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Universal KE projectile, in particular for medium caliber munitions

US7503261B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 2004
Grant dateMar 17, 2009
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42B12/06
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

It is proposed to combine the cascade effect of frangible pellets with sub-projectiles made of ductile heavy metal, that is, to produce a munition in which the advantages of for example frangible pellets of a central penetrator are combined with the advantages of the ductile heavy metal in an external penetratorwhereby an improved performance on various targets is achieved along with deeper impact speeds.

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