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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2009
Patrick Fisher, Newton, NJ (US);
Meghan Abraham, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Bhuvanesh Thoguluva, Lake Hopatcong, NJ (US);
Keith Martin, Hellertown, PA (US);
Robin Zeto, Parkville, MD (US);
Patrick Fisher, Newton, NJ (US);
Meghan Abraham, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Bhuvanesh Thoguluva, Lake Hopatcong, NJ (US);
Keith Martin, Hellertown, PA (US);
Robin Zeto, Parkville, MD (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A munition round includes a cartridge case; a canister disposed at a forward end of the cartridge case, the canister including a piston movable in the canister; a plurality of high-density spheroids having a diameter in a range of about 0.25 inches to about 0.5 inches; a rear container disposed in the canister adjacent the piston, and fully loaded with the high-density spheroids; a front container disposed in the canister and partially loaded with the high-density spheroids, a remaining volume of the front container occupied by a spacer disc disposed atop the high-density spheroids; and a cap that closes a forward end of the canister.