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What (who) is exploder - definition
![Mk 53 [[Proximity fuze]] for an [[artillery shell]], c. 1945](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MK53 fuze.jpg?width=200 "Mk 53 [[Proximity fuze]] for an [[artillery shell]], c. 1945")
![SD2 [[Butterfly bomb]] c. 1940 - wings rotate as bomb falls, unscrewing the arming spindle connected to the fuze](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sd2 opened.jpg?width=200 "SD2 [[Butterfly bomb]] c. 1940 - wings rotate as bomb falls, unscrewing the arming spindle connected to the fuze")
![[[Avro Lancaster]] at [[RAF Metheringham]]. Note the "Fuzed" status, chalked on the nose of each bomb](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bombing_up_106_Squadron_Lancaster_WWII_IWM_CH_12541.jpg?width=200 "[[Avro Lancaster]] at [[RAF Metheringham]]. Note the \"Fuzed\" status, chalked on the nose of each bomb")
![[[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]] fuze](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/British_20_mm_Oerlikon_shell_diagrams.jpg?width=200 "[[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]] fuze")
![Cross-sectional views of [[QF 2-pounder naval gun]] shells, showing percussion fuzes.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/QF2pdrVickersHVShell1943.jpg?width=200 "Cross-sectional views of [[QF 2-pounder naval gun]] shells, showing percussion fuzes.")
![M107]] 155mm artillery shells, c. 2000](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M107_Shells.JPEG?width=200 "M107]] 155mm artillery shells, c. 2000")
![Fuzed 81mm [[white phosphorus]] [[mortar shell]] in 1980. Note spelling of "fuze" on adjacent boxes](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/White_Phosphorous_mortar_round.jpg?width=200 "Fuzed 81mm [[white phosphorus]] [[mortar shell]] in 1980. Note spelling of \"fuze\" on adjacent boxes")
![mortar]] shells](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Multiple fuzes.gif?width=200 "mortar]] shells")
![Fuze for a [[Stokes mortar]] shell](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/No145MkIPercussionFuzeDiagram.jpg?width=200 "Fuze for a [[Stokes mortar]] shell")
![shrapnel]] shells](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/No63FuzeMkIC.jpg?width=200 "shrapnel]] shells")
![British No. 100 Graze Fuze for high-explosive shell, [[World War I]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/No100FuzeDiagram.jpg?width=200 "British No. 100 Graze Fuze for high-explosive shell, [[World War I]].")
![British No. 131 D.A. (Direct Action) Impact Fuze, Mk VI, [[World War I]], used in anti-aircraft artillery](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/No131DAImpactFuzeMkVIDiagram.jpg?width=200 "British No. 131 D.A. (Direct Action) Impact Fuze, Mk VI, [[World War I]], used in anti-aircraft artillery")
![British No. 45 P Direct Action Impact Fuze, World War I, used in [[howitzer]] shells](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/No45PDAImpactFuzeDiagram.jpg?width=200 "British No. 45 P Direct Action Impact Fuze, World War I, used in [[howitzer]] shells")
![Japanese]] [[Type 99 Grenade]] showing fuze mechanism. c. 1939](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Type_99_grenade.jpg?width=200 "Japanese]] [[Type 99 Grenade]] showing fuze mechanism. c. 1939")
![M2A4]] [[bounding mine]] showing the M6A1 pressure/pull fuze. c. 1950](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M2A4_mine_M6A1_fuze.jpg?width=200 "M2A4]] [[bounding mine]] showing the M6A1 pressure/pull fuze. c. 1950")
![anti-handling]] purposes. c. 1950s. Detonator assembly is inserted into explosives](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Russian_-_VPF_pull_fuze.jpg?width=200 "anti-handling]] purposes. c. 1950s. Detonator assembly is inserted into explosives")
![Alternative design of USSR booby-trap pull-fuze, usually connected to a [[tripwire]]. c. 1950s](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Russian_-_MUV_pull_fuze.jpg?width=200 "Alternative design of USSR booby-trap pull-fuze, usually connected to a [[tripwire]]. c. 1950s")
![TNT]] explosives) concealed underneath. c. 1950s](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Russian_MV-5_pressure_fuze.jpg?width=200 "TNT]] explosives) concealed underneath. c. 1950s")
![Italian [[TC/2.4 mine]] c. 1980s showing central location of mechanical pressure fuze](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/TC24_Italian_landmine_cutaway.png?width=200 "Italian [[TC/2.4 mine]] c. 1980s showing central location of mechanical pressure fuze")
![German [[S-mine]] dating from [[World War II]] showing fuze well into which a 3-pronged fuze would be screwed](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Smine-diagram.jpg?width=200 "German [[S-mine]] dating from [[World War II]] showing fuze well into which a 3-pronged fuze would be screwed")
![Fuze for a German [[S-mine]], which would be screwed into the fuze well on the mine](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Smine-sensor.jpg?width=200 "Fuze for a German [[S-mine]], which would be screwed into the fuze well on the mine")
![M4 anti tank mine, showing main fuze in the centre, plus 2 additional fuze pockets (both empty) which provide the option to fit [[anti-handling device]]s](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M1-M4_mine_cutaway.JPG?width=200 "M4 anti tank mine, showing main fuze in the centre, plus 2 additional fuze pockets (both empty) which provide the option to fit [[anti-handling device]]s")
![M15 anti-tank landmines]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Landmine_anti-handling_devices.png?width=200 "M15 anti-tank landmines]]")
![Mark 14 submarine torpedo]] was secretly developed with limited testing between the world wars](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Torpedo exploder Mark 6 Mod 1.jpg?width=200 "Mark 14 submarine torpedo]] was secretly developed with limited testing between the world wars")
Wikipedia
Magnetic pistol is the term for the device on a torpedo or naval mine that detects its target by its magnetic field, and triggers the fuse for detonation. A device to detonate a torpedo or mine on contact with a ship or submarine is known as a contact pistol.
A magnetic pistol on a mine will allow the mine to detonate in proximity to a target, rather than actual contact, allowing the mine to cover a larger effective area.
A magnetic pistol on a torpedo allows the torpedo to detonate underneath the ship, instead of upon impact with the side of the ship. As an explosion underneath a ship is contained between water and the ship, far more damage will result to the ship. The explosion will lift the ship out of the water and may break the keel of the ship, splitting it in two. Any hole created by the explosion will be on the bottom, causing more flooding.
A contact pistol on a torpedo will require the torpedo to strike the side of the ship. Any hole created by the explosion will be closer towards the waterline, reducing flooding. The explosion will also dissipate into the air, reducing the damage. If the torpedo is fired too deep, the torpedo will not hit the ship. If the ship has a round or sloping bottom, the torpedo may glance off the bottom and not detonate.
