Patent ID: 6983699
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. An explosive fragmentation munition having a longitudinal axis, comprising: a single-layered, generally cylindrical shell portion having a thickness; an exposed rounded nose having a thickness, the nose being disposed at a front end of the cylindrical shell portion; an explosive disposed inside the cylindrical shell portion and the nose; wherein the nose includes a pusher liner that is made of a similar material as the cylindrical shell portion, and a multi-layered anterior liner that is disposed on an outer surface of the pusher liner; and wherein the multi-layered anterior liner is made of a high-density material that is different from the material of the cylindrical shell portion and that adds mass to the nose, so that the pusher liner transfers momentum to the anterior liner, which, in turn, projects fragments in a forward direction.