Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh

Christian Baumann

Thomas Heitmann

Michael Vagedes

Gert Schlenkert

Torsten Niemeyer

Martin Berg

Michael Gowin

Holger Brase

Klaus-Dieter Freudenthal

Alfons Sackarndt

Klaus-Achim Kratzsch

Konstantin Arzt

Mathias Lengnick

Knut Krüger

Horst Fritsch

Elmar Ritzerfeld

Juergen Pellnath

Rüdiger Borchert

Mathias Köhler

Jürgen Pellnath

Thorsten Niemeyer

The invention relates to a penetrator for a projectile, in particular a sub-caliber kinetic energy projectile, wherein the penetrator has a terminal-ballistic body for attacking an armored target, wherein a hole is formed in the body, which extends along or parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the body entirely or along a predominant portion of the length of the body, wherein at least one exactly fitting insert part is introduced into the hole, which has a through-opening extending along or parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the insert part for guiding through an electrical or electronic line.

Penetrator, use of a penetrator, projectile and cartridge ammunition

The invention relates to producing a propellant charge igniter tube () for a propellant charge igniter () by means of hydroforming (high-pressure forming). According to the present invention, a sleeve base () is then joined to the propellant charge igniter tube () by means of friction welding, for example, and vulcanized without reworking. In this context, the rubber lips of the sleeve base () and the propellant charge igniter tube () are molded on, or vulcanized, on in one operation. The vacuum-packed benites () and the lower part () of the propellant charge igniter () can then be mounted in the sleeve base ().

Propellant charge igniter

The invention relates to a projectile () having a sub-caliber projectile core () and a guide cage or sabot () that comprises a driving element (), which acts on the projectile core () at the rear thereof and is in the form of a plate composed of metal. In order to produce such a projectile () at low cost, the projectile core () and the driving element (), which is in the form of a plate, are inserted as inserts into an injection-molding tool, and are extrusion-coated so that the injection-mold shape is chosen so that the contour of the guide cage or sabot () of the projectile () is produced after the injection-molding process.

Method for prodution of a projectile, as well as a projectile

A sabot projectile with a subcaliber projectile body and a sabot, which includes a propulsion element that acts on the rear end of the projectile body and a segmented, essentially cylindrical metal guide cage, which is located at the front end of the propulsion element. The guide cage has a central opening that extends in the axial direction, through which the projectile body is passed. So that the sabot projectile is relatively inexpensive to manufacture, has a low weight, and ensures good detachment of the sabot from the projectile body after discharge, the guide cage is a hollow cylinder, on whose inside wall preferably several radial transverse ribs are arranged, which are spaced some distance apart and extend both in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the sabot and in the direction of the projectile body.

Sabot projectile

A projectile () is optionally used as a fragmentation projectile or as a projectile that utilizes a pressure wave effect created when the explosive charge () explodes. The projectile () contains an ejection charge (), and an explosive charge () arranged in a jacket () that can be moved axially with respect to a fragmentation casing (). The ejection charge () allows the explosive charge () and surrounding jacket () to be pushed at least so far out of the projectile casing () that, in the event of explosion, the explosive charge does not act on the fragmentation casing (). In order to ensure that the jacket () of the explosive charge () does not develop any fragmentation effect, or develops only a small fragmentation effect, when the explosive charge () is ignited, a molded part composed of plastic or a light alloy is used as the jacket ().

Projectile

A projectile in which the metallic base body itself is used as a ground wire and only the signal line is passed through the inside of the base body so that it is insulated by a suitable bore of the base body. The signal line is insulated from the ground wire by a coating of an electrically insulating material applied to the base body, before the signal line is introduced into the bore. The two ends of the signal line are provided with connecting contacts, which preferably can be screwed at least partially into the base body and are mounted in such a way that they are insulated from the base body. To allow contacting of the ground wire, which is formed by the base body itself, the front end and the rear end of the base body are provided with coating-free blind bores.

Gastight electrical bushing and its use in a projectile

A cartridge () is provided comprising a cartridge case () and a projectile arrangement () with an arrow projectile () with a sub-caliber control unit (), wherein the projectile arrangement () is connected to the cartridge case () via a case cover (), wherein, after firing of the projectile arrangement (), a precise guiding of the arrow projectile () in the corresponding weapon barrel is ensured due to a receptacle device () that centers the control unit () of the arrow projectile (), and that can be separated from the control unit () when the projectile arrangement () is fired. The receptacle device is connected to the case cover () on the projectile side, wherein the receptacle device grasps a ring-shaped rear flange () whose outer diameter corresponds to the projectile caliber of the respective cartridge ().

Cartridge

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Christian Baumann