Explosively forged elongated penetrator
AssigneeNuclear Metals, Inc.
InventorsMark Walz, Richard J. Schoon
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Abstract
An explosively forged elongated penetrator including a liner having a central section, an intermediate section and a peripheral section; the axial velocity of the sections being approximately equal; the axial thicknesses of the sections decreasing from the central to the peripheral section; the radial velocity increasing from the central to the peripheral section; and the line profile angle decreasing from the central to the peripheral section, to define an explosively driven, inwardly directed, centrally focused force for forging the penetrator from the liner substantially independently of the axial velocities.
Claims30
An explosively forged elongated penetrator comprising:
- a liner having a central section, an intermediate section and a peripheral section;
- the axial velocity of said sections being approximately equal, the axial thickness of said sections decreasing from the central to the peripheral section;
- the radial velocity increasing from the central to the peripheral section;
- and the line profile angle decreasing from the central to the peripheral section;
- to define an inwardly directed centrally focused force for forging the penetrator from the liner substantially independently of the axial velocities.
An explosively forged elongated penetrator comprising:
- a case;
- an explosive initiation train mounted to the back of the case;
- a liner mounted at the front of the case;
- an explosive charge in said case between said explosive initiation train and said liner;
- said liner having a central section, an intermediate section and a peripheral section;
- the axial velocity of said sections being approximately equal, the axial thickness of said sections decreasing from the central to the peripheral section;
- the radial velocity increasing from the central to the peripheral section;
- and the line profile angle decreasing from the central to the peripheral section;
- to define an inwardly directed centrally focused force for forging the penetrator from the liner substantially independently of the axial velocities.
An integrated, interactive local warhead impediment and explosively forged penetration system comprising:
- a warhead assembly;
- a case;
- an explosive initiation train mounted to the back of the case;
- a liner mounted at the front of the case disposed between the case and warhead assembly;
- said liner having a central section, an intermediate section and a peripheral section;
- the axial velocity of said sections being approximately equal, the axial thickness of said sections decreasing from the central to the peripheral section;
- the radial velocity increasing from the central to the peripheral section;
- and the line profile angle decreasing from the central to the peripheral section;
- to define an inwardly directed centrally focused force for forging the penetrator from the liner substantially independently of the axial velocities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.