Incendiary fragmentary warhead
US4351240A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 1975 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B12/44
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A warhead comprising an explosive charge surrounded by discrete individual etal fragments is increased in effectiveness by the addition of pyrophoric fragment material combined therewith. For this purpose, misch metal or zirconium-tin sleeves are placed around or within the fragmentation layers or, alternatively, a percentage of the ferrous metal cubes are replaced with a number of preformed zirconium fragments.
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