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United States Patent | 8,640,625 |
Wong , et al. | February 4, 2014 |
A kinetic energy training cartridge simulates the performance, weight, length, and external geometry of a tactical cartridge. The training cartridge includes a cartridge case and a projectile that is secured to cartridge case by means of a sabot. The sabot includes a rearward extension that encapsulates part of the projectile, to add weight and to increase a length to diameter ratio of the projectile, so as to decrease an intrusion volume of the projectile within the cartridge case. In a preferred embodiment, the length to diameter ratio of the projectile is at least 15.
Inventors: | Wong; Brian (Hamburg, NJ), Gowarty; Andrew (East Stroudsburg, PA), Donlon; Francis (Blairstown, NJ), Renner; Francis (Stroudsburg, PA), Sayer; Robert (Sparta, NJ), Adam; Carlton (Newton, NJ), Vo; Daniel (Landing, NJ), Dineen; John (Wharton, NJ), Farina; Anthony (Hackettstown, NJ) | ||||||||||
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Assignee: |
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
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DC)
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Family ID: | 50001517 | ||||||||||
Appl. No.: | 13/211,624 | ||||||||||
Filed: | August 17, 2011 |
Current U.S. Class: | 102/523; 102/444; 102/520; 102/529 |
Current CPC Class: | F42B 8/14 (20130101); F42B 10/06 (20130101); F42B 10/26 (20130101); F42B 12/06 (20130101); F42B 14/061 (20130101); F42B 14/062 (20130101) |
Current International Class: | F42B 14/06 (20060101); F42B 8/14 (20060101) |
Field of Search: | ;102/520,521,522,523,529,444,446,447,498 |
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