Sub-caliber projectile with a fitted head structure
AssigneeNexter Munitions
InventorsNicolas ECHES, Arnaud GUILLOUX, Richard ROY
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Abstract
An arrow-type sub-caliber projectile has a piercing bar extended by a conical portion, and is surrounded by a sabot made of a lightweight material and allows the firing of the projectile in a weapon. This conical portion has a tip of a heating-resistant material with a diameter less than half the diameter of the bar, the tip being connected to the bar by a support structure having no ballistic effects, the bar having a flat front face substantially to the diameter of the bar.
Claims5
An arrow-type sub-caliber projectile comprising a piercing bar extended by a conical portion, and surrounded by a sabot made of a lightweight material and allowing the firing of the projectile in a weapon, the projectile being that the conical portion comprises a tip of a heating-resistant material with a diameter less than half the diameter of the bar, the tip being connected to the bar by a support structure having no ballistic effects, the bar comprising a flat front face substantially to the diameter of the bar.
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