Patent ID: 6966265
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. An ammunition device comprising: at least one warhead effect jacket comprising warhead effect elements in the form of pellets or fragmentation elements; at least one explosive composition arranged inside of said at least one warhead effect jacket; at least one triggering device arranged to actuate said at least one explosive composition when said ammunition device is close to a target; at least one separation charge; and at least one actuation device for actuating said at least one separation charge, wherein said at least one separation charge is arranged adjacent to said at least one warhead effect jacket and is arranged to cause removal of said at least one warhead effect jacket when actuated by said at least one actuation device, wherein said actuation device is arranged to interact with a programming device to enable operation in a first mode in which said at least one actuation device remains non-actuated and a second mode in which the at least one actuation device is actuated in order to trigger the at least one separation charge for ejection of the at least one warhead effect jacket, and wherein said ammunition device provides different selectable ammunition effects through ejection or retention of said at least one warhead effect jacket.