Videos tagged with Fuse Assembly

This video provides a detailed, ASMR-style look at a World War I era 75mm poison gas shell. A specialist collector demonstrates the careful disassembly and reassembly of the fuse mechanism, highlighting the intricate brass components and the booster tube. The presenter emphasizes markings and casing details, offering high-authority insights into historical ordnance handling.

This guide details the unboxing and inspection of a 40-year-old Soviet 120mm mortar round (OF 120 M) from a military crate. It covers identifying markings, checking documentation, and examining the round's components, including propellant charges. The demonstration emphasizes careful handling of potentially dangerous ordnance.

This guide details the assembly of a 120mm M73 drill round for the M1 Anti-Aircraft Gun, as demonstrated by an expert. It covers the meticulous process of assembling the multi-part fuse mechanism with its timing increments and integrating it with the M73 shell body before placing the complete round into its brass casing. The demonstration highlights proper handling of historical ordnance components.

This guide details the disassembly of a 25mm Semi-Armor Piercing High Explosive Incendiary Tracer (SAPHEI-T) round, commonly utilized by the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle's M242 Bushmaster cannon. The process involves careful removal of the projectile and subsequent disassembly of the nose fuse assembly using a flat-head screwdriver. This procedure is for informational purposes only and should only be performed by qualified personnel under strict safety protocols due to the hazardous nature of live ordnance.

This video provides a clinical and demonstrative breakdown of an inert 35mm Bushmaster III / Oerlikon GDF round. The expert guide details the external inspection, projectile removal, and meticulous disassembly of the fuse assembly, highlighting the mechanical complexity of the ordnance. Proper handling and safety precautions are emphasized throughout the process.

This video provides a detailed, methodical disassembly of a 20mm Tungsten Shrapnel Anti-Personnel Round (likely a DM1001A1 variant) used in the Rh202 Autocannon. The expert instructor, demonstrating high authority and proper PPE, walks through the external inspection, projectile removal, fuse component disassembly, and reveals the tungsten shrapnel payload. The final layout showcases all components of this specialized military ammunition.

This guide details the disassembly of an inert MK2 style 'pineapple' grenade, as demonstrated by 1st Shot Tactical. It emphasizes identifying safety markings like a drilled hole and blue fuse paint, followed by removing the pin, spoon, and unscrewing the fuse housing to reveal the hollow interior. The explanation covers the fragmentation design and fuse delay mechanics of such ordnance.