P1 time fuze, 81/82 mm

Zirconium-based pyrotechnic time fuze for 81/82 mm illuminating and long-smoking mortar shells, settable from 5 to 38 s.

Fuze type
MT (mechanical / pyrotechnic time) on zirconium basis
Ammunition compatibility
Illuminating and long-smoking mortar shells, cal. 81/82 mm
Time setting
5 to 38 s
ETSQ M365 electronic time mortar fuze
ETSQ, M365
OtherNATO

ETSQ M365 electronic time mortar fuze

Microprocessor-based electronic time fuze for illuminating and high-smoke mortar shells of 60, 81/82 and 120 mm, set without activating the battery.

Fuze type
ET (electronic time)
Ammunition compatibility
Illuminating and high-smoke mortar shells, cal. 60, 81/82 and 120 mm (non-spinning)
Setting time range
5 to 99.9 s in steps of 0.1 s
MBU M18 mortar proximity fuze
MBU-M18
OtherNATO

MBU M18 mortar proximity fuze

Battery-powered mechanical-electronic mortar proximity fuze with point-detonating and 2 to 5 m burst-height proximity modes, set contactlessly.

Fuze type
VT (proximity), mechanical-electronic, battery powered
Function modes
PD SQ (point-detonating superquick); proximity with burst height 2 m to 5 m
Mode selection
By contactless fuze setter; proximity mode activates on the fall trajectory
PD UTU-M93 P1 mortar fuze
PD UTU-M93 P1
OtherEastern

PD UTU-M93 P1 mortar fuze

Mechanical point-detonating mortar fuze with superquick or delay action and metric M43 x 2 connecting thread, 12.5 g detonator charge.

Fuze type
PD (point-detonating), mechanical, impact
Action modes
Superquick 'T' or delay 'U', selectable by mode selector
Ammunition compatibility
HE mortar shells of all calibres with compatible bearings or via adaptor
PD UTU-M93N mortar fuze
PD UTU-M93N
OtherNATO

PD UTU-M93N mortar fuze

Mechanical point-detonating mortar fuze with selectable superquick or delay action, interrupted explosive train and arming status indicator.

Fuze type
PD (point-detonating), mechanical, impact
Action modes
Superquick 'T' or delay 'U', selectable by mode selector
Ammunition compatibility
HE mortar shells of all calibres with compatible bearings or via adaptor
UT M68P1 mortar impact fuze
UT, M68P1
Other

UT M68P1 mortar impact fuze

Superquick impact mortar fuze with interrupted explosive train and removable transport safety element, permanently screwed to the shell.

Fuze type
Impact fuze, superquick action
Safety design
Interrupted explosive train; percussion-detonator (duplex) primer out of axis with firing pin when unarmed
Transport safety
Transport safety element must be removed before firing; protects the shell during handling, transport and parachuting
UT-M68 P2 mortar fuze
UT-M68 P2
Other

UT-M68 P2 mortar fuze

Mechanical point-detonating superquick mortar fuze, 175 g, with interrupted explosive train and 8 m muzzle safety.

Fuze type
PD (point-detonating), mechanical, impact
Action type
Superquick
Ammunition compatibility
HE mortar shells of all calibres with compatible bearings or via adaptor
UT-M88P1 mortar fuze
UT-M88P1
OtherNATO

UT-M88P1 mortar fuze

Mechanical point-detonating superquick mortar fuze for HE and smoke shells, with hard transport safety element and status indicator.

Fuze type
PD (point-detonating), mechanical, impact
Action type
Superquick
Ammunition compatibility
HE and smoke mortar shells of all calibres with compatible bearings or via adaptor
UTU M93P1 mortar fuze
UTU, M93P1
OtherEastern

UTU M93P1 mortar fuze

Mechanical point-detonating mortar fuze with superquick and delay action, 13.2 g detonator charge and 1 bar moisture proofness.

Fuze type
PD (point-detonating), mechanical, impact
Action type
Superquick and delay
Ammunition compatibility
HE mortar shells of all calibres
Universal fuze for mortar shells UT M18
UT M18

Universal fuze for mortar shells UT M18

A mechanical point-detonating fuze with safety and arming device that lets standard 60 mm, 81/82 mm and 120 mm HE mortar shells be dropped from an aircraft-mounted carrier, providing superquick fragmentation action and the mechanical interfaces between shell and container.

Type
point detonating, mechanical
Fuze mass
0.224 kg
Fuze overall dimension
Ø49 x 92.3 mm

Projectile and bomb fuzes - electronic time, proximity, multifunction and impact fuzes

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This group holds the nine line items the source records simply as fuzes. UB M16 is a proximity fuze working on the Doppler effect and UMF M16 a multifunctional fuze combining proximity, timing and superquick impact. UTE M10A1, UTE M03 without booster and UTE M10 without booster are electronic time fuzes with setting ranges recorded between 3 and 200 s. UTIU M72B2 and UTIU M72B3 are mechanical point-detonating nose fuzes of 0.42 kg. AUFK M-91 and the vAF-M17 with its vFI-M17 initiator are bomb fuzes. Where a mass is stated it runs from 0.42 kg to about 2 kg.

