Projectile containing a fragmentation jacket

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1989-02-14

1990-02-13

Tudor, Harold J.

Ammunition and explosives

Shells

Shrapnel

102506, 102517, F42B 1318

Patent

active

048996610

ABSTRACT:
The fragmentation or splintering jacket of a projectile or shell is intended to fracture or disintegrate into a plurality of fragments or splinters of a predetermined size by a bursting or explosive charge located within the fragmentation or splintering jacket. This bursting or explosive charge is detonated by a fuze or detonator at a predetermined or desired moment or burst point. This fragmentation or splintering jacket comprises a plurality of rings provided with reference fracture locations. The fragmentation or splintering jacket fractures or breaks along these reference fracture locations into fragments or splinters of the predetermined size.

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patent: 2798431 (1957-07-01), Semon et al.
patent: 3425350 (1969-02-01), Zunino et al.
patent: 3532056 (1970-10-01), Irion
patent: 3977327 (1976-08-01), Brumfield et al.

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