Any Idea on the use of this?

[3pinplug]

Hi all

Found a few bits and pieces on a recent trip to Germany and slowly posting these up.

On this occasion I found what I have managed to identify as an MV charging cap for a germanfuze, however that is all I have managed to establish.

Does anyone know anything about the use of these caps? as thats the bit I can't seem to find any info on, were these fitted to planes or was a separate operation of "charging" the fuze carried out and also what was the point of charging the fuze as i have no idea?

I am fairly new to all this so if i ask a silly question I apologise in advance, have to give me a chance to get up to speed.
See pics for what I found, I actually found two of these, initially I thought they were probably part of an electric fence so pleasantly surprised when I actually managed to ID it myself.

Thanks in advance
Mark

 

[mikewint]

mV – Mit Verzogerungszünder (with delay action fuze) The function "with delay" (mV) or "without delay" (o. V.) can be set on these before firing. "With delay", the explosive charge does not detonate on impact, but only after the projectile has penetrated the target or as a rebound over the target. Especially hardened targets like bunkers

 

[3pinplug]

Hi Captain many thanks for the information, do you know if these caps are fitted to a plane or something else?
Thanks again
Mark

 

[mikewint]

Guessing that most likely an SC 250 or SC 500 aircraft bomb. The fuze itself is electrical and mechanical in operation, as on impact, the electrical fuze fires a thermite pellet, which melts some polystyrene pellets, thus allowing the clock to start. This could be set to a delay of between 2 and 72 seconds.
You'd need to see the actual fuze itself to be sure

 

[3pinplug]

I did find some actual fuzes themselves but not sure if these are safe to have so have eburied them at a spot i marked, was going to ask on here if these are ok to handle or whether they should be left alone, so as this has come up will ask now?

Heres a pic of one of the the three.

I noted the numbers on the top from the three that I found as they were all the same the details was:-
"E1ZtZ" followed by the "no.9 in a circle"
then "cpp a"
then "28e" and waffen stamp (think thats what its called with the number "123" written in it.

Hope this helps.
Thanks
Mark