EP1766323B1 - Projectile, in particular an anti-infrastructure penetrating bomb and method for penetration of said projectile through a wall - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a penetrating projectile, including an anti-infrastructure penetration bomb. It is particularly applicable for traversing very thick walls of non-metallic material such as concrete for example.
- a bomb is carried by a rocket.
- a rocket has essentially three parts. At the front it contains its guidance system and at the rear its engine for propulsion. Between these two elements is the military charge, in other words essentially the bomb.
- the size and weight of the rockets are fixed and their speed. It follows that the volume, the weight and the speed of the bomb are also fixed, whatever the required performances. In particular, the kinetic energy can not be increased in order to obtain new performances, even more advanced.
- the first solution prevents in particular to make a bomb body versatile with respect to surface threats or buried.
- the second solution leads to a bomb body very expensive and actually a bomb very inefficient because the explosive mass on board is then reduced by more than half compared to a normal body of steel.
- a patent application FR 2 472 168 A presents a sub-projectile launcher where the latter are accelerated at the end of the trajectory.
- the piercing projectile comprises for example a system which determines its position inside the target as a function of time and which triggers the detonation of its pyrotechnic charge at a predetermined time.
- This system determines for example the position of the perforator from its characteristics of the deceleration levels in the target material and its speed at the point of impact on the target.
- the inner tube comprises at least two sections of different calibres, the smaller gauge section being oriented towards the exit of the tube, the body of the projectile perforator being adapted to the output caliber of the tube, the propulsion body being wedged at the transition of the two sections during the ejection of the piercing projectile body.
- the transition between the two sections forms for example a cone so that the casing of the propellant body is welded by friction on the cone.
- the body of the piercing projectile can be fixed to the casing of the propellant body by pins.
- the main advantages of the invention are that it can be implemented at a constant volume, mass and speed with respect to the current solutions, that it makes it possible to increase the range of arrival angle of the body. a bomb on a wall, and that it increases the load of explosive board.
- the figure 1 represents the structure of a rocket 1. As indicated above, it consists essentially of three parts 2, 3, 4. The front of the rocket comprises the guide means 2 and the rear comprises the means 3. Between the two is the penetrating projectile 4, for example a military load such as a bomb. The fact that the envelope of the rocket is frozen as well as the overall mass results in the volume and the mass devoted to the penetrating projectile 4 are also fixed, to the extent that it is also not possible to reduce the allocated parts the guide means and the propulsion means. The structural mechanical strength of the penetrating body can not therefore be significantly increased. Likewise the speed of the penetrating body is fixed by the speed of the rocket 1.
- the figure 2 presents, by a cross-sectional view, an exemplary embodiment of a projectile according to the invention.
- the projectile is a bomb.
- the figure 2 so has a bomb 10 that can be contained in the space allocated to the penetrating body 4 in the rocket of the figure 1 while having great penetration performance.
- the bomb comprises a body 21 inside which a tube 22 is placed.
- the tube 22 comprises, for example, a wedging cone 221 making the transition between a first tube section 222 and an outlet section 223 of smaller caliber, oriented forward of the bomb body.
- the bomb body 21 being symmetrical with revolution, the axis 20 of the tube 22 merges for example with the axis of the body 21.
- the pyrotechnic charge 23 is disposed inside the bomb body 21 around the tube 22.
- the load 23 is contained inside a sheath 24, placed between the inner face of the bomb body 21 and the tube 22.
- a priming relay 25, for example of toric shape, located inside the pyrotechnic charge 23 allows to start the firing of the latter.
- a base 20 closes the rear of the bomb body 21.
- a striker 26 is placed in the base opposite the ignition relay 25, through the wall 27. The striker 26 is controlled by an electronic block 28, for example of toric form, also contained in the base 20.
- a shock attenuator 29 is placed in front of the pyrotechnic charge, wedged between the sheath 24 and the inside of the bomb body 21. Inside the tube is arranged a projectile puncher hyper velocity 30 pyrotechnic charge.
- This perforator allows in particular the prior creation of a conduit in the wall to be crossed. For this purpose, at the approach of the wall, the perforator leaves the tube, thanks to its own propulsion means, with a speed much higher than that of the bomb body 21. Then it detonates once introduced inside the wall.
- the figure 3 presents, by a cross section, an exemplary embodiment of the projectile projectile 30.
