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US 4671181

ANTI-TANK SHELL

Assignee

RHEINMETALL INDUSTRIE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Filed

Nov 5, 1979

Granted

Jun 9, 1987

Location

KAARST DE

Abstract

An armor-piercing projectile has a steel jacket threadedly or otherwise positively connected with a core which has a forwardly projecting point and leaves a space to the rear of the jacket receiving an incendiary charge and a winged tail unit mechanically connected with that charge. Upon penetration of an armor plate, the tail unit is torn from the jacket and extracts the incendiary charge which then ignites and destroys the surrounding armor.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

May 24, 1982

Rescinded

Oct 3, 1986

Duration

4 years, 4 months

Inventor

  • 1RUDOLF ROMER

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