EXPLOSIVE DEVICE - SHELL Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC F42B12/02 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: explosive device includes the housing in which system of cumulative explosive charges is located, as for example the following: trinitrotoluol, hexogen, tetryl, which are equipped with secondary detonating fuses interacting through detonating cords of equal length to primary detonating fuse, and have metal plates, for example beryllium in cone-shaped funnels. The latter are directed to one common point at which explosive material from beryllium tetrahydroborate Be(BH₄)₂ is located. On end face of explosive material there located is cumulative charge with spherical cavity directed towards the system of cumulative charges and towards the barrier.

EFFECT: improving the shell efficiency.

1 dwg