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US 6,779,462 B2Granted
Kinetic energy rod warhead with optimal penetrators
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorRichard M. Lloyd
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Abstract
A kinetic energy rod warhead includes a projectile core in a hull including a plurality of individual uniquely shaped and densely packaged projectiles and an explosive charge in the hull about the core. The individual projectiles are preferably aligned when the explosive charge deploys the projectiles. The projectiles may also be aimed in a specific direction.
Claims67
A kinetic energy rod warhead comprising:
- a hull;
- a core in the hull including a plurality of individual lengthy rod penetrators;
- and
- an explosive charge in the hull about the core,
- the lengthy rod penetrators having a non-cylindrical cross-section for improved strength, weight, packaging efficiency, penetrability, and/or lethality.
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A kinetic energy rod warhead comprising:
- a hull;
- a projectile core in the hull including a plurality of individual lengthy rod penetrators;
- and
- an explosive charge in the hull about the core,
- the lengthy rod penetrators having a non-cylindrical cross-section and opposing ends at least one of which is pointed.
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A kinetic energy rod warhead comprising:
- a hull;
- a core in the hull including a plurality of individual lengthy rod penetrators;
- and
- an explosive charge in the hull about the core,
- the lengthy rod penetrators having a non-cylindrical cross section and opposing ends at least one of which is either non-cylindrical in cross section or, if cylindrical in cross section, non-flat.
2 more elements
A kinetic energy rod warhead comprising:
- a hull;
- a core in the hull including a plurality of individual tri-star cross section penetrators;
- and
- an explosive charge in the hull about the core.
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A kinetic energy rod warhead comprising:
- a hull;
- a core in the hull including a plurality of lengthy rod penetrators having, in the case of a cylindrical cross section, a pointed or wedge-shaped end or, in the case of a non-cylindrical cross section, having a pointed or flat end;
- an explosive charge in the hull about the core;
- and
- means for aligning the individual lengthy rod penetrators when the explosive charge deploys the lengthy rod penetrators.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.