摘要 |
A hybrid explosive unit which is intended for artillery shells or anti-tank mines and which comprises a casing (2), an explosive charge (1) in the casing defining, at the upper end thereof, an upwardly facing hollow, a dished element (5) lining said hollow, a metal cylinder (4) embedded in said charge (1) and extending through the middle of said dished element (5), a sheath (8) of inert material surrounding said cylinder (4), said cylinder (4) and said sheath (8) being adapted together to form a first projectile of high penetrating power, and a member of inert material (3) embedded in said charge (1) across the lower end of said cylinder (4) and of said sheath (8) and adapted, upon the unit being fired, to act as an attenuator and diffractor of the resulting direct detonation wave, said member (3) and said dished element (5) being adapted together to form a second projectile of high penetrating power which travels behind the first upon the unit being fired. |