Bombs use different fuses to make different damage patterns

Bombs use different fuses to make different damage patterns

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Social Studies

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The video tutorial discusses the impact of burst height on target damage, emphasizing that a burst 20 to 60 feet off the ground is less effective against targets dug into the ground or protected by banks. It highlights the necessity of direct hits for damaging such targets. The tutorial also covers the use of VT fuses in air combat, explaining how they increase the effective target size by bursting within a 50 to 70 feet radius of a plane, enhancing the effectiveness of rockets fired from planes.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary direction of force for a bomb with a fuse when it bursts?

Upward and outward

Sideways and downward

Downward and inward

Inward and upward

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are bombs with fuses less effective against targets dug into the ground?

They are too small to cause significant damage

They explode too quickly

They are designed for aerial targets only

They require a direct hit to cause damage

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the function of a VT fuse in rockets fired from planes?

To increase the size of the target

To ensure the rocket travels further

To decrease the speed of the rocket

To delay the explosion until impact

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the VT fuse affect the effective size of a target?

It makes the target invisible

It has no effect on target size

It reduces the target size

It increases the target size

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Within what radius will a VT fuse cause a rocket to burst near a plane?

10 to 20 feet

80 to 100 feet

50 to 70 feet

30 to 40 feet

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