Multi-warhead, anti-armor missile
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorPat H. McIngvale
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Abstract
A multi-warhead, anti-armor missile which includes a missile that has a bter section, a sustainer section, guidance and control means, and primary and secondary warhead sections at nose portions of the missile, with said primary warhead being designed for defeating basic armor of an enemy target and said secondary warheads being designed for dispersal into a cluster prior to the missile arriving at the target and arranged for defeating advanced armor explosive positioned around the basic armor.
Claims5
A missile for defeating active armor of a target comprising a missile having a primary warhead and secondary warheads mounted at the front of the missile in nose cone sections with said primary warhead being designed to defeat basic armor of a target and said secondary warheads being designed for defeating explosive charge armor about the basic armor, said secondary warheads being mounted and clustered about a portion of said primary warhead and being encased in a portion of said nose cone sections and with a front most nose cone structure secured to said portion of said nose cone sections, and means mounting said secondary warheads, said portion of said nose cone sections and said front most nose cone structure whereby said secondary warheads can be released in flight to the target as a cluster prior to the main warhead arriving at the target to allow the secondary warheads to destroy explosive charge armor of the target prior to the main warhead delivering its blow to the basic armor of the target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.