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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2006
David a Bittle, Somerville, AL (US);
Gary T Jimmerson, Athens, AL (US);
Julian L Cothran, Arab, AL (US);
Donald H Blaise, Freeport, FL (US);
David A Bittle, Somerville, AL (US);
Gary T Jimmerson, Athens, AL (US);
Julian L Cothran, Arab, AL (US);
Donald H Blaise, Freeport, FL (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A KE rod warhead for artillery rockets contains a multiplicity of KE rod penetrators housed in trays and packaged into bays or tier packs that are stacked and positioned around a center column of the warhead. The warhead has a skin which is severed upon the rocket entering a target area. The KE rods are situated and housed in such a manner that upon release the rods experience a minimum of pitching or tumbling upon entering the air stream giving the rods an optimal lethality against a designated target. The KE rod artillery rocket contains no explosive munitions, so it can be used without civilian and environmental concerns over unexploded ordnance.