Patent ID: 8151712

Claim:
A penetrating projectile, comprising: a body; an inner tube including a perforating projectile inside the inner tube, wherein said perforating projectile includes a body having a pyrotechnic charge; and at least one propulsion body that is entirely arranged behind the body of said perforating projectile, the body of the perforating projectile being ejectable outside the inner tube by firing said propulsion body; a system for controlling firing of the propulsion body before the impact of the penetrating projectile on a target; and a pyrotechnic charge placed between the body of the penetrating projectile and the inner tube, wherein the inner tube includes at least two sections with different calibres, one of the sections with the smallest calibre being oriented towards the output from the tube, the body of the perforating projectile being adapted to the output calibre of the tube, the propulsion body jamming at the transition between the two sections during ejection of the body of the perforating projectile.