COMMON PROJECTILES OR FRAGMENTATION SHELLS Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: military equipment; common projectiles and fragmentation shells.

SUBSTANCE: proposed ammunition has body, bursting charge and central sleeve with secondary fragmentation charge made from viscous-plastic metallized explosive at detonating velocity of 60 to 85% of detonating velocity of secondary fragmentation charge whose mass is equal to 3-20% of mass of bursting charge. Projectile may have one or several sections with ready destruction elements; section have different geometric forms and may be located in different areas of ammunition. Space between ready destruction elements is filled with combustible fluid. Provision is made for increased velocity of axial and radial throwing of fragments.

EFFECT: avoidance of break of ready destruction elements; possibility of control of angles of dispersion of fragments.

3 cl, 8 dwg