Patent ID: 6619210
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
A warhead comprising:a casing defining a geometry that is a portion of a ring having an outer radial wall and an inner radial wall spaced radially apart from one another, said outer radial wall and said inner radial wall being joined radially by side walls, said casing being enclosed at either axial end thereof by end walls; an explosive material filling said casing; at least one initiator positioned in said explosive material along a radial plane of said ring that bisects said portion of said ring, wherein detonation of said at least one initiator detonates said explosive material; said inner radial wall being constructed to form an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) after detonation of said explosive material; and said outer radial wall being constructed to form fragments after detonation of said explosive material.