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US 4577813

DISCUS-SHAPED PROJECTILE

Assignee

Filed

May 5, 1980

Granted

Mar 25, 1986

Location

KAARST DE

Abstract

A weapons system, especially for foot attack upon armored vehicles, has a recoilless firing tube and a discus-shaped projectile. The projectile is provided with a fork having an upper arm and a lower arm and a stabilizer connected to the fork and including a tube having a longitudinal axis and fins at the opposite end. An explosive charge is carried by a hub of the fork and a disk-shaped body is rotatable about the hub between the arms of the fork by a portion of propellant gases to stabilize the projectile along its flight toward a target.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Sep 17, 1982

Rescinded

Jan 30, 1985

Duration

2 years, 4 months

Inventor

  • 1RUDOLF ROMER

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