Ammunition and explosives – Projectiles – Composite
Patent
1997-12-03
1999-09-28
Tudor, Harold J.
Ammunition and explosives
Projectiles
Composite
F42B 1406
Patent
active
059592389
ABSTRACT:
A subcaliber projectile with a penetrator (4) and a cap (7) that surrounds the front of the penetrator (4) to form an air space therebetween and is tapered toward the penetrator point (6). The cap surface has at least two groove-shaped predetermined break locations (10-12) that extend in the direction of the longitudinal axis (9) of projectile (2). To achieve a secure feeding of the projectile during the firing with automatic weapons on the one hand, and a good strike capability on the other hand, at least one radial recess (15-18) is arranged in each of the groove-shaped predetermined break locations (10-12) in the region of the base half of cap (7), and extends completely through the jacket (14) of cap (7).
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Bisping Bernhard
Kolodzey Jurgen
Podes Martin
Sackarndt Alfons
Stein Wolfgang
Kunitz Norman N.
Rheinmetall W & M GmbH
Tudor Harold J.
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