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Controlled explosive, hypervelocity self-contained round for a large caliber gun

  • US 5,016,537 A
  • Filed: 03/08/1990
  • Issued: 05/21/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A round for selective removable placement in and firing from a large caliber gun comprising:

  • a cartridge case defining a cylindrical chamber having axially opposed open and closed ends;

    a plurality of annular explosive charges disposed in said chamber in axial succession from a first charge spaced from said closed end to a last charge proximate said open end, said annular charges defining a bore coaxial with said chamber and each said annular charge being shaped to generate on detonation a predetermined shock wave;

    a projectile having leading and trailing ends and being disposed in chamber proximate said closed end, the trailing end of said projectile being shaped to convert to projectile acceleration the shock waves generated on successive detonation of said annular charges;

    means in said chamber for selectively initially propelling said projectile axially through said bore toward said open end; and

    means responsive to axial movement of said projectile in said bore for electrically detonating each said annular charge in axial succession from said first to said last.

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