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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raimar Steuer, Leinburg, DE;
Christian Klee, Pyrbaum, DE;
Helmut Ertel, Hersbruck, DE;
Gunter Weihrauch, Blansingen, DE;
Assignee:
Diehl Stiftung & Co., Nürnberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/04 ; F41H 1/100 ; F42C 1/300 ; F42B 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/04 ; F41H 1/100 ; F42C 1/300 ; F42B 1/000 ;
Abstract
A blast shell is launched as a defense against an attacking tail fin-stabilized projectile, such as in particular a KE penetrator, from an object which is to be protected. Gas fumes and a reaction pressure blast wave from a fired blast warhead of the shell act principally on the tail region of the attacking projectile and thereby deflect the latter from a trajectory in the attack direction so that the object under attack is either missed or at least is not hit in a head-on direction, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the attacking projectile.