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US 5,233,928 AGranted
Telescoped ammunition round
AssigneeGiat Industries
InventorsPierre Ducros, Michel P. Giraudon
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Abstract
The invention relates to a telescoped ammunition round, comprising a case (2) made from plastic material made up of a cylindrical casing (3a, 3b) and two end caps (4a, 4b) disposed at opposite ends of the casing (3a, 3b). The case (2) is advantageously formed from two half-cases (2a, 2b) with each end cap (4a, 4b) forming a single piece moulded with the associated half-case (2a, 2b) and comprising axial expansion devices (12a, 12b).
Claims6
A telescoped ammunition round, comprising:
- a plastic case comprising a first cylindrical half-case integrally formed with a front end cap as one-piece and a second cylindrical half-case integrally formed with a rear end cap as one-piece, said cylindrical first and second half-cases being joined to each other;
- a projectile and a propulsive charge disposed within said plastic case;
- an ignition device disposed within said plastic case for igniting the propulsive charge;
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- a first axial expansion device provided between said first cylindrical half-case and said front end cap and a second axial expansion device provided between said second cylindrical half-case and said rear end cap, wherein said first and second axial expansion devices allow elongation of said ammunition round thereby avoiding rupture of said plastic case during firing.
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