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US 2023/0081329 A1Published application
Small-caliber ammunition for breaching barriers
AssigneeEnergetic Materials & Products, Inc.
InventorsDENNIS EUGENE WILSON, JOEL BRAD BAILEY
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Abstract
A small-caliber ammunition is disclosed. The small-caliber ammunition includes a casing and a frangible projectile located within the casing. The frangible projectile includes a metal inert capsule and a reactive material (RM) pellet embedded within the metal inert capsule. The top surface of the RM pellet flushes with the top surface of the metal inert capsule. The casing contains a smokeless propellant and a primer for igniting the smokeless propellant.
Claims14
An ammunition comprising:
- a casing;
- a frangible projectile, located within said casing, includes
- a metal inert capsule;
- a reactive material (RM) pellet embedded within said metal inert capsule, wherein a top surface of said RM pellet is recessed from a top surface of said metal inert capsule;
- and
- a smokeless propellant and a primer, contained with said casing, for igniting said propellant.
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