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Japanese Anti- Aircraft Artillery Shell Timer?


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Sgt. Swigart
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I guess you would call this the timer? Came back from WW2 with one of my uncles.

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Sgt. Swigart
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another pic

Sgt. Swigart
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Mechanical time fuze....

 

I would assume that the number equate to altitude. Yes?

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Not sure on Japanese fuzes...could be, could just be numbered for reference, a lot of these were set with mechanical fuze setters which automatically dialed them to the right setting based on user input...

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The numbers correspond to a time, not an altitude.

Sgt. Swigart
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The numbers correspond to a time, not an altitude.

 

The time would = a specific altitude based on the velocity , right?

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A specific altitude based on the velocity and the angle.

I am not familiar with Japanese shells, but this may well have been used for firing at ground targets as well.

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Brodys Collection
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Love artillery and that is a great find!

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