JET PROJECTILE CLUSTER WARHEAD Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: military equipment, applicable in development of cluster warheads of jet projectiles of salvo-fire systems. SUBSTANCE: cluster warhead has a body, aerodynamic fairing, cluster with war components, gas-dynamically interconnected powder charges and a timer. The cluster warhead additionally comprises a container with front and rear flanges and symmetrically arranged longitudinal spars engageable with the body inner surface through its outer surfaces. The clusters with the war components are located between the spars and fixed in the front part by axial trapezoid lugs made on the container front flange and located symmetrically between the clusters. The length of the lugs exceeds the clearance between the container flanges and cluster end faces forming air intakes in the form of longitudinal slots and an air conduit in the form of a free space between the spars container flanges and clusters in its bottom part in pairs by the outer surfaces. Installed under the locking war components are pistons made in the form of a cup with a powder charge gas-dynamically interconnected to a transfer powder charge through a pyroretarder. Through holes are made in the rear part of the spars, in the zone of location of the diffuser positioned on the front end face of the container rear flange. The invention allows to create an ammunition with an increased area of spread of motion of the jet projectile, with an enhanced reliability of functioning. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 6 dwg