| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5969289 |
Subcaliber projectile |
October 19, 1999 |
| A subcaliber projectile, comprising a penetrator (4) and a propelling cage (5, 5') that surrounds at least a midportion of the penetrator, wherein the base region (8) of a cap (7, 7', 7") that is tapered toward the penetrator point (6) is arranged on the propelling cage (8). To achieve, |
| 5959238 |
Subcaliber projectile |
September 28, 1999 |
| A subcaliber projectile with a penetrator (4) and a cap (7) that surrounds the front of the penetrator (4) to form an air space therebetween and is tapered toward the penetrator point (6). The cap surface has at least two groove-shaped predetermined break locations (10-12) that extend in |
| 5905228 |
Method for the manufacture of a subcaliber projectile manufactured with this method |
May 18, 1999 |
| A method for the manufacture of a subcaliber projectile as well as a projectile (1) which is formed according to the method and which comprises a penetrator (2), a propelling cage (3) surrounding the central or mid-portion of the penetrator, and a plastic cap (5) that is arranged on |
| 5872327 |
Subcaliber, spin stabilized multi-purpose projectile |
February 16, 1999 |
| A sub-caliber, spin stabilized multi-purpose projectile (FAPDS) made of a liquid phase sintered heavy metal sintered material composed essentially of metallic tungsten powder with additives of cobalt and nickel. To attain the highest final ballistic performance in lightly armored air and |
| 5463930 |
Device for firing practice ammunition |
November 7, 1995 |
| A weapon for firing practice ammunition includes a barrel having a frontal length portion terminating in a muzzle; an ammunition loading chamber at a barrel end opposite the muzzle; and a plurality of first gas outlet bores provided in the frontal length portion. The first gas outlet bor |
| 5459914 |
Method of sealing the front of a cylindrical sleeve body of a practice cartridge |
October 24, 1995 |
| A method of closing the forward portion or region (u) of a cylindrical sleeve body (3) of a practice cartridge (1), wherein a predetermined number of inside and outside radial folds (8, 7, respectively) are created in the forward region (4) of the sleeve body (3) in two work cycles, and |
| 5148750 |
Unitary projectile |
September 22, 1992 |
| A unitary ammunition unit comprising a propellant charge. An explosive sub-caliber projectile having a pull-drive type of sabot is mounted on the propellant charge. The sub-caliber projectile is at least partially formed of a heavy-metal-sinter alloy of high density. |
| 5090328 |
Spin stabilized projectile unit |
February 25, 1992 |
| A spin stabilized projectile unit includes a sub-caliber projectile having a cylindrical section connected to a conical tail section including an external circumferential holding groove. A propelling cage casing encloses the projectile. A propelling base includes a receptacle holding the |
| 4982669 |
Subcaliber discarding sabot projectile |
January 8, 1991 |
| A subcaliber, spin stabilized, discarding sabot projectile of the type including a projectile body, with a conically tapered tip, and a discardable sabot which completely encloses said projectile body and includes a base portion and a plastic hood portion connected to the base portio |
| 4955938 |
Ammunition, preferably for use in high-angle fire |
September 11, 1990 |
| Ammunition preferaqbly for use in high-angle fire to be fired from a cannon suitable for flat trajectory ammunition and with direct participation of the cannon barrel, the ammunition being made of one piece as an ammunition unit having the same outer dimensions as a comparable ammunition |
| 4901645 |
Inertial projectile having a breakable pre-penetrator |
February 20, 1990 |
| An improved inertial projectile arrangement including a subcaliber projectile penetrator which is composed of a prepenetrator portion with a nose point and a main penetrator portion. The penetrator has a large length/diameter ratio and a high density. A sabot, composed of at least tw |
| 4872409 |
Kinetic-energy projectile having a large length to diameter ratio |
October 10, 1989 |
| A sub-caliber projectile having a large length to diameter ratio. The projectile includes in coaxial alignment a main body, an intermediate body and a head penetrator. At least the main body consists of a tough material having a high density which is achieved by means of a high content o |
| 4774889 |
Armor-piercing projectile |
October 4, 1988 |
| An improved armor-piercing inertial penetrator projectile having a prepenetrator which has a substantially uniform flight diameter D, over substantially its entire length. A prepenetrator assembly is formed by a plurality of elements which are adapted to interact with the material of |
