Claims
- 1. An incendiary projectile comprising,
- a projectile main body having a forward nose portion and a rearward annular flange, said nose portion containing an incendiary mix,
- a base plug secured in said main body against said annular flange,
- a penetrator positioned within said main body forwardly adjacent said base plug,
- said penetrator having a spiral groove in its peripheral surface, and
- a lead sheathed incendiary mix in said groove and in contact with said nose portion incendiary mix.
- 2. The structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein said penetrator peripheral surface includes a cylindrical surface portion and a forward converging tapered surface portion, each of said surface portions containing a portion of said lead sheathed incendiary mix.
Government Interests
The invention described herein may be manufactured, used and licensed by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment to me of any royalty thereon.
US Referenced Citations (2)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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Date |
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439,023 |
Mar 1912 |
FR |