Warhead with a plurality of slave missiles

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1979-08-16

1981-09-15

Nelson, Peter A.

Ammunition and explosives

Shells

Focused or directed detonation

F42B 1302

Patent

active

042890730

ABSTRACT:
A disc-shaped warhead adapted for being fired from a barrel weapon, and particularly for being stacked with a plurality of similar warheads in a load-carrying missile for ejection one after the other. The warhead has a plurality of slave missiles disposed in radially directed firing tubes, and a parachute connected to the warhead and causing a directional, braked descent in the target area. Each of the slave missiles has a proximity fuse to detonate it individually after reaching a predetermined distance from the ground or other target.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2892407 (1959-06-01), MacLeod
patent: 3949674 (1976-04-01), Talley
patent: 4030418 (1977-06-01), Regber et al.
patent: 4040354 (1977-08-01), Stern
patent: 4201135 (1980-05-01), Nikowitsch

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