Rheinmetall W & M Gmbh

Hendrik Lips

Stefan Thiesen

Dieter Jungbluth

Lutz Börngen

An incendiary composition () for a fin-stabilized kinetic energy projectile (), which can be arranged in the tail region of the projectile () and, upon impact with a target (), penetrates the target () as a separate unit behind the penetrator () of the kinetic energy projectile (). To reach the objective of a high destructive effect caused by the incendiary composition () within a target (), despite a small volume and a low mass, and to ensure that the incendiary composition is ignited securely by the shock waves generated upon impact, according to the invention, a titanium sponge is used as the incendiary composition (), with an epoxide resin or a polyester resin used as a binder.

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Hendrik Lips