Warhead with a plurality of slave missiles

In a warhead having a casing, a plurality of slave missiles containing explosive material disposed in firing tubes mounted in the casing and directed radially thereof, a parachute connected to the warhead and causing a directional, braked descent thereof in the target area, a proximity fuse on the warhead causing the ejection of the slave missiles from the warhead, the improvement wherein the warhead is of disc-shaped construction, the casing of the warhead having a cover plate at each end thereof, each cover plate having an outwardly open depression therein, a central propellant tube in the casing receiving a propellant charge, radial range spacers and radial firing tubes disposed between the cover plates and the radial range spacers, and means connecting the propellant tube to the radially inner ends of the slave missiles whereby the slave missiles are ejected from the warhead upon the firing of the propellant charge in the propellant by the proximity fuse.