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