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M159 (Nose-Impact Fuze)
The M159 was a World War Two (WW2)-era, US Army (US Army) developed, mechanical, delayed-arming, instantaneous-action, nose impact fuze. Though developed by the US Army it was also used by the US Navy (USN), and hence it acquired the alternate AN-M159 designation; the AN short for 'Army-Navy'. The M159 (AN-M159) was a further modification of and replaced the M126A1 (AN-M126A1) fuze, differing in that it included a rotating detonator shutter...
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