Patent ID: 8297189
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: F42B,F42C

Abstract:
1. A projectile comprising: (a) a rear part; (b) a fuze; and (c) at least one damping element inserted between a fuze base and the rear part of the projectile, or between a fuze shoulder and an attachment element, or between the fuze base and the rear part of the projectile and between the fuze shoulder and the attachment element, wherein the fuze is a delayed fuze that is initiated by residual forces when the projectile penetrates a target, and the at least one damping element comprises a material matched to a load spectra of the projectile so that damping by the material is sufficient to absorb axial oscillations resulting from when the projectile strikes the target so that operation of the delayed fuze by residual force initiation is ensured.