Ammunition and explosives – Igniting devices and systems – Multiple mode fuzes
Patent
1980-08-25
1997-03-18
Nelson, Peter A.
Ammunition and explosives
Igniting devices and systems
Multiple mode fuzes
102276, 102310, 102320, 102378, 102494, 102506, F42C 914, F42B 1222
Patent
active
056125054
ABSTRACT:
A dual mode warhead is provided for use against both soft and hard targets nd capable of sensing which type of target has been struck comprising a casing made of a ductile material containing an explosive charge and a fuze assembly. The ductile warhead casing will mushroom and later split upon striking a hard target while still confining the explosive. Proper ductility and confinement are necessary for fuze sensing. The fuze assembly contains a pair of parallel firing trains, one initiated only by high and one by low impact deceleration. The firing train actuated by low impact deceleration contains a pyrotechnic delay to allow penetration of soft targets.
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Alexander Alan A.
Foster John S.
Griffin, Jr. Odis H.
O'Brasky James S.
Shamblen Morley C.
Bechtel, Esq. James B.
Nelson Peter A.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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