USA As Represented by Secretary of the Navy

William N Wishard

Denis A Silvia

Alexander G Rozner

Steven G Fishman

Raymond C Wiley

James R Burns

An armor penetrating projectile having a matrix of iron or a steel alloy ch has a Rockwell C hardness of from about 40 to about 60 and a density of from about 99.5 to 100 percent, the matrix being reinforced with wires of a heavy metal such as tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, or alloys of these metals.

Composite tungsten-steel armor penetrators

A penetrating member for a projectile comprising a cylindrical mass body e from a high-density material and formed with a hardened front end in the form of a concavely curved scoop with an outstanding spike in its center. One end of a tubular liner abuts the scoop, the liner being made of an easily deformable, material. When the liner hits a target, the liner is forced back along the curve of the scoop and out the center of its tubular form as a high-velocity, target-penetrating jet of material.

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William N Wishard