MVZ-57 PRESSURE OPERATED DELY ARMED FUZE SSR

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Description Arming l
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Bernove transit cap lrom uze. ChEck that mechan'srn b

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MVZ-57 b a cloclorork dehy arrned uze lor use with
TM-57. h 's desned or rnechanical laying bxrt can abo
be used or hand laying. Th' b tho most common uze
used with TM-57. The uze consbts o a pressed steel
khaki body with an arming bunon on top and a saety clip
and retaining spfing. lns'xJe b a cloctorork mechanbm
which rotates the initiator rom the horizontal (unarmed)
position to the veical (armed) position. The initiator b a
ball retained cocked striker iientical in pinciple and
ciperation to MVM and MV-S.
wound up and that the initiator b in the horizontalposit'ron.
Screw uze into rnine, release spring retaining clip rom
around uze and pull of sa{ety clip. Depress arming buton
and lbten or mechanbm working. The uze will be arrned
in 2$3O seconds.
N eutralisin g
Thb fuze cannot tii h'eutmlised.

Method of Operation Disarming

Depression o the arming button releases a clochpork unscrew and romove uze rom mine.
mechanism which rotates the initiator and detonator rom
the hoontalto the vertical posit'nn and holds it locked in
thb position. The tirne iaken or thb to occur b 2$3O
seconds. thb 's the dehy to arming time. Afler thb stage
the required prgssure appl'ted to the prossuro cap
compesses the striker spring until the striker retaining ball
escaps. into the wiJer upper sect'ton o the pressure cap
s}eeve. he spring driven striker. lhus releasad, hits the
percussion cap and in turn sets of the dgtonator.