Armor-piercing fragmentation projectile
AssigneeGiat Industries
InventorRoland Boual
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Abstract
An armor-piercing fragmentation ammunition projectile includes a body made of a dense material, a head also made of a dense material, and an arrangement for fragmenting the body on impact. It is characterized in that the arrangement includes a blind hole delimited by the body and occupied by a mass of compression material subjecting the body to a fragmentation pre-stress. Application to sub-caliber projectiles.
Claims9
An armor-piercing, explosive-free fragmentation projectile comprising a one-piece body made of a first material, a head made of a second material, and means for causing multiple fragmentation of the body upon impact, said means comprising a blind bore delimited by the body and occupied by a mass of incompressible material subjecting said body to a fragmentation prestress by the head being secured to the body, said blind bore extending within said body substantially along its entire length, wherein said first material is selected from the group consisting of sintered tungsten, depleted uranium, and tungsten carbide.
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