Patent ID: 8424457
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. A sabot projectile, comprising: a sub-caliber projectile body; and a sabot, the sabot including a propulsion element that acts on a rear end of the projectile body and a segmented, substantially cylindrical metal guide cage, which is located at a front end of the propulsion element, wherein the guide cage has a central opening that extends in an axial direction, through which central opening the projectile body is passed, wherein the guide cage is a hollow cylinder, wherein the guide cage has an inside wall on which a plurality of radial transverse ribs are arranged spaced some distance apart so as to extend both in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the sabot and toward the projectile body, said radial transverse ribs extending substantially for the length of said guide cage, and wherein the transverse ribs are closed by partitions at at least one predetermined distance from the inside wall of the guide cage, so that several chamber-like cavities are formed, which surround the central opening and extend in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the sabot.