摘要 |
A munition includes a casing, the casing formed at least in part from a material comprising (?) a meltable or phase-changing material, and (ii) an energetic material, an explosive payload contained within the casing, and a fuze arrangement, the fuze arrangement comprising a main fuze configured and arranged to ignite the high explosive, and at least one secondary fuze configured and arranged to cause the casing material to melt or undergo a phase change A method of selectively altering the mode of operation of a munition includes forming a casing, introducing an explosive payload into the casing, providing a fuze arrangement, and selectively activating the main fuze and the at least one secondary fuze in a manner that provided at least a first and a second mode of operation the first mode of operation comprising blast coupled with fragmentation effects, and the second mode of operation comprising mainly blast effects. |
申请人 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION;SHERIDAN, EDWARD, W.;HUGUS, GEORGE, D.;METZGER, JOSEPH, G. |
发明人 |
SHERIDAN, EDWARD, W.;HUGUS, GEORGE, D.;METZGER, JOSEPH, G. |