- This projectile comprises a body 31. This body has for example at the front a tip 32 to facilitate penetration. Inside the body is placed a pyrotechnic charge. ignition relay 34 is placed inside the load 33. A support 35 closes the space at the rear of the pyrotechnic charge 33. This support 35 comprises a striker 39 located opposite the ignition relay 34 for performing a percussion initiation which causes the ignition of the pyrotechnic charge 33. The striker 39 is controlled by an electronic block 36 also placed in the support 35. A cover 37 closes the rear of the body. A propellant body 301 is placed behind the body of the projectile 31.
- This propellant body 301 is held in the body of the projectile by means of pins 38.
- the outer wall of the propellant body 301 is extended inside a body. wall portion of the body of the projectile extending itself beyond the cover 37.
- the pins pass through the two walls facing each other through holes provided for this purpose.
- the propellant body has inside its envelope 303 a pyrotechnic charge 302.
- This load 302 is for example composed of plastic loaves.
- a cap 304 closes the rear of the propulsion body.
- the cap 304 comes for example to screw on the casing 303 of the propellant body.
- One or more lids 305 are pierced in the plug to pass a control link 306.
- This connection is for example connected to an ignition pad 307 placed in contact with the pyrotechnic charge 302.
- Calibration means 308 are for example placed between the cap 304 and the loading of the propulsion body 302.
- the firing of the propulsion body 301 causes the tube 31 to be ejected from the tube of the piercing projectile 30.
- the figure 4 presents the rocket 1 in two places of its trajectory to a concrete wall 42 in an x, y axis system.
- the positions relative to the ground are indicated on an x-axis.
- the y-axis represents the altitude of the rocket.
- the scales of distances and altitudes are reduced compared to the scales of representation of the rocket and the slab.
- the distance x 1 - x 0 is, for example, the order of 20 meters.
- the separation is carried out by an internal firing, the bomb 10 is then ejected from the rocket.
- the position of the rocket relative to the wall 42 is for example determined by a proximity sensor located at the front of the rocket with the guide means.
- FIGS. 5a to 5f illustrate the method according to the invention by presenting different phases of a bomb according to the invention in approach phase and through the wall 42.
- the figure 5a presents the moment of firing of the loading 302 of the propellant body of the perforator 30 to the immediate approach of the target in this case the wall 42.
- the bomb is at a distance d less than the distance x 1 - x 0 .
- This distance d is for example of the order of 10 meters.
- the distances x 1 - x 0 and d may be substantially the same.
- the perforator 30 is ejected from the bomb body 21 with a very high speed relative to this body. For example, if the bomb moves at a speed of the order of 300 m / s, the perforator can exit with a relative speed of this order.
- the bomb body may for example calculate a delay between the moment of ejection of the bomb body of the rocket and the moment of priming of the propellant body of the perforator, the moment of ejection of the bomb body being determined him for example by the guide means 2 located in front of the rocket 1.
- the control of the electronic unit 28 to the thruster body of the perforator is done for example by means of an electrical connection 306.
- An active electrical signal for example the ignition pad 307 which triggers the firing of the pyrotechnic charge 302.
- the figure 5b presents the flight of the perforator 30 to the wall 42, followed by the bomb body 21.
- the ignition pad 307, the electrical connection 306 and the electronic block compose a system for controlling the firing of the propulsion body 301 before the impact of the bomb 10 on a target, the wall 42 in the example of Figures 5a to 5f .
- Another type of system could be used.
- the figure 5c the penetration of the perforator 30 in the wall 42.
- the relative speed of the latter relative to the bomb body allows it to firstly impact the wall 42.
- the figure 5d has the detonation of the perforator 30 inside the wall, preferably in the middle, creating an orifice 51 passing through the wall 42.
- the perforator comprises a system which determines its position inside the wall in function of time and which triggers the detonation of its pyrotechnic charge at a predetermined time.
- This system is for example contained in the electronic block 36.
- the detonation is caused by the firing of the pyrotechnic charge 33.
- the invention advantageously uses the fact that the concretes do not hold the tensile stress. This allows them to be destructured relatively easily by a detonation of the perforator inside the wall, this internal detonation creating high tensile stresses.
- An internal processor located in the electronic block 36 of the perforator can determine the moment of detonation of the perforator corresponding to its most effective position inside the wall, for example in the middle thereof. For this purpose a table is for example stored in the processor. This table contains the characteristics of the deceleration levels of an object penetrating into a material. It can take into account several types of materials including of course concrete and even different types of concrete.
