Parts Of A Bomb

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to the circumstances and concealed next to their target. They may consist of explosives and a timer in a cardboard box or some other inconspicuous casing.
Without fins to stabilize them in flight, bombs would be almost impossible to aim. The fins transform a bomb from an unstable nonspinning projectile into a stable spinning weapon that travels through the air like a bullet.
There are two types of bomb fuzes. An impact fuze detonates a bomb when the projectile strikes its target, and a time fuze acts after a controlled delay. An impact fuze contains a charge that goes off at once, transmitting shock waves to the bomb's primary contents. This process maximizes the explosive effect. One kind of time fuze, the command fuze, functions on a signal from a remote control point. Another kind of bomb fuze, called the proximity fuze, goes into action when the bomb approaches to within a certain distance from the target.
Most bomb fuzes are armed at the moment of release or just before, and ...

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