US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Francis Donlon

Anthony P Farina

Brian C Wong

Daniel Vo

John J Dineen

Andrew Gowarty

Carlton Adam

Francis Renner

Robert Sayer

A kinetic energy training cartridge simulates the performance, weight, length, and external geometry of a tactical cartridge. The training cartridge includes a cartridge case and a projectile that is secured to cartridge case by means of a sabot. The sabot includes a rearward extension that encapsulates part of the projectile, to add weight and to increase a length to diameter ratio of the projectile, so as to decrease an intrusion volume of the projectile within the cartridge case. In a preferred embodiment, the length to diameter ratio of the projectile is at least 15.

Kinetic energy training projectile

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Blairstown, NJ, United States of America

Francis Donlon