Precursor Warhead Attachment for an Anti-Armor Rocket

Abstract

A precursor warhead for a high-explosive, anti-armor (HEAA) warhead is provided. The precursor warhead is a cylindrically-shaped attachment adapted for a friction fit over the nose cone of existing HEAA warheads. The precursor warhead has an instantaneous fuse which initiates a precursor penetrator which causes early detonation of reactive armor, thereby protecting the main charge and penetrator on the HEAA round from damage. The precursor warhead replaces the existing crush switch on the HEAA round and also initiates, with appropriate time delay, the main explosive charge.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 1998
Accession Number
ADD019013

Entities

People

  • Larry E. Crabtree

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Attachment
  • Detonations
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Friction
  • High Explosives
  • Inventions
  • Materials
  • Nose Cones
  • Noses
  • Patents
  • Reactive Armor
  • Rockets
  • Shaped Charges
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science