公开(公告)号：US3646888A

公开(公告)日：1972-03-07

申请号：US3646888D

申请日：1969-03-27

申请人： EXPLOSIVE TECH

发明人： POSSON PHILIP LYNN ,  MOORE DONALD BAKER ,  NICHOLSON DALLAS EARL

IPC分类号： F41B3/04 ,  F41F5/00 ,  F42B12/20 ,  F42B12/24 ,  F42B12/32 ,  F42B30/10 ,  F42B13/48

CPC分类号： F42B12/24 ,  F41B3/04 ,  F41F5/00 ,  F42B12/202 ,  F42B12/204 ,  F42B12/32 ,  F42B30/10

摘要： An aerodynamic directional grenade in the form of a body formed of a high-energy explosive material, said grenade having a generally saucerlike configuration with upper and lower surfaces that are adapted to sail through the air, the upper surface having a length in the direction of airflow which is greater than the length of the lower surface in the direction of airflow, whereby, when the body is propelled through the air an aerodynamic lift is imparted to the body. Fragment forming means is carried adjacent to one portion of the body, and means is carried by the body for detonating the body. A launcher is provided for the aerodynamic directional grenade and has a launcher housing which carries a magazine that is adapted to receive a plurality of the grenades stacked one above the other, the housing having a discharge opening through which the grenades can be discharged. Means is mounted on the housing for receiving the grenades one by one from the magazine and discharging the same through the said opening at a speed so that the grenades are propelled aerodynamically through the air. Means is further included in said launcher to impart to the aerodynamic directional grenade a degree of rotation resulting in gyroscopic stability about an axis generally transverse to the direction of aerodynamic flight, requisite to maintaining a favorable aerodynamic flight orientation and desired orientation at detonation. Means is mounted on the housing for initiating operation, on or before the grenade leaves the housing, of the means carried by the body for detonating the body. The weapons system may typically be used on a vehicle on which at least one launcher is carried by the vehicle and in which the launcher includes a means for launching the grenades sequentially from said magazine and to disperse the grenades automatically over a predetermined area within reasonably immediate range of the vehicle within a relatively short period of time. A plurality of the launchers can be provided to cover all the immediate area around the vehicle. The weapons system is capable of saturating the area immediately in the vicinity of the launcher with lethal fragments within a very short period of time.

摘要翻译： 一种由高能爆炸材料形成的身体形式的空气动力学定向手榴弹，所述手榴弹具有通常为茶碟形构造，上表面和下表面适于通过空气航行，上表面的长度方向为 气流大于气流方向的下表面的长度，从而当身体通过空气推进时，空气动力升高被赋予身体。 片段形成装置靠近身体的一部分，并且装置由身体携带以引爆身体。