HIGH-EXPLOSIVE SHELL Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: fragmentation ammunition having axial and circular hitting fields at a time. SUBSTANCE: high-explosive shell has a body accommodating an explosive charge, base fuze with a detonator, nose cap filled with low-density material and a block of ready-made injurious elements located in the body front part. The body front part accommodating the block of ready-made injurious elements is made for its destruction along the generating lines in radial directions making up an angle of 180 deg. at application of blast load to the block for forming a bundle of injurious elements with an oval-shaped section. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 20 cl, 14 dwg