Process for the manufacture of an explosive ammunition component with controlled fragmentation

Process for the manufacture of an explosive ammunition component with controlled fragmentation, comprising a solid explosive charge contained in a metal casing whose internal wall is clad with a sleeve externally provided with indentations, characterized in that:

• a rigid sleeve made of plastic or elastomer, externally provided with indentations and which has a form of a vessel provided with a single opening, is produced first of all,
• the sleeve is next introduced into a metal casing comprising an opening and whose shape and the dimensions are such as to allow the sleeve to clad the internal wall of the casing, the sleeve being introduced through the opening of the casing so that the opening of the sleeve will be situated facing the opening of the casing in order to make the interior of the sleeve accessible through the opening of the casing,
• a pasty or liquid explosive composition is next cast into the sleeve and the composition is then solidified.