Projectile with enhanced target penetrating power

Details Projectile with enhanced target penetrating power Projectile with enhanced target penetrating power

1985-10-01

1987-03-10

Tudor, Harold J.

Ammunition and explosives

Projectiles

Composite

102364, F42B 1106

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active

046483241

ABSTRACT:
A projectile with enhanced power for penetrating a target includes an elongated thick-walled casing having a main body with a cavity and a nose with a bore. The nose is interfitted with the main body such that its bore merges with the cavity. An elongated rod-like heavy penetrator extends longitudinally through the main body cavity and into the nose bore. An incendiary charge is disposed in the nose bore, whereas an explosive charge is disposed in the main body cavity. An annular ring is anchored to the main body at the location where the nose bore merges with the main body cavity. The ring has a central opening through which the penetrator is received and aligned for forward penetrating travel upon impact of the nose with the target. The ring separates the nose bore and the main body cavity, retaining the incendiary charge in the nose bore. Finally, the ring contains spaced axial apertures which provide communication of the nose bore with the main body cavity so as to allow ignition of the incendiary charge to travel through the ring and detonate the explosive charge after impact of the nose with the target. Preferably, the penetrator is coupled to the ring for acceleration to a higher velocity upon detonation of the charge.

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patent: 1150667 (1915-08-01), Dunwoody
patent: 3302570 (1967-02-01), Marquardt
patent: 3677181 (1972-07-01), Giljarhus et al.
patent: 3992996 (1976-11-01), Strandli
patent: 4353302 (1982-10-01), Strandli et al.

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