Frederick Lanchester collection... Patent for improved fuse mechanism for explosive asphyxiating or incendiary projectiles for the use of artillery, 26 September 1917
Patent for improved fuse mechanism for explosive asphyxiating or incendiary projectiles for the use of artillery, 26 September 1917
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.
