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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2017
Bae Systems Plc, London, GB;
Mark Edward Roper, USK Monmouthshire, GB;
Craig Ian Young, USK Monmouthshire, GB;
BAE SYSTEMS PLC, London, GB;
Abstract
This invention relates to a noise attenuation device and in particular a device which provides an increased performance in the range of a mortar system. A noise attenuation device suitable for use on a munition barrel, said device comprising an barrel extension portion, wherein the barrel extension portion has a length in the range of from 10 cm to 60 cm, at a first end of said barrel extension portion there is a tapered portion which tapers outwardly from said barrel extension portion, wherein said tapered portion, is frustoconical and has a cone angle in the range of from 22° to 28°, at a second end of the barrel extension portion a connector to secure the device onto a munition barrel.