The proximity fuse was one of World War II’s most important hidden inventions: a miniature radio transmitter and receiver built into an artillery shell, strong enough to survive firing and smart ...

The Israeli attack on a hospital in Gaza was carried out with a “proximity fuse” bomb that explodes high above the ground, an expert told Anadolu on Wednesday. Retired military officer and ammunition ...

In New Haven, the proximity fuse was the 5-minute walk. In Gainesville, you could probably stretch that fuse to 10 or 15 minutes. On the other hand, a 30-minute drive won't come anywhere close to ...

“The radio proximity fuse has finally emerged from its veil of secrecy to take its place alongside radar and the atomic bomb in the triumvirate of secret weapons which led to Allied victory.” Those ...

During the Battle of the Bulge, snow and dense forest weakened conventional artillery by absorbing ground bursts and shielding German infantry. The VT proximity fuse changed that equation by making ...

Small cylindrical glass tube with exhaust tip on one end and contacts on the other. Donor’s card reads: “Proximity fuse tube made by the Sylvania Corporation of Emporium, PA. Known originally as T-3 ...

A tall, graying pilot in a U.S. Air Force uniform walked through the General Staff Building in Tel Aviv last month with a thoughtful, or maybe worried, expression on his face. This was Lt. Gen. Paul J ...