Classifications

• • 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
  • F42B12/04—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of armour-piercing type
  • F42B12/06—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of armour-piercing type with hard or heavy core; Kinetic energy penetrators
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
  • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
  • F42B30/00—Projectiles or missiles, not otherwise provided for, characterised by the ammunition class or type, e.g. by the launching apparatus or weapon used
  • F42B30/08—Ordnance projectiles or missiles, e.g. shells

Definitions

• the present invention relates to projectiles and missiles and, more
• a typical guided missile is commonly made up of a number of
• the guidance section which typically includes
• FLIR Forward Looking Infrared
• the guidance section may also include means
• warhead which is typically a
• hollow cylindrically shaped casing typically made of a high strength steel.
• the function of a penetration warhead is to penetrate a hardened target and
• the ignition fuse which is designed to
• the warhead is typically made of
• a front section, or nose which is usually in the shape
• flight control section including fins and foils, which are used to adjust and
• command bunkers are built into the ground and have an
• a warhead which is configured so as to improve its
• the warhead for use in a position-controlled roll-stabilized missile, the warhead
• the warhead having a main axis, the warhead comprising a nose section which is
• stabilized position-controlled missile comprising a warhead having a nose
• the warhead being characterized in that the nose section is
• the nose section includes a portion which
• portion of the nose is the first to make contact with the target.
• the present invention successfully addresses the shortcomings of the
• projectile which is shaped to include a nose section which is asymmetric
• the warhead is intended for use in
• Roll-stabilization relates to the keeping of the angular position of the
• Position control relates to ensuring
• bottom portion is pointing down, i.e., to prevent the missile from flying
• FIG. 1 shows an illustrative guided missile according to the present
• FIG. 2 shows a warhead with a ogival nose
• FIG. 3 shows a warhead with an conical nose
• FIG. 4 indicates the path of a projectile impacting a target at a very
• FIG. 5 indicates the path of a ' projectile impacting a target at a
• FIG. 6 indicates the path of a projectile impacting a target at a
• FIG. 7 indicates the path of a projectile impacting a target at a 90°
• FIG. 8 schematically depicts the forces experienced by a
• FIG. 9 schematically depicts the forces experienced by a warhead
• FIG. 10 shows a comparison between the paths taken by a
• FIG. 11 shows a side view of one possible nose design of a
• FIG. 12 is a front view of the nose of Figure 11 ;
• FIG. 13 shows a side view of a second possible nose design of a
• FIG. 14 is a front view of the nose of Figure 13;
• FIG. 15 shows a third possible nose design of a warhead according
• FIG. 16 is a top view of the nose of Figure 15;
• FIG. 17 shows a side view of a fourth possible nose design of a
• FIG. 18 is a top view of the nose of Figure 17;
• FIG. 19 shows a side view of a fifth possible nose design of a
• FIG. 20 is a front view of the nose of Figure 19;
• FIG. 21 shows a side view of a sixth possible nose design of a
• FIG. 22 is a front view of the nose of Figure 21.
• the present invention is of a penetration warhead assembled in a
• missile body having a construction which
• FIG. 1 Shown in Figure 1 , is a schematic side cross-sectional view of a missile 10 which includes a
• Missile 10 is shown just prior to
• penetrating armored vehicles such as tanks and thick concrete or similar
• warhead is critical in missiles, bombs, and the like, which roll during
• the nose of a conventional warhead has either an ogival
• the purpose of a penetration warhead is to penetrate as deeply as
• warhead is greatly affected by the angle of impact, i.e., the angle between
• the warhead At an impact angle of greater than about 45°, the warhead
• warhead comes to a stop with its nose pointing somewhat away from the
• the present invention relates to a kinetic energy penetrating
• present invention includes, in sharp contrast with known warheads, a front
• a warhead according to the present invention is intended for
• the missile or bomb has
• warhead thus tend to create a moment about the warhead's center of gravity which tends to direct the penetrating warhead in a direction which
• the target the type of explosives used and the expected angle of impact.
• Figures 11 and 12 Shown in Figures 11 and 12 are a side and a front view of a nose
• planar surface takes on the
• the nose section is in the shape of an oblique cone, i.e., a cone which is asymmetric with respect to its base or, more importantly with
• FIG. 15 and 16 Shown in Figures 15 and 16 is a nose section which is

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