Ammunition and explosives – Shells – Shrapnel
Patent
1992-03-27
1993-07-20
Tudor, Harold J.
Ammunition and explosives
Shells
Shrapnel
102201, 102473, 102475, 102478, 102492, F42B 1222, F42C 1900
Patent
active
052295427
ABSTRACT:
A selectable fragmentation warhead capable of producing a predetermined number of fragments from a metal plate, and accelerating the fragments toward a target. A first explosive located adjacent to the plate is detonated at selected number of points by laser-driven slapper detonators. In one embodiment, a smoother-disk and a second explosive, located adjacent to the first explosive, serve to increase acceleration of the fragments toward a target. The ability to produce a selected number of fragments allows for effective destruction of a chosen target.
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Bryan Courtney S.
Montoya Nelson I.
Paisley Dennis L.
Stahl David B.
Gaetjens Paul D.
Moser William R.
The United States of America as represented by the United States
Tudor Harold J.
Wyrick Milton D.
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