WARHEAD OF FRAGMENTATION SHELL AND METHOD OF ITS MANUFACTURING Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC F42B12/24 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: making a warhead includes manufacturing of a warhead vessel from a metal with simultaneous formation of a slot mesh on its surface, filling of the vessel of the warhead with an explosive charge and installation of a detonating fuse. At the same time on the entire inner surface of the vessel, also on the slot mesh a layer of a protective material is formed to ensure its complete adjacency to the inner surface of the vessel by pressing of the explosive charge to the required density. A contact tip is attached to the front end of the vessel in a rigid and tight manner. The detonating fuse is installed by means of its attachment to the inner surface of the vessel in its bottom part by means of damping elements.

EFFECT: higher safety in handling, operation, reliability and efficiency in operation at targets.

7 cl, 1 dwg