WARHEAD WITH SEQUENTIAL SHAPE CHARGES
Assignee
GIAT INDUSTRIES
Filed
May 24, 1991
Granted
Oct 15, 1996
Location
BOURGES FR
Abstract
This invention involves a warhead, for use against armor containing several reactive stages, specifically, an anti-tank warhead, of a type comprising shape charges acting sequentially from front to rear and separated by protective elements. It includes: a front module containing at least two tandem-mounted shape charges (1, 2) whose caliber is between 25 and 50% of the caliber of the warhead, with a delay of 100 to 500 microseconds between their respective initiations; and a main charge (3) whose caliber is the same as that of the warhead and which is initiated after a delay of 200 to 2000 microseconds after initiation of the rear charge in the front module. Applications involve shells, rockets or missiles intended to attack multi-stage, spaced, composite or reactive armor.
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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Nov 1, 1991
Rescinded
Mar 5, 1996
Duration
4 years, 4 months
Inventor
- 1ALAIN KERDRAON
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5565647
- Application
- 07706679
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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