Neutralizing munition
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsRobert Woodall, Felipe Garcia
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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsRobert Woodall, Felipe Garcia
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A munition is provided for deploying a molten payload within a target. A plurality of holes are formed in the munition's projectile body about the circumference thereof. A seal closes off each hole. A firing mechanism is mounted in the munition's nose cone and is capable of generating energy of initiation upon deformation of the nose cone. A first burnable material is housed in the projectile body and is coupled to the firing mechanism to receive the energy of initiation. The first burnable material extends in a tree-like fashion along a plurality of connected paths in the projectile body with each of the connected paths terminating at one of the seals. A second burnable material fills the voids in the projectile body surrounding the first burnable material. The first burnable material has a lower threshold of combustion than the second burnable material while the second burnable material burns hotter than the first burnable material.
A munition for deploying a molten payload within a target, comprising:
A munition for deploying a molten payload within a target, comprising:
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