Ammunition and explosives – Shells – Focused or directed detonation
Reexamination Certificate
1989-07-24
2009-02-24
Carone, Michael (Department: 3641)
Ammunition and explosives
Shells
Focused or directed detonation
C102S308000, C102S310000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07493861
ABSTRACT:
A tandem shaped charge warhead having a forward charge and a rear charge mounted in tandem along a charge axis. The forward charge has a shaped charge liner with an explosive surrounding it, along with a metallic confinement housing surrounding the explosive and liner, with a retaining ring at the front to secure the liner to the confinement housing. The confinement housing has a cavity between the explosive and its' exterior surface which houses a booster and detonator. The rear charge is a conventional shaped charge warhead with a conical liner. A delay timing means is provided for imparting an activation delay in the detonations of the charges from the forward to the rear charge. In one embodiment, a lightweight blast shield is placed between the forward and the rear charge. The tandem system is capable of time delays which exceed the state-of-the-art by more than factor of four.
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Anderson Lawrence E.
Carone Michael
Elbaum Saul
Morgan Richard A.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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