Armor applique
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorJames E. Shiells
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Abstract
An armor applique for the muzzle end of a gun tube includes a collar which astens onto the gun tube and which has affixed to its annular surface a number of radially extending circumferentially spaced explosive filled rods which will cause deflection premature functioning of and/or damage to an oncoming warhead. The rods are replaceably affixed to the gun tube by bayonet type connectors.
Claims8
An armor applique for attachment to the muzzle end of a gun tube to deflect inert type projectiles which comprises:
- a single ring member including first locking means for releaseably securing said ring member to said gun tube;
- and a second means which includes:
- a female portion of a bayonet connection peripherally disposed in said ring member;
- and
- a plurality of radially spaced explosive filled hollow tubes having free ends mechanically isolated from each other, and bayonet securing means on the other ends for interacting with and releasably retained by said second means;
- said explosive filled hollow tubes when impacting with said inert projectile cause an explosive detonation which produces an unstabilizing force on said projectile causing it to yaw and to degrade the armor penetrating capability of said projectile.
An armor applique for attachment to the muzzle end of a gun tube to deflect inert type projectiles which comprises:
- a single ring member including first locking means for releasably securing said ring member to said gun tube;
- second locking means, which includes;
- a female portion of a bayone connection peripherally disposed in said ring member;
- and
- a plurality of radially spaced explosive filled hollow tubes having free ends fitted with a proximity fuze, and bayonet securing means on the other ends for interacting with and releasably retained by said second means;
- said proximity fuze when detecting said inert projectile causes said explosive filled hollow tubes to explode which produces an unstabilizing force on said projectile causing it to yaw and to degrade the armor penetrating capability of said projectile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.