Hypervelocity penetrator for an electromagnetic accelerator

Details Hypervelocity penetrator for an electromagnetic accelerator Hypervelocity penetrator for an electromagnetic accelerator

1986-02-18

1990-10-09

Brown, David H.

Ammunition and explosives

Projectiles

Composite

244158A, F42B 1204, F42B 1208, B64G 100

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active

049613847

ABSTRACT:
A hypervelocity penetrator for an electromagnetic accelerator that includes nosetip section that is made of a composite material that is ablative, an intermediate section of a heavy metal such as tungsten or tungsten alloy, and a rear section that is made of ultrahigh-strength material such as steel alloy with the rear section being hollow to provide a cone-shaped penetrator that has a center of gravity that is forward of the center of pressure of the penetrator structure.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4340197 (1982-07-01), Campbell
patent: 4384528 (1983-05-01), Moore et al.
patent: 4392624 (1983-07-01), Myer

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