JET-PROPELLED PROJECTILE Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC F42B15/00 

FIELD: weaponry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates military equipment and can be used if jet-propelled projectiles to be fired from the combat ship grenade guns. The proposed jet-propelled projectile comprises electric igniter and capacitor connected in parallel and arranged in the jet engine nozzle and connected to outer contact buses. The jet engine nozzle is fitted inside the fin the outer surface of which features centering bulges and locking retainers. The latter represent the continuation of the fin stiffening ribs to get destructed on launching. Various-diametre buses are fitted coaxially behind the centering bulges. The capacitor is fitted on the nozzle critical section OD site.

EFFECT: higher efficiency thanks to simpler loading, higher reliability and safety during launching.

3 cl, 2 dwg