Fuseless ballistic explosive projectile

A fuse-less ballistic explosive projectile (1) comprising a projectile body having a fragmentation casing (56) including a plurality of fragments along an inner surface of said projectile body for producing a fragmentation effect, said projectile further comprising an impact-sensitive structured secondary explosive mass (50) which is arranged in in a projectile tip and which detonates upon impact against a target,

• a bursting charge (60) being arranged in a hollow space (13) in the projectile body, and
• the secondary explosive mass (50) being in communication with the bursting charge (60),
• the projectile (1) having the impact-sensitive structured secondary explosive mass (50) located forwardly of the projectile body,
• the bursting charge forming the main bursting charge (60) which fills the major part of a hollow space (13) within the projectile body,
• the structured secondary explosive mass (50) lies between a projectile cap (24) and the projectile body, the cap located only in a forward portion of the projectile and a penetration core (18) having a projection (30) of predetermined configuration extending forwardly of said projection body secondary into said structured explosive mass (50) to form a primer anvil against the secondary explosive mass (50), an annular portion of said secondary explosive mass extending about said projection and a forward portion of said secondary explosive mass filling an interior of said projectile cap, upon deformation of the projectile tip (82) when impacting a target so as to intensify a triggering effect on the secondary explosive mass through reflection of shockwaves in the secondary explosive mass which are generated during the impact.