| 4747191 |
Process for manufacturing a sabot arrangement for a sub-caliber fin-stabilized projectile for a |
May 31, 1988 |
| A sabot arrangement is produced in accordance with an improved manufacturing method. The sabot arrangement includes a rotational symmetrical sabot body having a central axial bore and radial separating grooves or slots. The radial grooves or slots divide the sabot body into a plurali |
| 4724770 |
Subcaliber projectile with pivotally separable drive cage |
February 16, 1988 |
| A subcaliber projectile has a small-diameter projectile body extending along and centered on an axis, having a radially outwardly directed outer surface, and adapted to move in a predetermined axial back-to-front direction, and a sabot formed of a plurality of similar segments annularly |
| 4716834 |
Inertial penetrator projectile |
January 5, 1988 |
| An improved inertial armor-piercing penetrator projectile wherein the axial length of the projectile is a relatively large multiple of its diameter. The projectile includes a pre-penetrator and a main penetrator with a nose and a tail. The forward portion of the main penetrator is operat |
| 4706569 |
Armor breaking projectile |
November 17, 1987 |
| A projectile, e.g. a subcaliber projectile to be fired from the barrel of a weapon, comprises an elongated main body having a central bore and forming a projectile of the inertial or impact type, the bore receiving a caliber or subcaliber auxiliary projectile and an appropriate charge so |
| 4702172 |
Sabot arrangement for a sub-caliber projectile |
October 27, 1987 |
| A sabot arrangement is produced in accordance with an improved manufacturing method. The sabot arrangement includes a rotational symmetrical sabot body having a central axial bore and radial separating grooves or slots. The radial grooves or slots divide the sabot body into a plurali |
| 4671180 |
Armor-piercing inertial projectile |
June 9, 1987 |
| An improved armor-piercing inertial penetrator projectile having a prepenetrator which has a substantially uniform flight diameter D, over substantially its entire length. A prepenetrator assembly is formed by a plurality of elements which are adapted to interact with the material of |
| 4662280 |
Explosive and incendiary projectile |
May 5, 1987 |
| An improved explosive and incendiary full caliber projectile having a high splinter effect. The projectile produces a reliable incendiary effect at impact by releasing splinters from the casing. It is of simple construction and the casing and splinters have a high penetration capabil |
| 4638738 |
Fin stabilized subcaliber shell of large length to diameter ratio |
January 27, 1987 |
| In a spin stabilized flight shell, a front body and a rear body are attached to each other at a first joint, and a pointed body is attached to the front body at a second joint. The materials of the front and rear bodies contain a high proportion of at least one metallic element having a |
| 4616569 |
Armor penetrating projectile |
October 14, 1986 |
| An armor-penetrating projectile comprises an outer substantially cylindrically tubular member of great length/diameter ratio and density, centered on an axis, and having an axially throughgoing bore defined by an inner surface and an axially elongated inner member of greater strength |
| 4598644 |
Use of a portion of a propellant charge as a seal |
July 8, 1986 |
| A subcaliber projectile having a sabot formed by a plurality of segments is provided. The joined segments forming the sabot, present a gas pressure receiving surface 52 which is covered by a sealing foil 54 formed by a foil material made out of the propellant charge material to seal the |
| 4542696 |
Munitions round for barrel-type weapons |
September 24, 1985 |
| A munitions round for a subcaliber projectile to be fired from a barrel-type weapon has a casing, of a uniform outer cross section substantially over its entire length, receiving the projectile which is at least partially surrounded by the gas-generating propellant charge. A drive bo |
| 4495869 |
Fuzeless annular wing projectile |
January 29, 1985 |
| A fuzeless annular wing projectile composed of a tubular projectile body having essentially smooth interior and exterior cylindrical faces extending in the longitudinal direction of the body, and a guide band mounted on the body with the body being formed and/or treated to exhibit de |
| 4444114 |
Munitions round for barrel-type weapons |
April 24, 1984 |
| A munitions round for a subcaliber projectile to be fired from a barrel-type weapon has a casing receiving the projectile which is at least partially surrounded by the gas-generating propellant charge. A drive body is mounted at the forward end of the projectile and has a rearward pr |
