摘要:
An improved subcaliber fin-stabilized penetrator projectile having a plurality of high density pre-penetrator elements mounted in axial alignment in front of a main penetrator body. A casing having a frusto-conically shaped inner axial through-bore is threadably mounted on said main penetrator body and said pre-penetrator elements are matingly mounted in said through-bore and have mating frusto-conical shapes. A ballistic hood is threadably mounted on the forward end of the casing. The main penetrator and pre-penetrator elements are made of a high density metal alloy.
摘要:
A casing for a projectile that includes a combustible propellant container is improved by the addition of a flexible spring steel bearing plate that includes a number of holes for the purpose of facilitating combustion of the propellant container and a number of radial slits to increase the plate's flexibility.
摘要:
A segmented, discardable sabot for a slender sub-caliber kinetic energy projectile. At least two sabot segments are provided having adjacent plane parallel segment separating faces and presenting at least one caliber-sized gas sealing pressure flange member and a non-caliber sized partial region along the longitudinal extent of the sabot. The overall cross section of the sabot, at least in the partial region, has an essentially polygonal cross-sectional shape, and a tangent placed at any point of the periphery of the sabot does not pass through the cross-sectional area of the sabot, thereby providing increased bending stiffness in the non-caliber-sized region of the sabot.
摘要:
An improved armor-piercing penetrator projectile includes a core made of a material having a high tungsten content which is in metallic form. The front portion of the core is in the shape of a hemisphere and includes a nose point in the form of a ballistic hood. The core extends or occupies the entire cross-section of the projectile and has a high length/diameter-relationship. The hemispherical front portion of the core is adapted to directly contact a target upon impact of the projectile.