Dual mode warhead

Patent Application · Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:447865

Obrsky, J; Alexander, A A; Griffen, O H; Foster, J S; Shamblen, M

A dual mode warhead is provided for use against both soft and hard targets and capable of sensing which type of target has been struck comprising a casing made of a ductile material containing an explosive charge and a fuze assembly. The ductile warhead casing will mushroom and later split upon striking a hard target while still confining the explosive. Proper ductility and confinement are necessary for fuze sensing. The fuze assembly contains a pair of parallel firing trains, one initiated only by high and one by low impact deceleration. The firing train actuated by low impact deceleration contains a pyrotechnic delay to allow penetration of soft targets.

• Research Organization: Department of the Navy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Assignee: Dept. of the Navy, Washington, DC
• Application Number: PAN: 6-181,303; TRN: 70490586
• OSTI ID: 447865
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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