AUFK M-91 aircraft bomb fuze
AUFK M-91

AUFK M-91 aircraft bomb fuze

An impact, inertia-type electronic-mechanical fuze for high-explosive aircraft bombs with or without a drag chute, offering super-quick (T) and delay (U) action selectable by a manual mode selector and fitted with an armed/unarmed status indicator.

Type
Impact, inertia-type electronic-mechanical fuze with super-quick (T) and delay (U) action adjustable by mode selector
Purpose
High-explosive aircraft bomb with or without drag chute
Inertia action
Front and rear
Artillery proximity fuze UB M16
UB M16

Artillery proximity fuze UB M16

Nose-mounted electronic proximity fuze with secondary contact-superquick action for 105 mm to 155 mm high-explosive artillery projectiles, working on the Doppler effect of radio waves with selectable sensitivity levels and a blocking function over the last 2.5 seconds of flight.

Action type
proximity, secondary contact
Height of proximity action (m)
10 ± 8
Total fuze height (mm)
max 151.6
Electronic time artillery fuze UTE M10A1
UTE M10A1

Electronic time artillery fuze UTE M10A1

Nose-mounted electronic time fuze with secondary contact action for timed artillery projectiles of all calibres from 76 to 203 mm with a 2"-12UNS-1A thread, set wirelessly with a setter that also selects the function.

Action type
timing, secondary contact
Time setting, with setter (s)
3.2 ÷ 199.9 (pitch of 0.1, accuracy of ± 0.05)
Total fuze height (mm)
max 151.6
Multifunctional artillery fuze UMF M16
UMF M16

Multifunctional artillery fuze UMF M16

Nose-mounted multifunctional electronic fuze for 105 mm to 155 mm high-explosive artillery projectiles, offering proximity, timing and superquick impact action selected with a setter, with a blocking function active over the last 2.5 seconds of flight.

Action type
proximity, timing, superquick impact
Function (action) selection
with setter
Total fuze height (mm)
max 151.6
UTE M03 electronic time fuze without booster
UTE, M03 (without booster)
OtherNATO

UTE M03 electronic time fuze without booster

Microprocessor electronic time fuze without booster for 105 to 155 mm illuminating, smoke HC, cargo and leaflet projectiles, 3 to 200 s setting.

Muzzle velocity
max. 1100 m/s
Fuze type
ET (electronic time), without booster
Ammunition compatibility
Special artillery ammunition 105 to 155 mm (illuminating, smoke HC, cassette, propagandistic)
UTE M10 electronic time fuze without booster
UTE, M10 (without booster)
OtherNATO

UTE M10 electronic time fuze without booster

Microprocessor electronic time fuze without booster for 105 to 155 mm illuminating, smoke HC, cargo and leaflet projectiles, mass approx. 770 g.

Muzzle velocity
max. 1100 m/s
Mass
approx. 770 +/- 25 g
Fuze type
ET (electronic time), without booster
UTIU M72B2 artillery fuze
UTIU M72B2

UTIU M72B2 artillery fuze

Mechanical point-detonating nose fuze with superquick, inertia and delay action, settable to superquick or delay, for assembling HE projectiles of 85 mm, 100 mm, 122 mm, 130 mm and 152 mm for guns and howitzers, with extended muzzle safety of min 50 m and arming at max 300 m.

Muzzle velocity
max 1100 m/s
Action type (setting)
superquick, delay
Total height of fuze
max 105.71 mm
UTIU M72B3 artillery fuze
UTIU M72B3

UTIU M72B3 artillery fuze

Mechanical point-detonating nose fuze with superquick, inertia and delay action, settable to superquick or delay, for assembling HE projectiles with and without base-bleed in calibres 85 mm, 100 mm, 122 mm, 130 mm and 152 mm for guns and howitzers.

Muzzle velocity
max 1100 m/s
Action type (setting)
superquick, delay
Total height of fuze
max 105.71 mm
vAF-M17 aerial bomb fuze with vFI-M17 initiator
vAF-M17 / vFI-M17
Other

vAF-M17 aerial bomb fuze with vFI-M17 initiator

An inertial electro-mechanical aerial bomb fuze with a microcontroller and an interrupted explosive chain that keeps the detonator physically isolated until arming, paired with a top-mounted initiator, offering arming delays from 2 to 25 seconds and detonation delays from instantaneous to 1000 seconds.

