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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Evan H Walker, Aberdeen, MD (US);
Gould Gibbons, Finksburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of The Army, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
89 34 ; 89 3602 ; 206-3 ;
Abstract
Shields of tungsten-plastic composite material are strategically disposed termediate neighboring rounds of ammunition containing highly sensitive cyclotol explosive. The shield's shape and composite structure permit the rounds to be more closely stored in tank and depot applications, with reduced danger of propagation of detonation and fratricide hazard.