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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
James F. Newill, Landenberg, PA (US);
Christopher P. R. Hoppel, Havre de Grace, MD (US);
William H. Drysdale, Aberdeen, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/406 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/406 ;
Abstract
Kinetic energy projectiles including sabots having stiffened bourrelets which tune and improve shot performance. Shot dispersion for the projectiles is decreased by reducing adverse dynamic perturbations imparted to the projectiles during projectile launch. Reducing dynamic perturbations is accomplished by better controlling interior ballistics by changing the stiffness of the sabot bourrelets.