Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh

Rheinmetall W & M Gmbh

Rheinmetall Industrie Gmbh

Holger Brase

Thomas Heitmann

Stefan Thiesen

Michael Vagedes

Torsten Niemeyer

Wolfgang Hoffmann

Christian Baumann

Wolfgang Scherge

Ulrich Schulte

Reiner Bukowski

Mathias Lengnick

Stefan Kell

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

The invention relates to so-called fuze damping in projectiles, in particular, those provided with a built-in firing delay. Thus, a projectile () is provided having a rear part () and a fuze (), wherein at least one damping element () is inserted between a fuze base () and the projectile () and/or between a fuze shoulder () and a possible threaded ring (), or similar attachment element. The damping element () is in the form of a disc, ring or pot, and is composed of a material with a lower acoustic impedance than the material of the projectile ().

Firing device

A packaging container is provided for a large-caliber cartridge having a thin-walled cartridge case and a projectile, whose projectile head projects out of the front of and is connected to the cartridge case. The packaging container has an outer container and an inner container, which receives the cartridge. To secure the projectile of the cartridge inside the packaging container, with respect to a possible displacement of the projectile toward the rear end of the container, the projectile head of the cartridge is disposed in the inner container in a frictional lockup. For this purpose, the inner container has a one-piece projectile-head shaped receptacle at the front, to which a first half-shell that partially surrounds the cartridge case is connected, and a second half-shell, that is hinged to the first half-shell and can be secured to it.

Packaging container for a large-caliber cartridge

A cartridge includes a case defining an inner space and having a case bottom; a propellant powder accommodated in the inner space; a propellant igniter centrally arranged on the case bottom and having a closure remote from the case bottom; a projectile held by the case and having a rear portion extending into the inner space; a tracer assembly held in the rear portion and being spaced from the closure; and an arrangement for preventing the propellant igniter from pressing propellant powder into the tracer assembly.

Cartridge ammunition having accidental ignition preventing means

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Bergen, Germany

Holger Brase