| Fragmentation Warhead |
02 NOV 2000 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Lucia D. Kuhns; Donna R. Reedal; Leonard T. Wilson; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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 | Fragmentation body for fragmentation projectiles and warheads, including an integral fragmentation shell structure made of cast metal, and the shell structure has an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface separated by a thickness of the shell, where at least one of the inner or outer surfaces includes recesses formed through part of the thickness of the shell to define a plurality of fragments which remain integrated with the ... |
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| Penetrating, Dual-Mode Warhead |
14 OCT 1998 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Lucia D. Kuhns; Leonard T. Wilson; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| A penetrating, dual mode warhead having soft target, surface burst mode and a hard target, penetrating mode is provided. The warhead has a cylindrical outer fragmenting shell which contains an explosive surround. A long rod penetrator with an explosive payload is located within the outer fragmenting shell. By arming selection prior to launch, the warhead can be configured for the surface burst mode which uses proximity sensor to initiate the ... |
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| Composite Sheet Stringer Ordnance Section. |
09 JUN 1992 |
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| Authors:
Charles R. Garnett; William M. Henderson; Leonard T. Wilson; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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 | The conventional monocoque missile ordnance section is replaced by a composite sheet stringer design. The composite sheet stringer design consists of a full-length, filamentary composite outer shell attached to stringers. Bending and axial loads are carried by the stringers while the outer shell will resist shear loads. The forward part of the ordnance section is devoted to the warhead. Here, fragment material would be sandwiched between the stringers, the outer ... |
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| Filamentary Composite Dual Wall Warhead. |
02 JUN 1992 |
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| Authors:
William M. Henderson; Charles R. Garnett; Leonard T. Wilson; COURTNEY AND CO PHILADELPHIA PA
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| The conventional missile warhead is replaced by a dual wall composite fragmenting warhead. This design consists of two concentric composite shells which sandwich a layer of fragmentation material. All missile structural loads are carried by the shells. The warhead is connected to the rest of the missile through end joints rigidly attached to the shells. |
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