May 5, 2026

US12618651 - Short-range projectile

A projectile for short firing ranges includes as a cylinder with a nose having a substantially flat surface arranged with a threaded socket allowing for the arrangement of, for example, a fuze a rear section designed with a substantially flat surface, as well as a projectile body arranged with energetic material enclosed by a casing.

Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS BOFORS AB
Inventors: Anders Hagberg, Christer Thuman
Filing date: 2021-05-04

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The patent describes a short-range projectile featuring a cylindrical body with a flat-nosed design that includes a threaded socket for a fuze and a rear section with a similar flat surface. The projectile is designed to enhance air resistance through its nose shape, which is partially exposed behind the fuze and incorporates energetic material within a protective casing.

Claim 1

1 . A projectile for short firing ranges, comprising: a cylindrical projectile body, the projectile body having a forward end and a rear end, the forward end and the rear end being identical in cross-section; a nose at the forward end of the projectile body, the nose having a flat section centered along a longitudinal axis of the nose that includes a threaded socket arranged with a fuze; a rear section at the rear end of the projectile body; the projectile body including an energetic material surrounded by a casing; the nose further having a convexity or concavity, wherein a height of the convexity or the concavity measured along the longitudinal axis of the nose is less than 15% of a maximum diameter of the projectile, and wherein the nose is at least partially exposed behind the fuze and the nose is configured to create an increase in air resistance. a cylindrical projectile body, the projectile body having a forward end and a rear end, the forward end and the rear end being identical in cross-section; a nose at the forward end of the projectile body, the nose having a flat section centered along a longitudinal axis of the nose that includes a threaded socket arranged with a fuze; a rear section at the rear end of the projectile body; the projectile body including an energetic material surrounded by a casing; the nose further having a convexity or concavity, wherein a height of the convexity or the concavity measured along the longitudinal axis of the nose is less than 15% of a maximum diameter of the projectile, and wherein the nose is at least partially exposed behind the fuze and the nose is configured to create an increase in air resistance.

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