Tandem projectiles connected by a wire
AssigneeSociete d'Etudes, de Realisations et d'Applications Techniques
InventorFrancois Arene
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Abstract
A tandem projectile is made up of a front and rear projectile. The projectiles are connected by a wire which unwinds during flight of the projectiles. The front projectile leaves a launcher at greater initial velocity than the rear projectile, so that a wire in the front unwinds and the rear projectile follows the front projectile towards a target.
Claims18
A system of tandem charge projectiles, of the type to be projected by a launcher along a trajectory and intended for attacks on armored vehicles, the armor on the vehicles having a predetermined life, the tandem charge projectiles comprising two separate projectiles comprising a front projectile and a rear projectile each projectile including an explosive effect charge, said front and rear projectiles being connected by a connecting wire, the length (L) of the wire and the velocity (V) of the projectiles being determined such that the relationship (L)/(V) is greater than said predetermined life (.DELTA..sub.T) of the armor to be attacked, and means for projecting the front projectile from the launcher, with an additional initial velocity (.DELTA.V.sub.0) with respect to an initial velocity (V.sub.0) of the rear projectile, so that the rear projectile follows the front projectile.
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