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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1987
Reinhard Synofzik, Juchen, DE;
Rheinmetall GmbH, Dusseldorf, DE;
Abstract
A spin stabilized carrier projectile having a longitudinal axis comprising: a projectile body; and at least two submunition bodies disposed in, and ejectable from, the projectile body, the submunition bodies being spaced along the axis, each submunition body having a folded, expandable deceleration means for reducing the velocity and spin of the submunition body upon ejection from the projectile body, the deceleration means including a sheet of material for producing air resistance, and the deceleration means having different dimensions for respectively different submunition bodies so that each respective submunition body is decelerated less than the submunition body disposed behind the respective submunition body.