Method for series production of axially symmetrical ammunition bodies as well as ammunition bodies produced according to this method
AssigneeSchweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Vertretan Durch Die, EIDG, etc.
InventorJorg Kutzli
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Abstract
An outer jacket (14), an inner jacket (15) and an explosive charge (16) are ach independently manufactured on one of three parallel production lines (1, 2, 3) and assembled on a contiguous assembly line (4). The jackets (14 and 15) are designed to have a sufficient shape stability to be handled as separate components, and obtain the required firing strength due to their assembly. By changing the inner jacket (15), the ammunition body manufactured in this way can be prepared with different active bodies as suited for the application intended.
Claims9
A method for the serial production of axially symmetrical ammunition bodies, each of said bodies comprising an outer jacket, an inner jacket designed as an active component, and a centrally disposed explosive charge, comprising the steps of producing the outer jacket on a first production line;
- simultaneously producing the inner jacket on a second production line;
- simultaneously producing the explosive charge on a third production line;
- and subsequently assembling said outer jacket, inner jacket and explosive charge together as they are completed, wherein said assembly step comprises the steps of sliding said inner jacket into said outer jacket and affixing it in place therein;
- securing said jackets together by adhesive bonding;
- and sliding said explosive charge into the assembly formed of said inner and outer jackets.
An ammunition body comprising an outer jacket manufactured on a first production line;
- an inner jacket designed as an active component simultaneously manufactured on a second production line, and a centrally disposed explosive simultaneously manufactured on a third production lien, said inner and outer jackets being dimensioned to permit a sliding fit of said inner jacket within said outer jacket, said inner jacket being slid into said outer jacket and with said inner and outer jackets being adhesively joined together, said explosive charge being subsequently slid into said assembled jacket, said inner and outer jackets being formed of materials selected to compliment each other in physical stability.
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