Ammunition and explosives – Having reaction motor
Patent
1990-02-08
1994-11-15
Tudor, Harold J.
Ammunition and explosives
Having reaction motor
602701, 102473, 102476, F42B 1034
Patent
active
053637666
ABSTRACT:
An armor piercing projectile having a ramjet engine located at the forward nd such that the exhaust nozzles of the ramjet engine are located at or near the center of gravity of the projectile. A warhead is contained in the center portion of the projectile and is either a shaped charge device or a high explosive warhead. A tail boom with stabilizing fins is located at the rear of the projectile. In an alternate embodiment, the ramjet engine is attached by an extension sleeve to the warhead allowing it to telescope after launch and provide increased standoff for better penetration by the shaped charge. Another embodiment allows the ramjet motor to detach prior to impact at the target to better allow the warhead to penetrate. A further embodiment incorporates an armor piercing subprojectile located within the centerbody of the ramjet motor.
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Brandon Fred J.
Grace Fred I.
Lampson Miles L.
Baylor Walter R.
Clohan Paul
Elbaum Saul
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Tudor Harold J.
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