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Projectile with enhanced target penetrating power

  • US 4,648,324 A
  • Filed: 10/01/1985
  • Issued: 03/10/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A projectile with enhanced power for penetrating a target, comprising:

  • (a) an elongated casing having a main body with a hollow cavity defined therein and a nose with a hollow bore defined therein, said nose being interfitted with said main body and merged at its bore with said cavity of said main body;

    (b) an elongated rod-like penetrator extending longitudinally within said casing and through said cavity in said main body thereof and into said bore of said nose thereof;

    (c) a first destructive charge disposed in said nose bore;

    (d) a second destructive charge disposed in said main body cavity; and

    (e) means disposed within said casing so as to generally separate said nose bore and said main body cavity and retain said first charge in said nose bore, said means receiving and aligning said penetrator for forward penetrating travel upon impact of said nose with the target and also containing at least one passageway which provides communication of said nose bore with said main body cavity for allowing travel of ignition of said first charge from said nose bore to said second charge in said main body cavity and detonation of said second charge in said main body cavity after impact of said nose with the target, said means receiving and aligning said penetrator also being coupled to said penetrator and disposed with respect to said second charge such that said means absorbs the energy of said second charge and provides the necessary thrust for acceleration of said penetrator to a higher velocity upon detonation of said second charge.

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