Explosive and incendiary projectile
First Claim
1. An improved explosive and incendiary full caliber projectile having a thin-walled casing which encompasses in hood-like fashion an explosive charge and which has a rearwardly facing open end which is operatively coupled to a rear projectile portion, which closes said open end, the improvement comprising said casing having a nose portion and a cylindrically shaped portion extending rearwardly therefrom over an axial length a, the wall thickness of said cylindrical portion being 5% to 15% of the caliber diameter of said projectile and the material forming said casing having a specific density larger than 17 g/cm3 and consisting of a homogeneous sintered heavy metal alloy having a tungsten content of 85% to 98%, whereby a sufficiently strong casing is formed so that at target impact the projectile casing disintegrates into a swarm of splinters as a result of the relatively large explosive charge which accelerate radially with high velocity and penetration capability which produce a leading large splinter swarm and a trailing small splinter swarm causing an incendiary effect.
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Abstract
An improved explosive and incendiary full caliber projectile having a high splinter effect. The projectile produces a reliable incendiary effect at impact by releasing splinters from the casing. It is of simple construction and the casing and splinters have a high penetration capability in particular when the projectile is less than 40 mm in caliber.
At least a preponderantly longitudinal portion of the casing is made of a homogeneous substance consisting of a heavy metal alloy having a density in excess of 17 g/cm3. By using a sintered high tungsten content casing a relatively larger volume of an explosive charge can be used which enhances the penetration capability and splinter swarm producing effect of the projectile at impact.
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- 1. An improved explosive and incendiary full caliber projectile having a thin-walled casing which encompasses in hood-like fashion an explosive charge and which has a rearwardly facing open end which is operatively coupled to a rear projectile portion, which closes said open end, the improvement comprising said casing having a nose portion and a cylindrically shaped portion extending rearwardly therefrom over an axial length a, the wall thickness of said cylindrical portion being 5% to 15% of the caliber diameter of said projectile and the material forming said casing having a specific density larger than 17 g/cm3 and consisting of a homogeneous sintered heavy metal alloy having a tungsten content of 85% to 98%, whereby a sufficiently strong casing is formed so that at target impact the projectile casing disintegrates into a swarm of splinters as a result of the relatively large explosive charge which accelerate radially with high velocity and penetration capability which produce a leading large splinter swarm and a trailing small splinter swarm causing an incendiary effect.
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