Ammunition production
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorJOHN FREDERICK LEGGE
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a construction method for improved tracer ammunition production. There is provided a method of forming a component for a round, said method comprising the step of causing said component to be drawn through at least one floating die.
Claims20
A tracer projectile comprising an elongate outer sheath, the elongate outer sheath encapsulating an inner core and extending rearwardly of the inner core so as to provide a cavity for receiving at least one consolidated energetic material, wherein said outer sheath has a maximum wall thickness variation of 0.03 mm.
A tracer projectile comprising an elongate outer sheath, the elongate outer sheath encapsulating an inner core and extending rearwardly of the inner core so as to provide a cavity for receiving at least one consolidated energetic material, wherein said outer sheath has a mean wall thickness variation of 0.02 mm or less.
An apparatus for forming a tracer projectile having an elongate outer sheath, the elongate outer sheath encapsulating an inner core, and located rearwardly of the inner core is a cavity for receiving consolidated energetic material, said apparatus comprising:
- a floating die assembly including at least one floating die;
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- a mandrel to cause an initial metal workpiece to be drawn through the at least one floating die thereby forming the elongate outer sheath.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.