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US 6,318,273 B1Granted
Shaped-charge projectile and weapon system for launching such a projectile
AssigneeGiat Industries
InventorsJean-Luc Renaud-Bezot, Jean-Marie Montigny, Marc Reuche
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Abstract
A projectile (3) to be launched by a marksman toward a target using a launch device, the projectile comprising a shaped-charge warhead (14) whose axis (38) coincides with that of the projectile, initiation of which is caused by an igniter (17). The projectile is characterized by a shaped charge which generates a core, and igniter (17) initiates the shaped charge along the trajectory and at a given distance from the launch device so that the marksman is protected from projectile explosions.
Claims11
A projectile to be launched from a launch device, said projectile comprising:
- a projectile body having forward and back ends;
- a warhead whose axis coincides with that of the projectile body the warhead at the forward end of the projectile body;
- a main charge in the warhead;
- an igniter charge located in the projectile body behind the warhead;
- a device located at the back of the warhead for controlling explosion of the main charge in the direction of the forward end;
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- a launch activated means for preventing initiation of explosion of the main charge during projectile flight until the launched projectile is at a distance from a launch device sufficient to protect the launch device from warhead explosion.
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