Mortar fuzes - point-detonating, time and proximity fuzes for mortar shells of all calibres / calibers
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.
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
Specifications →
How a mortar fuze is specified in tender documents
A mortar fuze annex lists the fuze type, the action modes, the shells named as compatible, the safety standard, the arming acceleration window and the connecting thread. These records follow that pattern: point-detonating, mechanical or pyrotechnic time, electronic time or proximity for the type; superquick, delay, timed or proximity for the mode; MIL-STD-1316B, STANAG 4157 or MIL-STD-331C where a standard is cited; and arming bands such as 400 g to 13000 g.
Designation families and what varies by model
UT-M68 and UT-M88 mark the superquick impact fuzes; PD UTU-M93 the point-detonating fuzes whose mode selector chooses superquick or a delay of 30 ms to 50 ms, with UTU M93P1 recording superquick and delay action over the same 30 ms to 50 ms delay; TP-M67 P1 the pyrotechnic time fuzes in a 60 mm and an 81/82 mm version; ETSQ M365 the microprocessor time fuze; MBU M18 the battery-powered proximity fuze. What varies is the mass, the connecting thread, the stated muzzle safety distance and the temperature range, which reaches -54 to +71 deg C on several sheets.
Questions about this equipment
What setting ranges do the time and proximity models record?
TP-M67 P1 records 5 to 35 s in the 60 mm version and 5 to 38 s in the 81/82 mm version. ETSQ M365 records 5 to 99.9 s in steps of 0.1 s, set by an external setter without activating the fuze battery. MBU M18 records a point-detonating mode and a proximity action of 2 m to 5 m.
What masses and connecting threads are listed?
Recorded masses run from 175 g for UT-M68 P2 to 580 g for the 81/82 mm TP-M67 P1, with 0.224 kg for UT M18. Threads named include 1.5 in - 12 UNF-1A, M43 x 2 mm, M 54 x 1.5 mm, M 72 x 1.5 mm and W 36.18 x 1 in / 10. UT-M68 P1 is listed without a mass figure.