- the figure 5e has the penetration of the bomb body 21 in the orifice 51 created by the perforator.
- the amount of charge conveyed by the perforator 30 may be calculated to obtain an orifice adapted to the caliber of the bomb body 21, that is, to say in practice close to the caliber of the body of bomb.
- the invention thus makes it possible to considerably reduce the stresses seen by the bomb body during its phase of penetration into the wall and therefore allows a bomb of relatively low structural mechanical strength to pass through walls that are thicker and thicker. resistant.
- the figure 5f presents the bomb body 21 after crossing the wall 42. At this time the bomb body can for example detonate by firing its pyrotechnic charge 23.
- the figure 6 highlights an advantage provided by the jamming cone 221 of the inner tube to the bomb body.
- the figure 6 shows the maintenance of the propellant body of the perforator 30, in particular of the casing 303 of the propellant body 301, in the tube by jamming of the latter at the jamming cone 221.
- the casing 303 whose diameter is greater than the caliber of the output section of the tube, under the effect of the speed, is soldered by friction on the internal jamming cone of the tube. This avoids any potential intrusion of rubble into the body of the bomb.
- the maintenance of the propellant body is reinforced by the confinement within the tube of all the propulsion gases.
- the envelope 303 remains welded to the tube while the body 31 of the perforator, adapted to the output caliber of the tube 22, is ejected from the tube.
- the body 31 of the perforator is detached from the casing 303 of the propulsion body by shearing the pins 38 which fix the two bodies together.
- the casing of the propellant body thus forms a protective wall. Indeed, as just indicated above, it thus prevents any intrusion of rubble or debris 52 inside the bomb body during the phase of penetration of the latter in the wall. Such debris, generated in particular during the detonation of the perforator 30 inside the wall as shown in FIG. figure 5 e , could indeed cause parasitic explosions.
- the resistance of the wall to external intrusions is enhanced by the internal pressure generated by the combustion gases in the tube 22.
- the function of sealing provided to the propellant body keeps the combustion gases within the tube which, by their thrust, strengthen the strength of the weld.
- the figure 7 illustrates another advantage of the invention.
- this figure shows that the invention makes it possible to increase the angle of arrival angle range of the bomb body 21 on a wall 71.
- the orifice 72 created by the perforator in the wall 71 creates there even an entry face 73 normal to the speed vector V of the body of the bomb.
- This inlet face 73 in particular avoids the ricochets of the bomb body on the wall when the angle of incidence ⁇ of its velocity vector on the wall is too low. If this angle ⁇ is nevertheless much too weak, there will nevertheless be an incidence.
- the perforator 30 which is thinner and faster than the bomb body can penetrate the wall even for low angles of incidence, the bomb body benefiting from the orifice created by the perforator and thereby having a range of increased incidence.
- the invention has been described for the realization of a penetration bomb inside an infrastructure. It can, however, apply to other types of projectiles intended to penetrate into infrastructure through a thick wall.
- the invention makes it possible in particular to pass through concrete walls with a high modulus of rupture to compression, which can reach, for example, 200 MPa.
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La présente invention concerne un projectile pénétrant, notamment une bombe de pénétration anti-infrastructure. Elle s'applique notamment pour la traversée de parois très épaisses en matériau non métallique tel que le béton par exemple.The present invention relates to a penetrating projectile, including an anti-infrastructure penetration bomb. It is particularly applicable for traversing very thick walls of non-metallic material such as concrete for example.
