cutaway impact action fuze
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19390002-523
- Event 1914-1919 First World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made --
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Tools and equipment for science and technology
- Sub-category Armament, ammunition
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Brand Name / Model No.106
- Inscription U; 22;NO.106; FUZE PERCUSSION; NO.106
- Materials Brass, Mahogany
- Branch Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
- Service Component Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Measurements Height 11.2 cm, Width 8.0 cm, Thickness 7.0 cm
- Caption 106 Fuse, Cutaway Model
- Additional Information The 106 fuse changed the gunner's war. Before 1917, shell fuses were often not sensitive enough to explode on contact with barbed wire. Unless wire was destroyed, the infantry was forced to advance through narrow, predictable gaps that became killing grounds. The 106 fuse allowed shells to explode on contact with barbed wire, clearing broad paths for advancing infantry and contributing to the success of an attack.