Projectile having impact responsive initiator means

Details Projectile having impact responsive initiator means Projectile having impact responsive initiator means

1980-05-15

1982-09-14

Jordan, Charles T.

Ammunition and explosives

Shells

With igniting means

102204, F42B 1312, F42C 110

Patent

active

043489583

ABSTRACT:
An explosive projectile comprising a body having a flight end and defining an internal chamber having a main high explosive charge therein. The body has at least one passage therein which communicates with the internal chamber and intersects the exterior surface of the flight end. a detonation initiator material is disposed within the passageway and enables safe handling and high velocity projection of the projectile without ignition but is capable of detonation to effect detonation of the main explosive charge upon predetermined high velocity impact of the flight end with a target surface. A thin cover is preferably provided over the exposed end of the initiator passage. The detonator initiator material typically reaches high order detonation within a distance of one to one and one-half diameters from the impact end. The impact velocity on a metal target must, typically, be 0.5 kilometers per second or greater to effect detonation.

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