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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
May. 15, 2008
Wolfgang Seidel, Lehre, DE;
Michael Schwenzer, Hermannsburg, DE;
Wolfgang Seidel, Lehre, DE;
Michael Schwenzer, Hermannsburg, DE;
Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH, Unterluss, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a warhead () for attacking particularly half-hard and/or soft targets, wherein the warhead comprises a splinter-forming casing () and an explosive material positioned in the casing (). The warhead () further has a front plate () having a splinter formation, into which a distance sensor () is integrated. An igniter () for the explosive material and a stabilizing strap for adjusting perpendicular flight characteristics on the way to the target are located in the rear part of the warhead (), wherein the initiation of the igniter () is determined by a property of the target to be attacked, namely, the parameter of a defined height from the target.