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US 10,502,538 B1Granted
Pre-fragmentation of warhead
AssigneeBae Systems Bofors AB
InventorsChrister Thuman, Abraham Langlet, Ulf Heiche
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AssigneeBae Systems Bofors AB
InventorsChrister Thuman, Abraham Langlet, Ulf Heiche
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The invention relates to method for pre fragmentation of a warhead (1) comprising a warhead body (2), an explosive charge (6), a fin part (3), and a warhead shell (4) with the density ρshell wherein the warhead shell (4) comprises pre formed cavities (5), where each cavity (5) comprises at least one pre formed projectile (7) with the density ρproj and filler material or agent (8) with the density ρfill, wherein the method comprises the following steps: —pre formation of the cavities (5) in the warhead shell (4), —arrangement of at least one projectile (7) in each pre formed cavities (5), —filling of filler material or agent (8) in the cavities (5) so that the cavities (5) are filled, —treatment of the filler material or agent (8) so that the filler material or agent (8) forms a connected structure vid high adhesiveness to the projectiles (7) and to the walls of the cavity (5). The invention further relates to a pre fragmented warhead.
A method for pre-fragmenting a warhead including a warhead body, an explosive charge, a fin part, and a warhead shell with a density Pshell, wherein the warhead shell includes pre-formed cavities, each cavity including at least one pre-formed projectile with a density Pproj and filler material or an agent with a density Ptill, the method comprising:
A pre-fragmented warhead comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.