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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2013
Leon Manole, Great Meadows, NJ (US);
Arthur Ricardo Pizza, Maywood, NJ (US);
Ernest Lee Logsdon, Newton, NJ (US);
Gary Anthony Pacella, Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Anthony J. Sebasto, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Wilfredo Toledo, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ (US);
Leon Manole, Great Meadows, NJ (US);
Arthur Ricardo Pizza, Maywood, NJ (US);
Ernest Lee Logsdon, Newton, NJ (US);
Gary Anthony Pacella, Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Anthony J. Sebasto, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Wilfredo Toledo, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A 40 mm ammunition projectile for firing without significant spin in an M203 or an M320 grenade launcher. The ammunition includes a projectile body having hollow inner cavity therein for an explosive warhead; a projectile fin assembly; a projectile nose element having a conically shaped front area thereon; a decoupled projectile sabot in two or more joining sabot petals enclosing the body; a base cartridge case having vent holes, a bowl area for placement of a copper closure cup containing propellant therein, and a closure plug for threading into the rear of said cartridge case. The projectile fin assembly may provide a canted angle on each fin blade to (relatively very slowly) spin up the round at less than 30 Hz. Projectiles with body length less than five inches may be launched in an M203 grenade launcher while projectiles with body length up to eight inches may be launched in an M320 grenade launcher.