German FlaK gunners insert 88mm shells into a machine which determines the burst altitude, c.1942 [640×960]

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U.S. Marines man field gun emplacements that they captured in the early stages of the Guadalcanal Campaign, circa Sept 1942. [2089 x 1589] »

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TheTallGuy0

What’s the mechanism behind this? Timer?
fordnut

Old and busted: Timed fuses

New Hotness: Proximity fuses (sorry Axis!)

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