Selectable initiation-point fragment warhead

Details Selectable initiation-point fragment warhead Selectable initiation-point fragment warhead

1984-09-28

1987-04-21

Terapane, John F.

Ammunition and explosives

Shells

Shrapnel

102492, F42B 1318

Patent

active

046587276

ABSTRACT:
A fragment warhead including an explosive divided into a plurality of axially adjacent segments by detonation wave barriers. At least one detonator is embedded in each segment. A fragmentation layer encases the explosive, and a fuze selectively activates at least one detonator in each segment to generate a fragment pattern having selected width and angular direction.

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