Common carrier munition
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorsBenjamin Daniel Worrall, Thomas William Tyrell, Andrew David Williams
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Abstract
The invention relates to a common carrier munition ammunition device, more particularly to common carrier payload delivery shell. There is provided a common carrier munition suitable for use for a high explosive comprising a tail unit, a main body which comprises a payload cavity for receiving a payload, a fuze, and located between said main body and the fuze an ogive element, wherein the payload comprises a removable liner, wherein the removable liner comprises a high explosive, such that said removable liner and high explosive may be removed from the payload cavity.
Claims19
A common carrier munition suitable for use for a high explosive, the munition comprising:
- a tail unit;
- a main body including a payload cavity for receiving a payload;
- a removable liner having a co-operative fit with the payload cavity to allow the removable liner to receive a fill of high explosive, such that the removable liner and the fill of high explosive can be inserted and removed from the payload cavity;
- a fuze;
- and
- an ogive element located between the main body and the fuze,
- wherein the tail unit includes a cooperative thread, shearable cooperative thread, or shear pins to allow the payload to be inserted and removed from an aft of the main body.
A method of transporting a common carrier shell, the common carrier shell including a fuze, a removable liner including a high explosive fill, a shell body including a payload cavity, an ogive element, and a tail unit, the removable liner having a co-operative fit with the payload cavity to allow the removable liner—to receive the high explosive fill such that the removable liner and the high explosive fill can be inserted and removed from the payload cavity, the method comprising:
- transporting the fuze and removable liner including the high explosive fill in a first mode of transport suitable for carrying explosives;
- and
- transporting the shell body, ogive element, and tail unit in a second mode of transport.
A common carrier munition suitable for use for a high explosive, the munition comprising:
- a main body formed from a steel alloy and which comprises a payload cavity for receiving a payload;
- a tail unit located at an aft of the main body and made from aluminium, the tail unit secured to the main body by a cooperative thread, shearable cooperative thread, or shear pins;
- a removable liner, having a co-operative fit with the payload cavity to allow the removable liner to receive a fill of high explosive, such that the removable liner and the fill of high explosive can be inserted and removed from the payload cavity;
- a fuze;
- and
- an ogive element located between the main body and the fuze;
- wherein the payload cavity and the removable liner both have a co-operative ogive profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.