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US 6,601,517 B1Granted
Super-cavitating penetrator warhead
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorRaafat H. Guirguis
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a warhead for penetrating hardened or buried targets. In general, the invention comprises a warhead for penetrating hardened or buried targets comprising a warhead that employs a super-cavitating nose along with a cellular structural design that uses a reinforced central post as the main load-bearing component and subdivides the explosive cavity into shorter sections. Also, initiation means for initiating the explosives are present.
Claims12
A warhead for penetrating hardened or buried targets, comprising:
- a cellular structure, comprising:
- an outer wall;
- a plurality of discs, arranged along a central axis, axially spaced within the outer wall, that forms cells;
- and,
- a load bearing support, placed along the central axis, integral with each of the discs, to provide structural support for the cellular structure;
- a super-cavitating nose for penetrating hardened or buried targets comprising a blunt-rounded shaped tip and an inwardly curved portion forming a shoulder wherein the shoulder pushes target debris away from the outer wall;
- a cavity within the super-cavitating nose having a ballast within the cavity;
- explosive material within each cell of the cellular structure;
- and,
- initiation means for initiating the explosives.
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