Large-caliber long-range field artillery projectile
US6234082A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B14/08
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An artillery projectile to be fired from a large-caliber gun barrel. The projectile comprises a body whose rear part is fitted with deployable stabilizing fins, wherein the body is sub-calibered and carries at least one ejectable guiding sabot fitted with a sliding drive band to reduce the spin rate of the projectile.
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