PIAT No.425 fuze: How it works.

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Made a 3d printed version of the fuze to show how it worked.

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  • @user-in8bz3kd7d
    @user-in8bz3kd7d3 жыл бұрын

    Looking forward to a long time, finally updated

  • @Stray03

    @Stray03

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I don't get paid for these videos so obviously sometimes it takes me a while to get motivated to make one.

  • @user-in8bz3kd7d

    @user-in8bz3kd7d

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Stray03 Yes, we are purely out of hobby, I take risks to play,

  • @nickst2797
    @nickst27973 жыл бұрын

    Nice vid!

  • @h-guns3336
    @h-guns33363 жыл бұрын

    Nice video man.

  • @Stray03

    @Stray03

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.

  • @RavemastaJ
    @RavemastaJ3 жыл бұрын

    I've always wondered if it were possible to make a bouncing betty fuse using one of those pizza table things, since those are mass produced and already exist. I just don't have the space to play around with that idea.

  • @Stray03

    @Stray03

    3 жыл бұрын

    You mean to use it as the prongs? I guess it could work, cold weather may be a problem with the plastic. Never tried to cool one down below zero.

  • @RavemastaJ

    @RavemastaJ

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Stray03 Basically, yeah. Cut a hole through the table section to allow space for the spring/primer/fuse assembly to fit, and a metal washer to hold it in place and strengthen the plastic/act as part of the triggering mechanism.

  • @Stray03

    @Stray03

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RavemastaJ assuming the plastic can handle the pressure I don't see why not.

  • @RavemastaJ

    @RavemastaJ

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Stray03 It only has to work once. It's not a firearm.

  • @Stray03

    @Stray03

    3 жыл бұрын

    True, other issue is that the table part will act as resistance if it is under ground with the mine unless it is the same size as plunger.

  • @bookkeeper8678
    @bookkeeper86782 жыл бұрын

    It needs to hit hard enough. I get that part. But would strapping one onto an arrow work?

  • @Stray03

    @Stray03

    2 жыл бұрын

    Are you talking about an actual piat fuze or are you talking about making one in that style for a project. If it is an actual piat fuze then as long as you get approx the same velocity it should be good to get it to go unless I'm missing something. If you want to make your own then you can change the spring to suit the needs of the project. You can also do what I did with my smoke arrows and use an American style fuze for their ww2 rifle grenades and bazooka rounds.

  • @TheMysticalBadger
    @TheMysticalBadger3 жыл бұрын

    Slightly related, where did you find the dimensions for the PIAT practice rounds? I've been looking and had no success.

  • @Stray03

    @Stray03

    3 жыл бұрын

    First was using the measurement tools on photoshop and using my piat. Ordnance collector forums are also a good source if you get lucky, which is where over a few different posts on the topic some owners measured theirs.

  • @TheMysticalBadger

    @TheMysticalBadger

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Stray03 Thanks. I've got mine torn down, cleaned, greased, and ready to go, now looking into load data and dimensions. I appreciate the tips.

  • @Stray03

    @Stray03

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did you check the main spring free state oal

  • @TheMysticalBadger

    @TheMysticalBadger

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Stray03 No, I was having enough fun with the spring and the grease I didn't think to.

  • @Stray03

    @Stray03

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ok it is a pain to remove. Need to make a tool for it. If not you can damage threads

  • @Tunkkis
    @Tunkkis2 жыл бұрын

    The PIAT warhead is a shaped charge design, right? How exactly does a percussion primer in the nose of a SC warhead set of the main charge?

  • @Stray03

    @Stray03

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes it is. In a way that they avoid doing now. Basically has a tube running down the middle of it with a piece of cordtex (detcord) in it. The Fuze sets off the detcord which sets off the explosive train at the base of the warhead. Problem with that design is that anything in front of or going through the centre of a shaped charge will act negatively on the effect and make it less efficient.

  • @Tunkkis

    @Tunkkis

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Stray03 Stuff is the nose cap is a definite no bueno for jet formation, makes sense everyone's moved away from such designs. Thanks for the quick answer!

  • @erwinhoes5090
    @erwinhoes50902 жыл бұрын

    @ravemastaj: So that when you step on a bouncing Mama Miracoli , the whole G..Damn place is splashed with pizza ? ha ha ha

  • @joeydubbs763
    @joeydubbs7633 жыл бұрын

    Exchanging reliability for safety to only then be taken out by that same safety...🤔 The irony here is thick when weighed against how lovingly our government is protecting & serving the shit out of us these days, bankruptcy & starvation be damned at least you won't get the sniffles.

  • @Stray03

    @Stray03

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol indeed. To be fair when they realized that rough handling (air drops where chutes didnt open fully for example) of the 246 fuze could cause explosions on firing they quickly sent out warnings. The fuzes were safe unless they were armed by a shock. Or if people picked up rounds that had not exploded somehow.

  • @llama1917
    @llama1917 Жыл бұрын

    Sorry I tried in this topic is interesting but cannot listen to this audio

  • @llama1917
    @llama1917 Жыл бұрын

    Can you talk any slower? The voice is just not clear. If you could simply talk normally we can slow down in the KZread settings.

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