SPLITTER-EXPLOSIVE WARHEAD Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC F42B12/20 

FIELD: weapons.

SUBSTANCE: proposed warhead is intended for guided projectiles, missiles or mines that have solid shell. Proposed warhead incorporates shell, explosive charge and perforated insert-compensator made from compressible material arranged between the said shell and explosive charge. Aforesaid insert serves to regularly split the shell along the edges of orifices in insert-compensator into preset weight-and-shape fragments and, at a time, to compensate for explosive charge expansion originating in warhead operation. In selecting aforesaid insert-compensator orifice shape, it is necessary to allow for the shell thickness and density of its material, as well as volume of explosive charge is can reach on heating to maximum operating temperature.

EFFECT: high efficiency and shell integrity.

2 cl, 1 ex, 2 dwg