Long rod penetrator
US5162607A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S102/703
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A reinforced sub-caliber kinetic energy penetrator comprises an elongated solid cylindrical hard metal body having a plurality of circumferential channels in said surface of said body. A plurality of circumferential reinforcing bands are swaged into the channels in the body to mechanically interlock the bands and said body together. The reinforcing bands stiffen the penetrator during impact with a target at oblique angles and enhance the target penetration and after armor effects.
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