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.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
May 24, 1982
Rescinded
Oct 3, 1986
Duration
4 years, 4 months
Inventor
- 1RUDOLF ROMER
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 4671181
- Application
- 06095921
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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