Patent ID: 6666146
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
A projectile including a projectile charge comprising:a plurality of submunitions, arranged in a shell jacket, of metal bodies which contain at least one pyrotechnical active mass and at least one igniter charge, wherein said submunitions are arranged around a tube, the lumen of which forms a passage in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the projectile; and an ejector charge for ejecting said submunitions following a launch of the projectile and upon reaching a target area, wherein said tube includes throttle apertures directly communicating with said igniter charge, and wherein said throttle apertures are throttle bores, wherein diameters of said throttle bores are selected such that following ignition of said ejector charge, on a side of the throttle bores facing away from said passage, a pressure of approx. 20-150 bar prevails.