Rheinmetall Gmbh

Rudolf Rombach

Jurgen Leeker

Rolf Holl

Karl-Heinz Roosmann

Hanjorg Becker

A projectile, particularly a kinetic energy projectile, whose nose cone is cooled due to the provision of an ablation layer and a thermal insulation layer (8, 9) on the exterior of the metal hood (4) of the projectile nose cone, and due to a highly thermally conductive medium in the spaces (5, 6) between the hood (4) and the payload (3) particularly a penetrator, of the projectile.

Projectile with cooled nose cone

A practice projectile has a cylindrical casing having front and rear portions; a bottom section attached to the rear portion of the cylindrical casing; a frontal nose section including at least two subcomponents which have front and rear portions. The subcomponents can assume a closed position in which the projectile has an external configuration identical to that of a live projectile having the same caliber and an open position in which the subcomponents are in a spread-apart state at a given opening angle. The rear portion of the subcomponents is pivotally connected to the front portion of the cylindrical casing. There is further provided a device for holding the subcomponents together in the closed position prior to firing the projectile. The holding device is arranged to be overcome by centrifugal forces derived from a projectile spin subsequent to firing, to thereafter allow the subcomponents to assume the open position.

Short-range practice projectile

A limited range, supersonic, sub-caliber projectile having a main body and a resistance-stabilizing tail section. This tail section has at least two bores through which air passes during flight of the projectile. The axes of the bores may be parallel or inclined relative to the longitudinal axis of the main body of the projectile.

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