Supercavitating cargo round

A supercavitating cargo round, the supercavitating cargo round comprising:

• a body, the body having an aft end, a forward end, and a long axis defined therebetween, the body containing a payload compartment;
• a nose physically coupled to the forward end of the body, a forward end of the nose terminating in a flat surface that is orthogonal to the long axis of the body, the flat surface dimensioned to function as a cavitator when the supercavitating cargo round moves at sufficient velocity in water;
• an energetic payload, wherein the energetic payload is disposed in the payload compartment;
• an electronic payload, wherein the electronic payload is disposed in the payload compartment aft of the energetic payload, and wherein the electronic payload comprises a processor, electronics for implementing a digital delay or timing circuit, and a device for triggering the energetic payload;
• a cap for sealing the aft end of the body;
• a cap insulator that physically couples, at a forward surface thereof, to the cap, the cap insulator comprising an electrically insulating material, and wherein the cap insulator comprises a plurality of vias extending therethrough, wherein a portion of each via proximal to an aft surface of the cap insulator comprises an electrically conductive material, the electrically conductive material forming electrical contact pads, and wherein the electrical contact pads form an electrical interface for receiving signals originating external to the supercavitating cargo round, wherein the signals comprise information for programming the processor;
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• a plurality of wires, one wire thereof passing through each via and coupled, at a first end thereof, to the electrical contact pad of the associated via, the plurality of wires passing through the cap and electrically coupled, at a second end thereof, to the electronic payload, the wires thereby conveying the signals received at the electrical contact pads to the electronic payload.