Shaped-charge projectile and weapon system for launching such a projectile
AssigneeGiat Industries
InventorsJEAN-LUC RENAUD-BEZOT, JEAN-MARIE MONTIGNY, MARC REUCHE
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Abstract
A projectile (3) to be launched by a marksman toward a target using a launch device, the projectile comprising a shaped-charge warhead (14) whose axis (38) coincides with that of the projectile, initiation of which is caused by an igniter (17). The projectile is characterized by a shaped charge which generates a core, and igniter (17) initiates the shaped charge along the trajectory and at a given distance from the launch device so that the marksman is protected from projectile explosions.
Claims10
A projectile to be launched by a marksman toward a target using a launch device, said projectile comprising:
- a shaped-charge warhead whose axis coincides with that of the projectile;
- an igniter;
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- a shaped charge for generating a core, and an igniter for initiating explosion of the shaped charge during flight at a given distance from the launch device, said distance selected to be sufficient to protect the marksman from projectile explosion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.