Patent ID: 7273011
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: F42B,F42C

Abstract:
1. A projectile with a projectile casing in the form of a jacket, comprising: a first charge activated at a target by a detonation device responding to an impact with the target; a second charge on a central longitudinal projectile axis A having a calibre greater than a calibre of the first charge capable of being activated with a defined time delay, the first charge being arranged in a first cylindrical region and the second charge being arranged in a second cylindrical region and spaced from the first charge by way of first and second spacer tubes, the spacer tubes increasing in diameters in a constant manner over their length to a diameter of the second region; a first shock barrier comprising a first annular flange having a thickness greater than a thickness of the casing extending at a right angle to the axis A and located between the first charge and a forward part of the first spacer tube; damping means positioned between the first and second charges; and a second shock barrier comprising a further annular flange in a forward part of the second spacer tube, the spacer tubes being connected to each other by way of a joint, the first flange being formed as a unitary construction with the first spacer tube, the second flange being formed as a unitary construction with the second spacer tube.