EP0433544B1 - Projectile à fragmentation - Google Patents

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EP0433544B1
EP0433544B1 EP90114529A EP90114529A EP0433544B1 EP 0433544 B1 EP0433544 B1 EP 0433544B1 EP 90114529 A EP90114529 A EP 90114529A EP 90114529 A EP90114529 A EP 90114529A EP 0433544 B1 EP0433544 B1 EP 0433544B1
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Hendrik Lips
Herbert Weisshaupt
Hans Orth
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B12/00—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material
    • F42B12/02—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
    • F42B12/36—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information
    • F42B12/44—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information of incendiary type
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B12/00—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material
    • F42B12/02—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
    • F42B12/20—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type
    • F42B12/22—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type with fragmentation-hull construction
    • F42B12/24—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type with fragmentation-hull construction with grooves, recesses or other wall weakenings

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  • the invention relates to a fragmentary projectile as defined by the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such fragments are known for example from US-A-3,566,794.
  • a plurality of casings abutting one another are arranged around the centrally arranged explosive, each of which has V-shaped predetermined breaking points in order to produce the largest possible number of fragments.
  • the predetermined breaking points of the casing closest to the explosive are provided with the predetermined breaking points on the explosive side.
  • a multi-shell fragmentary projectile in which the shell closest to the explosive has V-shaped grooves on the explosive side which do not change the wall thickness of the shell.
  • the grooves are designed such that the corresponding groove walls act like local shaped charge inserts. This means that the V-shaped groove walls on the explosives side directly from explosives must be surrounded and must therefore be arranged in any case on the side of the shell facing the explosives.
  • the local shaped charges act on the outer shell, which then first tears along those areas which lie opposite the V-shaped grooves.
  • US-A-4,106,411 discloses a fragmentary projectile which has several casings with structural zones. Areas are filled with explosives between the inner casings and areas with a fire mass between the outer casings. In these explosive projectiles too, the fire mass reaches the target practically simultaneously with the shell fragments, so that ignition of the combustible liquid of a target cannot be ensured.
  • a splinter floor is shown in Fig. 2, which also consists of several shell casings. In this case, however, the splinter shell and the zirconium shell causing the fire effect are separate units.
  • a disadvantage of this invention is the fact that a large number of undefined fragments arise. There is no reproducible splinter distribution.
  • the object of the present invention is, based on US 3,566,794, to further develop a splinter projectile in such a way that the actual splinter casing is particularly easy to manufacture, and that in addition a desired fire effect, e.g. B. when fighting aircraft tanks.
  • the invention is therefore based on the idea of generating an optimization of the splintering and fire effects in that the structural zones of the inner shell consist of areas of smaller wall thickness than the parts of the shell surrounding the structural zones.
  • the wall thicknesses, casing materials and the number of casings determine the shape and mass distribution of the fragments and - depending on the intended use - can be optimally adapted to the target requirements.
  • the fragmentary floor consisting of several shell casings is designated by 1.
  • the shell is composed of the outer shell 2 and 3 and the inner shell 4.
  • Structural zones 7 are located in the inner shell 4 on the side facing away from the explosive 5. These structural zones 7 are selected such that the remaining wall thickness of the shell 4 at these points is less than the wall thickness of the parts of the shell 4 surrounding the structural zones.
  • FIG. 4 and 4a and 5 and 5a two further exemplary embodiments of the inner shell 4 ', 4' 'with structural zones 7', 7 '' are shown.
  • 4 shows a top view
  • FIG. 4a shows a cross section of the inner shell 4 'with a structure zone distribution which is selected such that the parts of the shell 4' surrounding the structure zones have an approximately rectangular shape.
  • 5 shows the top view of a projectile casing 4 ′′ with structural zones 7 ′′, which have a sawtooth-shaped course (see FIG. 5a).
  • FIG. 6 shows the inner shell 4, the structural zones 7 and the adjacent outer shell 3.
  • the resulting shock wave pulse is locally coupled into the casing 3 at the contact points 8.
  • the corresponding waves are reflected at the transition of the material of the casing 4 to the air.
  • the energy coupled in at the contact points 8 accelerates partial regions of the outer shell 3 or induces voltage gradients in this shell. This leads to the formation of splinters whose geometry corresponds to the pattern made on the inner shell.
  • the shape, size and number of chips as well as the speed of the chips can be adjusted by suitable structuring of the inner shell 4.

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  1. Projectile à éclats (1) dans lequel l'explosif (5) est entouré par au moins deux enveloppes (2, 3' 4', 4''), l'enveloppe (4, 4', 4'') la plus proche de l'explosif (5) présentant une structure d'éclats donnée (zones structurées) (7, 7', 7''), sur la base de laquelle le projectile (1) produit des éclats reproductibles lors de la détonation, et les zones structurées (7, 7', 7'') étant constituées de parties données d'épaisseur de paroi inférieure à celle des parties de l'enveloppe (4, 4', 4'') entourant les zones structurées, caractérisé en ce que les zones structurées (7, 7', 7'') sont prévues sur le côté de l'enveloppe (4, 4', 4''), tourné à l'opposé de l'explosif (5), ce qui fait que l'onde de choc se produisant lors de la détonation est transmise localement, décalée dans le temps, aux enveloppes suivantes (2, 3) et transmet ainsi la forme d'éclats prévue, et en ce qu'une masse incendiaire (6) est prévue sur le côté de l'enveloppe (4, 4', 4''), tourné vers l'explosif (5).
  2. Projectile à éclats selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'enveloppe (4, 4', 4''), pourvue des zones structurées (7, 7', 7'') présente une impédance ρ . c nettement inférieure à celle de l'enveloppe (3) extérieure adjacente, ρ étant la densité du matériau correspondant et c la vitesse de l'onde de choc provoquée dans le matériau respectif par la détonation.
  3. Projectile à éclats selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'enveloppe (4 4' 4''), pourvue des zones structurées (7, 7' 7''), est en acier et l'enveloppe (3) extérieure adjacente en tungstène ou métal lourd à base de tungstène.
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