Practice Projectile
AssigneeEdsl Limited
InventorsFraser Macdonald, Ambrose Sydney John Buchanan
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Abstract
A practice mortar bomb comprising a pressure vessel and an outlet valve system, the pressure vessel being arranged in use to contain compressed fluid and the outlet valve system being arranged in use to allow explosive release of the compressed fluid from the pressure vessel upon activation of the valve system by a firing pin in a mortar tube.
Claims21
A practice mortar bomb comprising a pressure vessel and an outlet valve system, the pressure vessel being arranged in use to contain compressed fluid and the outlet valve system being arranged in use to allow explosive release of the compressed fluid from the pressure vessel upon activation of the valve system by a firing pin in a mortar tube.
A method of firing a practice mortar bomb, the practice mortar bomb comprising a pressure vessel and an outlet valve system arranged upon activation to explosively release at least a portion of a compressed air reservoir in the pressure vessel, the method comprising the steps of:
- charging the pressure vessel with compressed fluid, and
- dropping the mortar bomb down a mortar tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.