Il est connu de réaliser des bombes à haut pouvoir de pénétration, notamment pour traverser des parois en béton à haut module de rupture à la compression. L'épaisseur de telles parois peut atteindre 1,5 mètres, voire plus. Le module de rupture à la compression peut être de l'ordre de 40 à 45 MPa, et des bétons récents ont des modules de rupture à la compression qui dépassent largement 100 MPa. Les besoins opérationnels de traversée de parois en bétons peuvent conduire à des niveaux de performances de plus en plus élevées pour les bombes de pénétration. En particulier il peut être exigé que celles-ci traversent des parois en béton de plus en plus épaisses avec modules de rupture à la compression de plus en plus élevés. Classiquement le pouvoir de pénétration d'une bombe dépend de son énergie cinétique. Il s'ensuit que plus les difficultés de pénétration augmentent, par augmentation de l'épaisseur du béton et/ou de sa résistance notamment, plus il est logique d'augmenter l'énergie cinétique de la bombe, en jouant par exemple sur sa masse et ou sa vitesse. Cependant, ces grandeurs ne peuvent pas être augmentées librement.It is known to make bombs with high penetrating power, especially to cross concrete walls with high modulus of rupture to compression. The thickness of such walls can reach 1.5 meters or more. The compressive rupture modulus may be of the order of 40 to 45 MPa, and recent concretes have compressive rupture moduli which exceed widely 100 MPa. Operational requirements for concrete wall penetrations can lead to higher and higher performance levels for penetration bombs. In particular it may be required that they pass through increasingly thick concrete walls with compression modules of compression higher and higher. Classically the power of penetration of a bomb depends on its kinetic energy. It follows that the more the penetration difficulties increase, by increasing the thickness of the concrete and / or its resistance in particular, the more it makes sense to increase the kinetic energy of the bomb, for example by playing on its mass. and or his speed. However, these quantities can not be increased freely.
Pour atteindre son objectif, une bombe est véhiculée par une roquette. Une roquette comporte essentiellement trois parties. A l'avant elle contient son système de guidage et à l'arrière son moteur pour la propulsion. Entre ces deux éléments se situe la charge militaire, autrement dit essentiellement la bombe. Pour des raisons de polyvalence, de standardisation des rampes de lancement ou de standardisation des stations de tirs, les dimensions et le poids des roquettes sont figées ainsi que leur vitesse. Il s'ensuit que le volume, le poids et la vitesse de la bombe sont aussi figées, quelles que soient les performances demandées. En particulier l'énergie cinétique ne peut pas être augmentée en vue d'obtenir de nouvelles performances, encore plus poussées.To achieve its goal, a bomb is carried by a rocket. A rocket has essentially three parts. At the front it contains its guidance system and at the rear its engine for propulsion. Between these two elements is the military charge, in other words essentially the bomb. For reasons of versatility, standardization of launching pads or standardization of shooting stations, the size and weight of the rockets are fixed and their speed. It follows that the volume, the weight and the speed of the bomb are also fixed, whatever the required performances. In particular, the kinetic energy can not be increased in order to obtain new performances, even more advanced.
Une solution pourrait consister à renforcer la tenue structurale du corps de la bombe, par exemple en triplant son épaisseur. Une autre solution pourrait encore employer un matériau dense avec réduction significative du diamètre. Ces solutions comportent néanmoins des inconvénients. La première solution empêche notamment de faire un corps de bombe polyvalent vis à vis de menaces de surfaces ou enterrées. La deuxième solution conduit à un corps de bombe très cher et de fait à une bombe très peu efficace car la masse d'explosif embarquée est alors réduite de plus de moitié par rapport à un corps normal en acier.One solution could be to strengthen the structural integrity of the body of the bomb, for example by tripling its thickness. Another solution could still use a dense material with significant diameter reduction. These solutions nevertheless have disadvantages. The first solution prevents in particular to make a bomb body versatile with respect to surface threats or buried. The second solution leads to a bomb body very expensive and actually a bomb very inefficient because the explosive mass on board is then reduced by more than half compared to a normal body of steel.
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Un but de l'invention est notamment de permettre à une bombe de relativement faible résistance mécanique structurale de traverser des parois de plus en plus épaisses ou résistantes.
- A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un projectile pénétrant tel que défini par la
revendication 1.
- For this purpose, the subject of the invention is a penetrating projectile as defined by
claim 1.
Le projectile perforateur comporte par exemple un système qui détermine sa position à l'intérieur de la cible en fonction du temps et qui déclenche la détonation de sa charge pyrotechnique à un instant prédéterminé. Ce système détermine par exemple la position du perforateur à partir de ses caractéristiques des niveaux de décélération dans le matériau de la cible et de sa vitesse au point d'impact sur la cible.The piercing projectile comprises for example a system which determines its position inside the target as a function of time and which triggers the detonation of its pyrotechnic charge at a predetermined time. This system determines for example the position of the perforator from its characteristics of the deceleration levels in the target material and its speed at the point of impact on the target.
