Reduction of velocity decay of fin stabilized subcaliber project

Details Reduction of velocity decay of fin stabilized subcaliber project Reduction of velocity decay of fin stabilized subcaliber project

1993-07-13

1995-05-09

Tudor, Harold J.

Ammunition and explosives

Projectiles

Composite

102703, F42B 1406

Patent

active

054130492

ABSTRACT:
The terminal effectiveness of fin stabilized, subcaliber armor piercing projectiles depends primarily on the impact velocity at the target. The aerodynamic drag and related velocity decay experienced over the trajectory from the gun to target is reduced by shortening the length of the acceleration transfer interface between subcaliber projectile and discarding sabot. This applies for multiple annular grooves and helical grooves. Special groove configurations to reduce the pressure drag and related boundary layer shock wave interaction are disclosed. The reduction in length of the acceleration transmitting interface permits its location to a position aft of the point of boundary layer transition from laminar to turbulent flow and therewith to take advantage of the low frictional coefficient of the laminar boundary layer over a large portion of the subcaliber projectile. The resulting reduction in aerodynamic drag is particularly effective for mid caliber projectiles.

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