SHAPED-CHARGE AMMUNITION Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: shaped-charge ammunition used for fire from smoothbore weapon and used as a charge of pyrotechnic devices of various standard size with the aim of piercing of easily pierced targets. SUBSTANCE: ammunition has a cylindrical shell at least with one band, whose diameter exceeds outside diameter d₁ of the shell and equals standard caliber d of the cartridge (round) for smoothbore weapon. The shell accommodates the shaped charge and means for its initiation. Installed on the opposite side of the shell is the removable nose fairing (as a modification - with a contact instantaneous fuze). The specific feature of the ammunition is the fact that diameter d₁ also corresponds to the standard caliber of the ammunition for smoothbore weapon, in particular, hand-guns. It fits for use in cartridges (rounds) of smoothbore weapon of caliber d and in pyrotechnic devices with seats of calibers d and d₁. EFFECT: enhanced operating characteristics of the ammunition. 3 dwg