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US 4,227,438 AGranted
Weapon system, notably infantry anti-tank weapon
AssigneeSociete d'Etudes, de Realisations et d'Applications Techniques
InventorMichel Precoul
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Abstract
Weapon system, notably of the light anti-tank type for infantry, which is fully consumable, which comprises a launching tube acting as a sealed tactical container and a rocket, preferably of the hollow charge type, and a rocket acceleration propulsion unit provided with a casing consisting of a compound fibre-and-resin assembly, preferably of the aramid-and-epoxy type, said casing consisting of two sections, i.e. an inner sleeve and an external structure.
Claims6
A disposable anti-tank weapon system for infrantry comprising
- I. a launching tube acting as a sealed container and
- II. a rocket propelled projectile unit comprising
- A. an explosive head,
- B. a rocket propulsion unit and
- C. a fuse which interconnects the explosive head and the propulsion unit,
- D. said rocket propulsion unit comprising
- 1. a propulsive charge,
- 2. a tuyere at the after end of the propulsion unit,
- 3. an inner sleeve loaded with said propulsive charge and made of a coiled fiber and resin structure, there being a wide pitch angle between adjacent fiber coils and
- 4. an external structure made of a coiled fiber and resin structure, the coils of which are coiled directly on said inner sleeve and extend over said fuse and said tuyere.
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