Selon l'invention, le tube intérieur comporte au moins deux sections de calibres différents, la section de plus petit calibre étant orientée vers la sortie du tube, le corps du projectile perforateur étant adapté au calibre de sortie du tube, le corps propulseur se coinçant au niveau de la transition des deux sections lors de l'éjection du corps du projectile perforateur. La transition entre les deux sections forme par exemple un cône de façon à ce que l'enveloppe du corps propulseur se soude par friction sur le cône.According to the invention, the inner tube comprises at least two sections of different calibres, the smaller gauge section being oriented towards the exit of the tube, the body of the projectile perforator being adapted to the output caliber of the tube, the propulsion body being wedged at the transition of the two sections during the ejection of the piercing projectile body. The transition between the two sections forms for example a cone so that the casing of the propellant body is welded by friction on the cone.
Le corps du projectile perforateur peut être fixé à l'enveloppe du corps propulseur par des goupilles.The body of the piercing projectile can be fixed to the casing of the propellant body by pins.
L'invention a pour principaux avantages qu'elle peut être mise en oeuvre à volume, masse et vitesses constants par rapport aux solutions actuelles, qu'elle permet d'augmenter le domaine d'angle d'incidence d'arrivée du corps d'une bombe sur une paroi, et qu'elle permet d'augmenter la charge d'explosif embarquée.The main advantages of the invention are that it can be implemented at a constant volume, mass and speed with respect to the current solutions, that it makes it possible to increase the range of arrival angle of the body. a bomb on a wall, and that it increases the load of explosive board.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à l'aide de la description qui suit faite en regard de dessins annexés qui représentent :
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figure 1 , un exemple de structure de roquette ; - la
figure 2 , un exemple de réalisation possible d'un projectile selon l'invention ; - la
figure 3 , un exemple de réalisation d'un projectile perforateur contenu à l'intérieur du projectile précédent ; - la
figure 4 , la situation de la roquette contenant un projectile selon l'invention, au lancement de la roquette et à l'éjection du projectile de la roquette ; - les
figures 5a à 5f , une illustration du procédé de pénétration selon l'invention ; - la
figure 6 , le corps propulseur du projectile perforateur coincé en sortie du projectile empêchant des débris de pénétrer à l'intérieur ; - la
figure 7 , une illustration du large domaine d'incidence d'un projectile selon l'invention sur une paroi.
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figure 1 , an example of rocket structure; - the
figure 2 an exemplary possible embodiment of a projectile according to the invention; - the
figure 3 an exemplary embodiment of a piercing projectile contained within the previous projectile; - the
figure 4 the situation of the rocket containing a projectile according to the invention, the launching of the rocket and the ejection of the projectile rocket; - the
Figures 5a to 5f an illustration of the penetration method according to the invention; - the
figure 6 , the propellant body of the piercing projectile stuck at the exit of the projectile preventing debris from penetrating inside; - the
figure 7 , an illustration of the wide range of incidence of a projectile according to the invention on a wall.
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La mise à feu du corps propulseur 301 entraîne l'éjection hors du tube du corps 31 du projectile perforateur 30.The firing of the
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L'invention utilise avantageusement le fait que les bétons ne tiennent pas la contrainte de traction. Ceci permet donc de les déstructurer relativement facilement par une détonation du perforateur à l'intérieur de la paroi, cette détonation intérieur créant de fortes contraintes de traction. Un processeur interne situé dans le bloc électronique 36 du perforateur peut déterminer l'instant de détonation du perforateur correspondant à sa position la plus efficace à l'intérieur de la paroi, par exemple au milieu de celle-ci. A cet effet une table est par exemple mémorisée dans le processeur. Cette table comporte les caractéristiques des niveaux de décélération d'un objet pénétrant dans un matériau. Elle peut prendre en compte plusieurs types de matériaux dont bien sûr le béton et même différents types de béton. Ainsi connaissant la vitesse initiale du perforateur 30 à l'entrée dans la paroi, au point d'impact, et la courbe de décélération du matériau de cette dernière, il est possible de connaître la distance de pénétration à l'intérieur de la paroi en fonction et donc sa position. Un module d'intelligence d'impact de type « caïman » est par exemple utilisé.The invention advantageously uses the fact that the concretes do not hold the tensile stress. This allows them to be destructured relatively easily by a detonation of the perforator inside the wall, this internal detonation creating high tensile stresses. An internal processor located in the
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Avantageusement, l'enveloppe du corps propulseur forme donc une paroi de protection. En effet, comme cela vient d'être indiqué précédemment, elle empêche ainsi toute intrusion de gravats ou débris 52 à l'intérieur du corps de bombe pendant la phase de pénétration de ce dernier dans la paroi. De tels débris, générés notamment lors de la détonation du perforateur 30 à l'intérieur de la paroi comme l'illustre la
