STAROVEROV'S SPLINTER PROJECTILE (VERSIONS) AND DEVICE TO THIS END (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC F41F3/04 F42B12/20 F42B15/00 F42B25/00 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: proposed projectile comprises explosive charge and splinter-forming jacket. Said projectile is secured in bearings on shaft and has inclined airfoils and/or motor, and/or engaging ledges, or gears, to revolve said projectile about longitudinal axis. In compliance with another version, projectile is arranged in evacuated chamber and connected with motor, or makes its rotor. Proposed device comprises lengthwise or catapult guides. It comprises rotary motor with yoke on output shaft on rocket rotary section. Said rotary motor is secured on trigger mechanism, lever or parallelogram mechanism, or in guides. In compliance with another version, device incorporates moving rotary motor with spur or taper gear. In compliance with another version, has compressor driven by motor. In compliance with another version, device has one or several solid-propellant rocket engines with one or several jet nozzles. In compliance with another version, device has magnetic core with three or more windings to make three-phase motor stator. Note here that splinter-forming jacket makes motor rotor. In another version, device has spring-loaded contacts.

EFFECT: increased initial velocity of splinters.

15 cl, 3 dwg