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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edwin G. Steiner, York, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/406 ; F42B 1/204 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/406 ; F42B 1/204 ;
Abstract
A subcaliber kinetic energy penetrator has first and second portions formed of dense material and secured to each other. The first portion, located ahead of the second portion preferably represents between 9% and 15% of the penetrator mass and a similar percentage of the combined lengths of the two portions. The first portion is formed of a material effective to produce a relatively large hole in an explosive reactive armor faceplate. The second portion is preferably formed from material selected to best perforate basal armor.