Projectile

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1979-05-29

1981-08-04

Tudor, Harold J.

Ammunition and explosives

Incendiary

102518, F42B 1114

Patent

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042815991

ABSTRACT:
A projectile including a penetrating member and a pyrotechnic composition, such as an incendiary composition. The composition is located ahead of the head portion of the penetrating member and is surrounded by a ballistic hood. The projectile includes a solid insert of a pyrophorically acting metal or an alloy containing such a metal. In order to increase the effect of the projectile, the pyrometal insert is located in a recess provided in the head portion of the penetrating member. Furthermore, arranged in a rearward extension of the recess and immediately behind the pyrometal insert is, additionally, an explosive material insert adapted to be detonated at impact against a target.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2435095 (1948-01-01), Nichols
patent: 2801590 (1957-08-01), Balke et al.

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