Active component of submunition, as well as flechette warhead and flechettes therefor

US4922826A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Diehl GmbH & Co. · DE

Inventors

• Jurgen-Michael Busch · Wendelstein, DE
• Georg Stammel · Achern, DE
• Siegfried Rhau · Neunkirchen, DE
• Bernd Gundel · Jessenitz Siedlung, DE
• Karl Rudolf · Schrobenhausen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 9, 1988
• Grant date: May 8, 1990
• Expiry date: Sep 9, 2008

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S102/703
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An active component of submunition for utilization from a carrier against different target objects, especially against semi-hard and hard or heavily armored target objects; as well as warheads for this purpose and flechettes which are preferably deployed over the targets through the intermediary of such warheads. The active component incorporates at least one warhead having flechettes, which is equipped with a propellant or propulsion mechanism for the acceleration of the warhead in the direction of effect for the flechettes, and with an ejector piston for additional acceleration of the flechettes through the ejection from the precedingly accelerated warhead.