Par ailleurs, la résistance de la paroi aux intrusions extérieures, en plus de l'effet de la soudure par friction, est renforcée par la pression interne générée par les gaz de combustion dans le tube 22. En d'autres termes, la fonction d'étanchéité apportée au corps propulseur permet de conserver les gaz de combustion au sein du tube qui, par leur poussée, renforcent la tenue de la soudure.On the other hand, the resistance of the wall to external intrusions, in addition to the effect of friction welding, is enhanced by the internal pressure generated by the combustion gases in the
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L'invention a été décrite pour la réalisation d'une bombe de pénétration à l'intérieur d'une infrastructure. Elle peut néanmoins s'appliquer à d'autres types de projectiles destinés à pénétrer dans une infrastructure par traversée d'une paroi épaisse. L'invention permet en particulier de traverser des parois en béton à fort module de rupture à la compression, pouvant atteindre par exemple 200 Mpa.The invention has been described for the realization of a penetration bomb inside an infrastructure. It can, however, apply to other types of projectiles intended to penetrate into infrastructure through a thick wall. The invention makes it possible in particular to pass through concrete walls with a high modulus of rupture to compression, which can reach, for example, 200 MPa.
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- Penetrating projectile (10) comprising:- a body (21);- an internal tube (22), in which there is positioned a perforating projectile (30) which comprises at least one body (31) which is provided with a pyrotechnic charge (33), the body (31) of the perforating projectile being ejected out of the tube by a propulsion body (301) being ignited;- a system (28, 306, 307) which allows control of the ignition of the propulsion body (301) of the perforating projectile (30) before the impact of the penetrating projectile (10) at a target (42), the penetrating projectile (10) comprising a pyrotechnic charge (23) which is positioned between its body (21) and the tube (22);characterised in that the propulsion body (301) is contained in the perforating projectile, the tube (22) comprising at least two sections having different bore diameters, the section having the smaller bore diameter being orientated towards the outlet of the tube (22), the body (21) of the perforating projectile (30) being adapted to the outlet bore diameter of the tube, the propulsion body (301, 303) becoming wedged in the region of the transition (221) of the two sections when the body (21) of the perforating projectile is discharged, the transition between the two sections forming a cone (221) in such a manner that the shell (30) of the propulsion body is friction-welded to the cone.
- Projectile according to claim 1, characterised in that the perforating projectile (30) comprises a system (36) which determines its position inside the target in accordance with time and which triggers the detonation of the pyrotechnic charge (33) thereof at a predetermined time.
- Projectile according to claim 2, characterised in that the system determines the position of the perforator on the basis of the characteristics thereof in respect of the deceleration levels in the material of the target and the speed thereof at the point of impact at the target.
- Projectile according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the body (31) of the perforating projectile (30) is fixed to the shell (303) of the propulsion body (301) by pins.
- Projectile according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that an actuation relay (34) is positioned inside the pyrotechnic charge (33) of the perforating projectile (30).
- Projectile according to claim 5, characterised in that the perforating projectile (30) comprises a support (35) which closes the space at the rear of the pyrotechnic charge (33), this support comprising a striking pin (39) which is located facing the actuation relay (34).
- Projectile according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterised in that the perforating projectile (30) comprises an electronic unit (36) which incorporates the system for determining the position of the perforator in the target (42), the electronic unit further controlling the actuation of the pyrotechnic charge (33).
- Projectile according to claims 6 and 7, characterised in that the electronic unit (36) of the perforating projectile (30) is positioned on the support (35).
- Projectile according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the system which allows control of the ignition of the propulsion body (301) of the perforating projectile (30) comprises an electronic unit (28) and at least one ignition pellet (307), an electrical signal being transmitted from the electronic unit (28) to the ignition pellet (307) by an electrical connection (306).
- Projectile according to claim 9, characterised in that the electronic unit (28) is in the form of a torus and is positioned in a cap (20) which closes the body (21) of the projectile.
- Projectile according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that, having symmetry of revolution, the axis of symmetry thereof is in alignment with the axis (20) of the tube.
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