WARHEAD Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC F42B33/02 F42B12/20 

FIELD: ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: proposed warhead comprises the thin-wall cylinder body with beaded bottoms, central cylindrical tube with charge and contents representing mixed composition based on explosive substance. Body cylinder seats between bottoms on cylindrical belts made on bottom inner surfaces. One of the belts features a groove, while the other one has a hole. Aforesaid cylindrical tube has one of the end faces flared and a chamfer. One of the non-flared end faces of the tube is fitted against the stop, into cylindrical groove of one of the bottoms, while the flared end face is inserted into the other bottom hole. Note here, the thin-wall end faces have the chamfer and edge with thickness equal to 0.5 to 0.8 mm. The bottom inner surfaces, at the points of their junction with the thin-wall cylinder, features a conical surface inclined at 35 to 45° relative to the bottom axes. It features also circular undercuts with cylindrical belt arranged there between, its length being equal to 1.5 to 2 mm, and thickness of 1.5 to 2 mm. The parts of body and central cylindrical tube are welded together.

EFFECT: no gaps between body inner parts, no chances of explosive jamming in storage and operation.

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