ARTILLERY ROUND FOR ROCKET LAUNCHER Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: fixed rounds for subcaliber hand rocket launchers. SUBSTANCE: round has a warhead, in particular, fragment, blast chamber, which accommodates propellant powder charge, closed by a horizontal perforated diaphragm with a membrane, sealant and a primer cap. The blast chamber, closed from the end by the diaphragm, carrying the primer cap, is positioned in the warhead tail piece made for the diameter of the barrel prechamber with a guaranteed minimum clearance. The sealant represents a shaped leaf spring loading the propelling charge from the top. The driving band is shaped with ready-made flanges parallel with the warhead axis, width commensurable with the barrel riffles. EFFECT: enhanced adaptability to manufacture and enhanced accuracy of fire, possibility of muzzle loading of rocket launcher, which simplifies the use and enhances the rate of fire. 3 dwg