PROJECTILE, IN PARTICULAR IN THE MEDIUM CALIBER RANGE

Abstract

A projectile having a projectile body for holding a penetrator, a projectile rear, and a projectile ogive. The projectile body has a narrowed point, on which the penetrator can be supported. The narrowed point results in reliable breaking open of the projectile body when the projectile hits a target.

Claims

1. A projectile comprising: a penetrator; a projectile body for accommodating the penetrator, the projectile body having a constriction on which the penetrator is adapted to be supported; a projectile stern; and a projectile ogive.

2. The projectile as claimed in claim 1, wherein the constriction is introduced in a central region of the projectile body.

3. The projectile as claimed in claim 1, wherein the constriction is inserted off-center in the projectile body.

4. The projectile as claimed in claim 1, wherein an expansion medium is incorporated.

5. The projectile as claimed in claim 4, wherein the expansion medium is arranged in front of the penetrator in the projectile body.

6. A method for the production of a projectile body for a projectile as claimed in claim 1, the method comprising: producing the projectile body as a tube section; and processing the surface of an inner diameter of the projectile body such that the constriction is obtained in the projectile body or tube section.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the constriction is disposed in a region of a center of the projectile body.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the constriction is disposed off-center in the projectile body.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein in order to produce the constriction the inner diameter of the projectile body is processed from one side, from the front or the rear, or from both sides, from the front and rear.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus, are not limitive of the present invention, and wherein the sole FIGURE illustrates a projectile according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The single FIGURE shows a projectile 1 (frangible projectile) with a penetrator 2 encased in a projectile body 3. An expansion medium 4 is inserted in front of the penetrator in the projectile body 3. The projectile body 3 is completed by a projectile stern 5 on the rear side. The body 3 has a projectile ogive 6 on the front side. The projectile ogive 6 can preferably be joined to the projectile body 3 by means of a screw connection.

[0017] The special feature of the projectile 1 is that a constriction 7 for the penetrator 2 is introduced into the projectile body 3 (or a protrusion when viewed from the perspective of the inner diameter of the projectile body 3), on which the penetrator 2 can be supported within the projectile body 3. The constriction 7 is preferably provided in the central region 8 of the projectile body 3. The constriction 7 can also be present circumferentially in the projectile body 3. However, partial solutions are not excluded.

[0018] With the impact of the projectile 1 on an unspecified target, the projectile body 3 is decelerated. The penetrator 2, on the other hand, is moved further due to inertia, compressing the softer expansion medium 4. At the same time, the projectile body 3 breaks open at the constriction 7, resulting in a safe and desired splinter formation by the projectile body 3. If this force is sufficient, in special cases an expansion medium 4 can be dispensed with.

[0019] An alternative to the constriction in the middle region 8 of the projectile body 3 forms an off-center constriction. The principle of operation is the same as described.

[0020] The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are to be included within the scope of the following claims.