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Kinetic energy projectile

US4779536A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Rheinmetall GmbH · DE

Inventors

Hans W. Luther · Kaarst, DE
Winfried Rossman · Neuss, DE
Ulf Hahn · Ratingen, DE
Udo Sabranski · Celle, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 11, 1986
Grant date	Oct 25, 1988
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 11, 2006

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S102/703
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

To increase the penetration effectiveness, a tip area of the sub-caliber projectile body of a kinetic energy projectile, which immediately follows the possible tip has a greater diameter D over its length L than the diameter d in the following areas of the projectile body.

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