Projectile

Details Projectile Projectile

1996-09-16

1997-08-12

Tudor, Harold J.

Ammunition and explosives

Shells

With secondary shells

102473, 102490, F42B 1262

Patent

active

056567928

ABSTRACT:
A ballistic projectile including a subcaliber-sized penetrator which is coaxially carried in the casing of the projectile, and in which the penetrator additionally carries an explosive charge. The projectile possesses a proximity fuze at its tip which electrically triggers a penetrator-propellent charge which is arranged in the projectile base and which fills the volume of the projectile base, which accelerates the penetrator through a therebetween arranged propellant base, and in which the penetrator additionally possesses an impact detonator.

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