Weight
Fuze: ~2 kg; Initiator: ~0.4 kg
Fuze type
Inertial electro-mechanical fuze with microcontroller and interrupted explosive chain
Bomb compatibility
MK-82, MK-84 and BLU-109

Gun primers - percussion and electro-percussion primers for gun and howitzer calibres / calibers

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The primer line items belong to the KT and KT-EU designation families. KT M1, KT M02, KT M28A2, KT M28P1, KT M71 and KT M82P2 are percussion primers; KT-EU M84 is an electro-percussion primer that also records a 20 V pulse and a firing circuit of 1 to 3.6 ohms. Every entry names the powder as black powder N°1 or N°7, gives the powder mass, the primer mass, the height and the diameter, and states the energy at which action is recorded, a figure that falls between 1.04 J and 2.1 J across the seven.

KT M28P1 percussion gun primer
KT M28P1

KT M28P1 percussion gun primer

A mechanical percussion gun primer made of brass, intended for assembling 105 mm HE M1, 105 mm WP M60 and 105 mm illuminating M314A4 ammunition.

Primer type
percussion, mechanical
Minimal conditions for action (J)
1.121
Mean operating pressure of powder gases (bar)
2305
KT M82P2 percussion gun primer
KT M82P2

KT M82P2 percussion gun primer

A mechanical percussion gun primer intended for assembling 155 mm ammunition, firing at a minimum activation energy of 1.04 J.

Primer type
percussion, mechanical
Minimum energy needed for activation (J)
1.04
Maximum energy needed for non-activation (J)
0.29
KT-EU M84 electro-percussion gun primer
KT-EU M84

KT-EU M84 electro-percussion gun primer

An electro-percussion gun primer intended for initiating the base charge, working either on 2.1 J impact energy or through a firing circuit of 1 to 3.6 ohms resistance.

Primer type
electro-percussion
Minimum conditions for action - impact energy (J)
2.1
Voltage and current-pulse duration
20 V / 0.004 s
Percussion gun primer KT M02
KT M02

Percussion gun primer KT M02

Mechanical percussion gun primer charged with 23.6 g of black powder, up to 290 mm long and developing a mean powder gas working pressure of 2650 bar.

Primer type
percussion, mechanical
Minimum conditions for action (J)
1.121
Mean working pressure of powder gases (bar)
2650
Percussion gun primer KT M1
KT M1

Percussion gun primer KT M1

Mechanical percussion gun primer charged with 6.3 g of black powder, up to 94.24 mm high with a 15.75 mm rim diameter and a mass of 69 g.

Primer type
percussion, mechanical
Minimal conditions for action (J)
1.121
Primer height (mm)
max 94.24
Percussion gun primer KT M28A2
KT M28A2

Percussion gun primer KT M28A2

Mechanical percussion gun primer charged with 19.4 g of black powder, up to 260.6 mm long and developing a mean powder gas working pressure of 2305 bar.

Primer type
percussion, mechanical
Minimum conditions for action (J)
1.121
Mean working pressure of powder gases (bar)
2305
Percussion gun primer KT M71
KT M71

Percussion gun primer KT M71

Airtight percussion gun primer for initiating the propellant charge of 57 mm, 76 mm, 85 mm, 100 mm, 122 mm, 130 mm and 152 mm gun and howitzer ammunition, safe in all conditions of transport, storage and use.

Primer type
percussion
Minimal conditions for action - impact energy (J)
2.065
Primer height (mm)
max 23.9

Fuze setters and mine line items - a time setter, a time and function setter and one anti-armour / anti-armor mine

Three line items sit outside the fuze and primer families. The UTIF time setter is an autonomous 3.6 V device recorded for the ETSQ M365 electronic time fuze, covering 5 to 99.9 s in steps of 0.1 s with non-contact transfer and a video display of the set time. The time and function setter is a hand-held unit of 0.6 kg or less covering proximity, time and point-detonation modes over a 3.2 to 200 s range. TMA-4 is an antimagnetic anti-tank mine of 6.3 kg with a 5.5 kg cast TNT charge, packed four per barrel.

TMA-4 anti-tank mine
TMA-4
HE

TMA-4 anti-tank mine

Antimagnetic TMA-4 anti-tank mine for destroying tanks and other fighting and transport vehicles, with a 5.5 kg cast TNT charge and 100 to 200 daN activation force.

Activation force
100 to 200 daN
Stepping-on area
Ø200 mm (314 cm²)
Explosive charge
Cast TNT
Time and function setter device
—
Other

Time and function setter device

Hand-held setter that selects time and function mode of multifunctional artillery fuzes over a non-contact two-way link.

Weight
<= 0.6 kg
Device type
Time and function setter for multifunctional fuzes
Operational modes
Proximity, time, point detonation
UTIF time setter
UTIF
Other

UTIF time setter

Autonomous electronic setter for the ETSQ M365 electronic time fuze, with non-contact data transfer and video display of the set time.

Device type
Autonomous electronic fuze time setter
Fuze compatibility
Electronic time fuze ETSQ, M365
Adjustable time range
5 to 99.9 s in steps of 0.1 s or as per customer request