US3407735A - Separately-loaded ammunition - Google Patents

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US3407735A
US3407735A US548278A US54827866A US3407735A US 3407735 A US3407735 A US 3407735A US 548278 A US548278 A US 548278A US 54827866 A US54827866 A US 54827866A US 3407735 A US3407735 A US 3407735A
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Walter Gaehle
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Rheinmetall Industrie AG
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B3/00—Blasting cartridges, i.e. case and explosive
    • F42B3/087—Flexible or deformable blasting cartridges, e.g. bags or hoses for slurries
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B3/00—Blasting cartridges, i.e. case and explosive
    • F42B3/02—Blasting cartridges, i.e. case and explosive adapted to be united into assemblies
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B3/00—Blasting cartridges, i.e. case and explosive
    • F42B3/28—Cartridge cases characterised by the material used, e.g. coatings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B5/00—Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges
    • F42B5/26—Cartridge cases
    • F42B5/30—Cartridge cases of plastics, i.e. the cartridge-case tube is of plastics
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B5/00—Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges
    • F42B5/38—Separately-loaded propellant charges, e.g. cartridge bags

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  • the invention relates to separately-loaded ammunition consisting of a bag having a number of separate sections each filled with propeller powder lying one adjacent the other and held together by holding means. Such ammunition is used, in particular, as ammunition for heavy artillery.
  • the bag consists of a number of sections which are held together by bands fixed to the base section, the bands being made of the same material as the bag and run parallel to one another at intervals round the bag of about 120 and pass over all the sections to be knotted together on top of the uppermost section in such a way that they can be untied.
  • a material which has been found particularly advantageous for the hollow cylinder is a synthetic foamed polystyrol material which has a low inflammability and disintegrates during firing.
  • the physical and chemical properties of that material are particularly suited to the purpose for which it is to be used.
  • the material not only has an extremely small density and is unaffected by moisture, but also as a result of its poor inflammability does not burn and disintegrates on leaving the barrel of the gun so that there is no deposit in the barrel and no harmful side effects.
  • the outer surface of the hollow cylinder has circumferential ring markings at which it can be broken corresponding to the positions of the sections.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of the prior art bag ammunition which consists of five sections
  • FIG.'2 is a longitudinal section of a first embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a transverse section of another embodiment, and,
  • FIG. 4 is a side view of a complete charge fitted in a hollow cylinder.
  • the sections 1, the lowermost 3 of which is provided with an ignition system in the known way are supplied without bands and are placed one after the other according to their charge value in a hollow cylinder 2 of polystyrol with a fixed base ring 3 and are prevented from falling out by a cover 4.
  • the aperture cross-section of the base ring 3 is of such a size that the transmission of the ignition spark to the propellant charge is not impeded.
  • the partial charges 1 fit so tightly in the hollow cylinder 2 that they do not move during transport and loading.
  • the complete propellent charge comprising the sections III to VII is not required in every case. Thus e.g. for a shorter firing range, one or more of the sections may be removed before firing.
  • Breaking lines can alternatively be made by rip wires or strips 6. These are introduced before the synthetic material of the cylinder is foamed so that only the end of the wire or strip to be gripped projects out of the finished cylinder 2.
  • An advantage of this latter construction is the constant thickness of the casing.
  • the breaking-off points are formed by notches no supplementary means are required to separate one or more sections of the cylinder 2.
  • the cylinder can be broken at a requisite ring against an edge or even over the knee of a gunner by grasping the cylinder with both hands and knocking it against the chosen object at the required ring.
  • the surface is marked at appropriate points with an indication of the charge value of the associated section.
  • the remainder of the sections form a unit in the cylinder 2 despite the absence of the cover 4 so that the loading
  • the special advantage of the hollow cylinder made of polystyrol is its poor inflammability which ensures that the cylinder does not burn but disintegrates after leaving the barrel of the gun so thatit leaves no deposit in the barrel and does not cause any additional gases to be formed.
  • separable-load ammunition comprising a plurality of ammunition charges adapted to be stacked one on the other, a casing of foamed polystyrol in the vform of a cylinder of low-flammability and having spaced breakofi lines in the form of circumferential notches forming cover in the form of a closure member on each end or the casing, and a rip-strip in each notch to separate the charges, said charges being accommodated in the casing in correspondence with the notched sections.

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  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Portable Nailing Machines And Staplers (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
  • Automotive Seat Belt Assembly (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
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  • Ignition Installations For Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
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DK (1) DK115598B (fr)
FR (1) FR1478943A (fr)
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WO1989004453A1 (fr) * 1987-11-06 1989-05-18 Rheinmetall Gmbh Connecteur multiple pour modules de charge propulsive
FR2945615A1 (fr) * 2009-05-18 2010-11-19 Nexter Systems Dispositif de separation d'un ensemble de modules de charge propulsive
US10113845B1 (en) 2014-12-19 2018-10-30 Ultratec Special Effects, Inc. Apparatus for shipping components of an explosive device
US20190331467A1 (en) * 2016-11-04 2019-10-31 Bae Systems Plc Propellant charge container
US11125541B2 (en) 2016-11-04 2021-09-21 Bae Systems Plc Modular charge container

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DE4124657A1 (de) * 1991-07-25 1993-01-28 Rheinmetall Gmbh Modulare treibladung

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US1220208A (en) * 1916-02-04 1917-03-27 Amos Ellis Cartridge.
US1431774A (en) * 1921-01-20 1922-10-10 Bowman Robert Lee Blasting shell or sheet
US2345887A (en) * 1940-04-05 1944-04-04 Hercules Powder Co Ltd Method of sealing containers
US2558163A (en) * 1947-11-19 1951-06-26 Ici Ltd Blasting explosive package
US3257948A (en) * 1963-08-23 1966-06-28 Axelrod Sydney Consumable artillery components

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DE1184245B (de) 1963-05-07 1964-12-23 Diehl Fa Treibladungshuelse
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US1220208A (en) * 1916-02-04 1917-03-27 Amos Ellis Cartridge.
US1431774A (en) * 1921-01-20 1922-10-10 Bowman Robert Lee Blasting shell or sheet
US2345887A (en) * 1940-04-05 1944-04-04 Hercules Powder Co Ltd Method of sealing containers
US2558163A (en) * 1947-11-19 1951-06-26 Ici Ltd Blasting explosive package
US3257948A (en) * 1963-08-23 1966-06-28 Axelrod Sydney Consumable artillery components

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1989004453A1 (fr) * 1987-11-06 1989-05-18 Rheinmetall Gmbh Connecteur multiple pour modules de charge propulsive
FR2945615A1 (fr) * 2009-05-18 2010-11-19 Nexter Systems Dispositif de separation d'un ensemble de modules de charge propulsive
EP2253926A1 (fr) * 2009-05-18 2010-11-24 NEXTER Systems Dispositif de séparation d'un ensemble de modules de charge propulsive
US10113845B1 (en) 2014-12-19 2018-10-30 Ultratec Special Effects, Inc. Apparatus for shipping components of an explosive device
US20190331467A1 (en) * 2016-11-04 2019-10-31 Bae Systems Plc Propellant charge container
US10837741B2 (en) * 2016-11-04 2020-11-17 Bae Systems Plc Propellant charge container
US11125541B2 (en) 2016-11-04 2021-09-21 Bae Systems Plc Modular charge container

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