Jungle penetration munition

A spin-stabilized jungle penetration projectile comprising:

• A. a first housing including a cylindrical shell having a rotating band, a rear cover, and a forward conical ogive;
• B. an anti-personnel munition located in the rear end of said shell and comprising (1) a second housing containing a high explosive charge, (2) a detonator for said charge, and (3) a delay detonating charge contiguous to said detonator;
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• C. means for expelling said anti-personnel munition and said cover from said first housing, comprising:
• 1. a cup-shaped main casing mounted within said shell with its base forward and its side wall extending rearwardly and slidably engaging the outer periphery of said second housing, and having an axial bore in said base containing an explosive expelling charge exposed to the forward end of said munition for expelling the latter and also exposed to said delay detonating charge for initiation thereof;
• 2. means for initiating said propelling charge on impact of said projectile with a target comprising a second casing within said shell, between said main casing and said ogive and collapsible with said ogive on impact, an anvil axially mounted in said second casing, a forwardly-biased firing pin aligned with the longitudinal axis of said projectile, centrifugal weights biasedly disposed between said firing pin and said anvil prior to launching said projectile, a biased detonator held out of line with said longitudinal axis by said firing pin prior to launch, and a firing train composition connecting said biased detonator with the forward end of said expelling charge;
• whereby, when said projectile is launched, the spin of said projectile causes said weights to move outward, releasing said firing pin to move toward said anvil and release said biased detonator, which then moves into firing position in line with said firing pin, ready for firing on impact.