CARTRIDGE WITH ACTIVE-REACTIVE BULLET (VARIANTS) Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: smoothbore small arms of normal caliber. SUBSTANCE: cartridge has a case with propelling charge and active-reactive bullet. The bullet has a head using an envelope with an obturator, lead jacket and a slug, and a jet engine. The engine has a case with nozzles, powder cylinder and a cover. The nozzles are positioned radially in the front part of the case. A turbine is installed on the external surface of the engine case rear part. The cartridge of the first variant of the case is cylinder-shaped, and that of the second variant is bottle-shaped. The jet engine of the cartridge of the second variant is furnished with a centering rod passing through the central nozzle, made in the rear part of the case. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 2 cl, 6 dwg