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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2006
Frank Dindl, Newton, NJ (US);
Peter Georgantzis, East Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Hugh Macmillan, Stanhope, NJ (US);
Kenneth Jones, Wayne, NJ (US);
Richard Beckman, Randolph, NJ (US);
Frank Dindl, Newton, NJ (US);
Peter Georgantzis, East Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Hugh MacMillan, Stanhope, NJ (US);
Kenneth Jones, Wayne, NJ (US);
Richard Beckman, Randolph, NJ (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An electrically-fired round includes a case sized to fit in a conventional large caliber gun; a launch tube disposed in the case; a plurality of projectiles axially stacked in the launch tube; each projectile comprising a cylindrical body having a circular lid that closes the forward end and a circular base that closes the rear end, the circular lid and the circular base defining a payload volume therebetween, the circular base including a cavity formed therein, a propellant charge disposed in the cavity, and an igniter disposed in the propellant charge; a case base plate that closes a rear end of the case; and electrical connections between the case base plate and each igniter.