Patent ID: 7363862
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. A tandem warhead, comprising: a front end and a rear end; a casing having a forward portion that includes a fragmentation case at said front end, said casing having a middle portion, and said casing having a rear portion that includes said rear end; a fragmentation charge located within said fragmentation case; a fragmentation liner that forms a receptacle with said fragmentation case, said fragmentation liner and said fragmentation case surrounding said fragmentation charge; a shaped charge located at said rear portion of said casing; a shaped-charge liner that forms a shaped-charge housing with said rear portion of said casing, said shaped charge being located within the shaped-charge housing; a jet formation region, said jet formation region being located between said fragmentation charge and said shaped charge; an impact switch positioned at said front end of said warhead; and a single detonator positioned at said rear end of said warhead and being electrically connected to said impact switch; and wherein said fragmentation liner forms a hollow inlet region, said hollow inlet region being intersected by a center longitudinal axis of said warhead.