Barrier-blind, limited collateral damage projectile
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1. A projectile comprising:
- a body having three fins, wherein the three fins at least partially define;
a meplat; and
three flutes alternatingly arranged with the three fins about an axis of the body;
wherein each fin has a curved surface extending from the meplat to a side surface of the body; and
wherein each of the three flutes is at least partially defined by the curved surface of the fins having a substantially smooth radius of curvature that is substantially constant from the meplat to the side surface.
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Abstract
A projectile has a body with three fins which partially define a meplat. Three flutes are alternatingly arranged with the three fins about an axis of the body. Each of the three flutes is at least partially defined by a curved surface having a substantially smooth radius of curvature that is substantially constant from the meplat to a side surface of the body.
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1. A projectile comprising:
a body having three fins, wherein the three fins at least partially define; a meplat; and three flutes alternatingly arranged with the three fins about an axis of the body; wherein each fin has a curved surface extending from the meplat to a side surface of the body; and wherein each of the three flutes is at least partially defined by the curved surface of the fins having a substantially smooth radius of curvature that is substantially constant from the meplat to the side surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A projectile comprising:
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a meplat surface; a base surface; and a body having an outer surface, the body extending along an axis from the meplat surface to the base surface, wherein the body comprises a plurality of fins, wherein each of the plurality of fins is defined by; the meplat surface; the outer surface; and a pair of curved surfaces, wherein adjacent curved surfaces of adjacent fins intersect at an intersection curve disposed radially equidistant from the adjacent fins. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A projectile comprising:
a body comprising; an axis; a meplat substantially orthogonal to the axis; a plurality of substantially symmetrical fins defining and separated by a plurality of substantially symmetrical flutes; and wherein each flute is formed by two curved surfaces of the fins that intersect at an intersection curve. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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