Armor-piercing fragmentation projectile
US5325787A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B12/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An armor-piercing fragmentation ammunition projectile includes a body made of a dense material, a head also made of a dense material, and an arrangement for fragmenting the body on impact. It is characterized in that the arrangement includes a blind hole delimited by the body and occupied by a mass of compression material subjecting the body to a fragmentation pre-stress. Application to sub-caliber projectiles.
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