Patent for improved fuse mechanism for explosive asphyxiating or incendiary projectiles for the use of artillery

Reference number	LAN/6/141
Alternative reference number	1919-129026
Level	Item
Date	26 September 1917
Description	Uses a gyroscope to control the timing of the fuse in a shell; detonation is dependent on either time or distance, being governed by the number of revolutions of the shell.

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