Patent ID: 8191479
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: F42B,F42C

Abstract:
1. A reduced collateral damage bomb casing system, comprising: (A) a tapering cylindrical shaped front section of the bomb casing that includes a closed front end and an open aft-end, and front section having a first interior opening, with the front section further having a progressively decreasing wall thickness from the front end to the open aft-end; (B) a substantially uniform cylindrical shaped rear section of the bomb casing that includes a front edge that interfaces with the aft-end of the front section, and open aft-end, and the rear section having a second interior opening, with the rear section further having a substantially uniform wall thickness from the front edge to the open aft-end, with the front and rear sections forming an integrated, single unit bomb casing and the first and second openings combining to form an interior cavity for the bomb casing; (C) high explosive material disposed in the interior cavity; (D) a fuse system receiving structure disposed within the interior cavity; (E) a plurality of fuse system types for disposition in the fuse system receiving structure one at a time, with each of the plurality of fuse systems containing a different shaped charge for igniting the high explosive material in a different controlled manner to control an amount of collateral damage cause by a bomb employing the bomb casing system.