Munition device

Abstract

A hybrid polyvalent projectile or warhead with an active means such as a fragmentation, disk, ring, hollow-charge or P-charge head in conjunction with a module comprising an active laterally effective penetrator includes a pyrotechnic unit serving at the same time for the active laterally effective penetrator and the active means as a producing/accelerating element. The terminal-ballistic efficiency of ALP projectiles, which is reduced at low impact velocities, is ensured by an additional device which as a pyrotechnic unit produces an axial action or accelerates fragments in the desired direction. The explosive of an HC-portion with a triggering device which can be of any design configuration at the same time provides the pressure for the adjoining ALP-module.

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         56 . A hybrid munition device comprising 
 a nose,    at least one first portion for delivering terminal-ballistically operative elements which are disposed in a region at least near the nose of the munition device,    a second portion having a terminal ballistically operative casing and an inert pressure transmission medium provided within the casing, and    a pyrotechnic device located between the first portion and the second portion both for triggering the terminal-ballistically operative elements in the first portion and also for building up a pressure field through the inert pressure transmission medium of the second portion.    
     
     
         57 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56   wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is in the form of a module.    
     
     
         58 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56   wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is in the form of an interchangeable module.    
     
     
         59 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56   wherein the first portion contains an explosive charge selected from the group consisting of at least one of a blast charge, fragmentation charge, hollow charge or projectile-forming charge and a combination thereof.    
     
     
         60 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  including 
 means for directional controlling of the terminal-ballistically operative elements.    
     
     
         61 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 60   wherein the means for directional controlling of the terminal-ballistically operative elements is a shock wave guidance means.    
     
     
         62 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 60   wherein the means for directional controlling of the terminal-ballistically operative elements comprises an asymmetrically fired acceleration charge.    
     
     
         63 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 60   wherein the means for directional controlling of the terminal-ballistically operative elements comprises structural segments.    
     
     
         64 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  wherein the at least one first portion contains terminal-ballistically operative elements generating 
 means for accelerating bodies selected from the group consisting of spherical, cuboidal and cylindrically shaped bodies and fragments, the bodies and fragments being of equal or different sizes and of the same or different materials.    
     
     
         65 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  wherein the at least one first portion contains terminal-ballistically operative elements generating 
 means for accelerating elements selected from the group consisting of plate-shaped, ring-shaped, disk-shaped and surface elements of any contour in at least predominantly an axial direction.    
     
     
         66 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 59   wherein the explosive charge is at least predominantly axially ejected from a container.    
     
     
         67 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 65   wherein said elements are embedded in a matrix.    
     
     
         68 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 65   wherein said elements are supported against each other upon acceleration.    
     
     
         69 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 59   wherein the at least one first portion contains at least one disk-shaped element which in operation is predominantly axially accelerated and which optionally contains reacting or pressure-producing intermediate layers.    
     
     
         70 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  wherein said at least one first portion comprises 
 a plurality of said first portions which are arranged in succession.    
     
     
         71 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  wherein said at least one first portion comprises 
 a plurality of said first portions which are arranged laterally.    
     
     
         72 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56   wherein the pyrotechnic device comprises at least one pressure-producing element.    
     
     
         73 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 72   wherein the pressure-producing element of the pyrotechnic device is connected to at least one of a positionally controlled safety and firing system and a time-controlled safety and firing system.    
     
     
         74 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 72  wherein said at least one pressure-producing element comprises 
 a plurality of said pressure-producing elements,    wherein the pressure-producing elements are selectively actuated separately or connected together by a signal transmission line, by a fuse cord or by a radio signal.    
     
     
         75 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  including 
 triggering means for triggering of the pyrotechnic device in at least one of the modes selected from a group consisting of triggering means operating in a time-programmed fashion, contact fashion, mechanical fashion, optical fashion, electronic fashion, radio fashion and radar fashion.    
     
     
         76 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 75   wherein said triggering means during a launch phase or during a flight phase is triggerable by a signal selected from a group of signals consisting of a time-controlled signal, a signal emitted upon impact, a signal emitted upon penetration and a signal emitted in the interior of a target structure    
     
     
         77 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 75  including 
 at least one of a target guidance system and a target recognition system for controlling the triggering means.    
     
     
         78 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  including 
 means for triggering the terminal-ballistically operative elements simultaneously.    
     
     
         79 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  including 
 means for triggering the terminal-ballistically operative elements in a time-displaced relationship.    
     
     
         80 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56   wherein the second portion is combined with a penetrator having an enhanced laterally effective portion.    
     
     
         81 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56   wherein the second portion includes at least one central penetrator.    
     
     
         82 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 81   wherein a part of the penetrator comprises a fragmentation component.    
     
     
         83 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 82   wherein the central penetrator is in the form of a radially segmented separable element.    
     
     
         84 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56   wherein the terminal-ballistically operative casing of the second portion is made of a homogeneous material, preformed fragments, submunitions or independently operative penetrators.    
     
     
         85 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  including 
 different coverings provided over at least one of the periphery and the length of the munition device.    
     
     
         86 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  including 
 further operative portions containing elements selected from the group consisting of at least one of submunitions, fragment pockets, liquid terminal-ballistically operative elements and solid terminal-ballistically operative elements.    
     
     
         87 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  and further comprising 
 at least one of a cylindrical penetrator, a core and a core nose comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of hard metal and heavy metal.    
     
     
         88 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 87   wherein the core has a shock-reducing cap.    
     
     
         89 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 87   wherein a tip of the core has a shock-reducing cap.    
     
     
         90 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 87   wherein said penetrator, core and a tip of the core comprise a combination of different materials.    
     
     
         91 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 87  and further comprising 
 a tip configuration selected from a stepped tip, an ogival tip and a conical tip.    
     
     
         92 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 87  and further comprising 
 an external-ballistic hood.    
     
     
         93 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 91  including 
 an axially leading active portion focusable by the nose.    
     
     
         94 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56 , including 
 means for spin stabilization thereof.    
     
     
         95 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  and including means for aerodynamic stabilization thereof.  
     
     
         96 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  combined with an explosive projectile.  
     
     
         97 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  combined with a weight projectile comprising at least one of the materials selected from the group of materials consisting of heavy metal and hard metal.  
     
     
         98 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 97   wherein the weight projectile includes a self-destruct device.    
     
     
         99 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 87   wherein the munition device includes a self-destruct device.    
     
     
         100 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  combined with a guided system.  
     
     
         101 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  combined with a final phase-controlled system.  
     
     
         102 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  which includes a safety munition device self-destructing means.  
     
     
         103 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  which is integrated into a missile.  
     
     
         104 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  which is integrated into a rocket.  
     
     
         105 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  which is acceleratable by a rocket drive.  
     
     
         106 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  which is acceleratable by a booster.  
     
     
         107 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  which is integrated into an underwater warhead.  
     
     
         108 . A munition device as set forth in  claim 56  which is integrated into a high-velocity torpedo.  
     
     
         109 . An arrangement comprising at least one munition device as set forth in  claim 56  which is ejectable from a system selected from the group consisting of a penetrator, projectile, container, warhead and rocket.