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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2002
Stefan Thiesen, Willich, DE;
Hendrik Lips, Düsseldorf, DE;
Lutz Börngen, Uelzen, DE;
Dieter Jungbluth, Herschbach, DE;
Stefan Thiesen, Willich, DE;
Hendrik Lips, Düsseldorf, DE;
Lutz Börngen, Uelzen, DE;
Dieter Jungbluth, Herschbach, DE;
Rheinmetall W & M GmbH, Unterluess, DE;
Abstract
An incendiary composition () for a fin-stabilized kinetic energy projectile (), which can be arranged in the tail region of the projectile () and, upon impact with a target (), penetrates the target () as a separate unit behind the penetrator () of the kinetic energy projectile (). To reach the objective of a high destructive effect caused by the incendiary composition () within a target (), despite a small volume and a low mass, and to ensure that the incendiary composition is ignited securely by the shock waves generated upon impact, according to the invention, a titanium sponge is used as the incendiary composition (), with an epoxide resin or a polyester resin used as a binder.