Projectile
AssigneeDiehl GmbH & Co.
InventorsAdolf Weber, Siegfried Rhau
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Abstract
A projectile including a penetrating member and a pyrotechnic composition, such as an incendiary composition. The composition is located ahead of the head portion of the penetrating member and is surrounded by a ballistic hood. The projectile includes a solid insert of a pyrophorically acting metal or an alloy containing such a metal. In order to increase the effect of the projectile, the pyrometal insert is located in a recess provided in the head portion of the penetrating member. Furthermore, arranged in a rearward extension of the recess and immediately behind the pyrometal insert is, additionally, an explosive material insert adapted to be detonated at impact against a target.
Claims5
An incendiary projectile including a penetrating member (1) formed as a hollow projectile having therein an explosive charge (10) ignitable through a base detonator (11), and a pyrotechnic incendiary composition (5) encompassed by a ballistic hood, (4), characterized in that the head portion (2) of the penetrating projectile is reinforced by a solid pyrometal insert (8), and the head portion (2) is separable from the rear portion of the penetrating projectile along a predetermined rupturing location (3) located intermediate the pyrometal insert (8) and the explosive charge (10).
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