U.S. Army M577 DETONATOR fuze removal from 203mm / 8-inch SUBMUNITION Shell #military #bullet #tech

Mechanical Time and Superquick (MTSQ) Fuze M577A1/M577 is used with , 105mm cartridges, 155mm, and 8-inch projectiles. It is used with projectiles carrying payloads that are expelled during projectile flight (airburst). The fuze contains a mechanical clockwork timing mechanism that can be set to function at any time from 2 to 200 seconds. The fuze is set with M35 fuze setter or flat screwdriver. The setting key is at the nose of the fuze, and the time to be set is viewed on three dials through a window in the side of the ogive. The dial closest to the nose indicates hundreds of seconds, or a triangle for a non-time setting. The second dial indicates tens of seconds, and the third dial indicates seconds and tenths of seconds. All setting are made by reference to a hairline visible through the window The timing mechanism and point detonating element are contained in the ogival nose section of the M577. The M577A1 does not contain the point detonating element, but rather utilizes the safe separati