Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh

Rheimentall Waffe Munition Gmbh

Thorsten Lübbers

Detlef Haeselich

Frank Habel

Kai Lübbers

An irritation body (') is proposed, which is formed by at least two modules (). The upper module () serves for acceptance of an ignition head () with tilt lever () and comprises upper blow-out apertures (). The lower module () is intended for acceptance of an effect-charge () with the effect-charge () being integrated in a central chamber () of a module (). The chamber () itself is functionally connected with the upper blow-out apertures () and also with the lower blow-out apertures () in the lower module (). The chamber () in the lower module () can, depending upon module (), be selected in different sizes, which produces, under concomitant volume variability, output variability with defined increase in output.

Variable capacity irritation body

An irritation body () is proposed that has a container () and a first effect charge as well as an ignition mechanism () and an ignition cap (), which now has in the free area on the floor () of the irritation body () an additional body () provided with a further or second effect charge (). The housing () of the additional body () is preferably made of plastic and contains, for example, metal dust as the second effect charge ().

Irritation body with additional effect

The invention relates to cartridged ammunition, particularly blank ammunition, having a cartridge shell () and a projectile () placed therein. A propellant chamber () accommodating a pyrotechnic of a propellant charge () is disposed in the cartridge shell, such charge being ignitable by an ignition device () also containing pyrotechnic material that generates propellant gases that act on the base () of the projectile and propel the shot out of the cartridge shell. In order to prevent the pyrotechnic charges of the propellant charge and/or the ignition device from self-igniting at high ambient temperatures, particularly in a fire, thus tearing apart the cartridge shell and projectile and being flung away, an inert, meltable material is mixed into the pyrotechnic charges of the propellant charge and/or the ignition device. This material has a melting temperature that is lower than the self-ignition temperature of the pyrotechnic charge with the lowest ignition temperature and, upon melting, phlegmatises the pyrotechnic charges of the propellant charge and/or the ignition device.

Cartridged ammunition, particularly blank ammunition

Disclosed is an irritation grenade () comprising a receptacle () with at least one compartment () within which an effective charge () is accommodated and which ends in one respective discharge port () on opposite sides of the receptacle () while being locked by means of a closure (). A rocker-arm type igniter () is provided to ignite the effective charges. The combustion gases of the effective charges () are deflected in part by parts of the rocker-arm igniter () such that the irritation grenade is displaced when the effective charges () are ignited. In order to prevent this from happening, the cross section of the discharge ports () of the compartments () is embodied smaller on the side opposite the rocker-arm igniter () than the cross section of the discharge ports () on the side of the rocker-arm igniter () such that recoil forces which are generated when the effective charges () are burned and act upon the irritation grenade () are substantially identical on both opposite sides.

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