In order to tighten the fuzes to the projectiles, and set times on the various time fuzes, a number of wrenches, and setters were used. The simplest device was the M16 J wrench. It could be used to tighten rounds to projectiles, and even used to set times on the fuzes, although this practice was frowned upon by command. A fact known all too well by this webmaster. The M18 fuze wrench was the workhorse. Used to tighten fuzes to the rounds, the handle also had a straight slot screw driver that was used to set the PDSQ fuze to delay.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Spetsnaz. Spetsnaz is an umbrella term for special forces in Russian; its literal meaning is special purpose forces. Historically, the term referred to special military units controlled by the military intelligence service GRU. It also describes special purpose units, or task forces, of other ministries in post-Soviet countries.
Academy Maniacs: Copycat Serial Killers of Dnepropetrovsk Maniacs. Artyom Anoufriev and Nikita Lytkin were social outcasts who hated society and humankind. The teenage misanthropes shocked Russian society by attacking seemingly random victims with a mallet and knife. Since the attacks always occurred from behind, the survivors were unable to give any significant details to the investigators. The serial killers claimed a total of 15 victims. Six of them died.