Fuzes
Japanese Navy bomb fuzes designation system was unknown to the Allies until after the end of the Second World War. As a result a designation system was created to describe the fuzes as follows. It consists of a capital letter, a numeral and a lower-case parenthetical letter.
The capital letter designates the fuzes type as follows:
- A - nose impact
- B - tail impact
- C - long delay fuze
- D - airburst fuze
- E - protective fuze
The numeral approximates the order in which the fuzes were captured by the allies. Finally the lower-case letter in parentheses indicates the different but similar designs.
Where possible the original Japanese designation is given.
- A-1(a)
- A-1(b)
- A-1(c)
- A-3(a) Type 97 Mk 2 nose fuze
- A-3(b) Type 1 nose fuze model 2
- A-3(c) Type 2 nose indicator
- A-3(d) Type 97 Mk 2 nose fuze Model 1
- A-3(e) Type 3 nose indicator
- A-3(f) Type 2 No.50 Ordinary bomb fuze model 1
- A-3(g)
- A-5(a)
- B-2(a) Type 99 No.25 Ordinary bomb fuze
- B-2(b) Type 99 No.80 Mk 5 Bomb fuze
- B-3(a) Type 15 tail fuze model 2
- B-3(b) Type 15 tail fuze model 1
- B-5(b)
- B-5(c)
- B-6(a) Type 97 rail initiator
- B-9(a) tail fuze
- B-10(a) tail fuze
- C-1(a) Type 99 special bomb fuze
- C-2(a) Type 99 special bomb nose fuze
- D-2(a)
- D-2(b)
- D-2(c)
- D-3(a)
- D-4(a) parachute flare fuze
- Type 3 electric firing device
Read more about this topic: List Of Japanese World War II Navy Bombs