Ballistic Projectile.

Abstract

The invention relates to a hermetically sealed ballistic projectile having a nose, materiel containing shell and a piston. The nose has a rearwardly increased diameter and a rearward region of decreased diameter, the shell has a forward most region of mating diameter with the rearward region of the nose and is in fixed but frangible contact with the nose. The piston is in hermetic sealed engagement with the inner surface of the forward region of the shell with its forward surface proximate the rearward surface of the nose. Material is used to fill the interior space of the shell between the piston and the rearward inner surface of the shell. The materials can be of a liquid, semi-liquid, slurry or solid consistency and are explosive, hypergolic, incendiary or otherwise reactive or inert, and contained in a single or a plurality of separate component containing compartments.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 16, 1982
Accession Number
ADD009976

Entities

People

  • Arthur Coates

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Consistency
  • Diameters
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Frangible
  • Inventions
  • Materials
  • Physical Properties
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants
  • Propelling Charges

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Space