Ammunition and explosives – Shells – With igniting means
Patent
1980-08-27
1997-01-07
Jordan, Charles T.
Ammunition and explosives
Shells
With igniting means
102216, 102269, 102275, F42B 1300, F42C 914, F42C 108
Patent
active
055919359
ABSTRACT:
A shock sensing dual mode warhead is provided for use against both soft and ard targets and is capable of sensing which type of target has been struck. The warhead comprises a casing made of a ductile material containing an explosive charge and a fuze assembly. The ductile warhead casing will mushroom upon striking a hard target while still confining the explosive. Proper ductility and confinement are necessary for fuze shock sensing. The fuze assembly contains a pair of parallel firing trains, one initiated only by dynamic pressure caused high impact deceleration and one initiated by low impact deceleration. The firing train actuated by high impact deceleration senses dynamic pressure transmitted, during deformation of the warhead, through the explosive filler which is employed as a fuzing signature. The firing train actuated by low impact deceleration contains a pyrotechnic delay to allow penetration of soft targets.
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Richmond Louis
Shamblen Morley C.
Walchak Martin T.
Bechtel, Esq. James B.
Jordan Charles T.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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