| 摘要 |
<p>A penetrator having a plurality of stacked penetrator segments is disclosed. Each penetrator segment has a nose portion and a rear portion. The rear portion of each penetrator segment has a rearwardly opening cavity therein and a plurality of fins pivotally mounted thereon. The penetrator segments are stacked such that the cavity of the forwardmost penetrator segment secureably contains the nose portion of the following penetrator segment such that there is a press-fit between the cavity and the nose portion. The following penetrator segments are similarly positioned such that the nose portion of each following penetrator segment is secureably positioned in the cavity of the immediately preceding penetrator segment. The fins of each penetrator segment are restrained in a stowed position when the cavity of the respective penetrator segment contains the nose portion of a following penetrator segment. An explosive element is located between each of the penetrator segments. Upon initiation of deployment of the penetrator, the segments remain in axial alignment until the explosive elements explode, thereby causing the penetrator segments to separate from each other. When a penetrator segment separates from a preceding segment, the fins of the preceding segment are allowed to pivot to their deployed positions. Once the fins of each penetrator segment have pivoted to their deployed positions, the penetrator is then in a fully deployed configuration such that each penetrator segment can separately impact a target. <IMAGE></p> |
