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The invention features use of a probe that is flexible until after the munition is projected, so that it may be folded up and compactly stored despite considerable length, but is fairly rigid as the munition descends toward earth, and cooperates with other mechanism to explode the munition when the

The invention features use of a probe that is flexible until after the munition is projected, so that it may be folded up and compactly stored despite considerable length, but is fairly rigid as the munition descends toward earth, and cooperates with other mechanism to explode the munition when the end of the probe engages an obstruction such as the ground.

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A standoff munition comprising a removable outer case in which a pair of symmetrical cover elements with a gasket therebetween are held in place by at least one shear pin, an explosive container disposed within said case, a fuze container disposed within said case and on said explosive container, a

A standoff munition comprising a removable outer case in which a pair of symmetrical cover elements with a gasket therebetween are held in place by at least one shear pin, an explosive container disposed within said case, a fuze container disposed within said case and on said explosive container, a multiplicity of elongated beads disposed in side-by-side relation above said fuze container and alongside said fuze container, a folded parachute disposed on said beads above said fuze container, a detonator holder, bore lock safety, firing pin lever, and pulley disposed in said fuze container, said beads, parachute, and bore lock safety being held against movement away from the rest of said munition only be said case and a stop resisting movement of the innermost bead, said detonator holder being pivotally mounted to bring a detonator therein beneath a firing pin carried by said firing pin lever upon withdrawal of said bore lock safety, said firing pin lever being pivotally mounted about an axis in said fuze container and carrying a cord-supporting pin on one side of said axis and being provided with a one-way hole on the other side of said axis, said pulley being rotatable about a second axis therebetween, said innermost bead extending upwardly into said fuze container and including a first shoulder for upwardly urging said cord-supporting pin, a second shoulder cooperating with a stop to limit movement away from the rest of said munition, and a third shoulder cooperating with an edge of said firing pin lever to jam the same against rotation in the event said innermost bead moves downwardly only slightly, and said cord, extending from said parachute down through said one-way hole, over said pulley, over said cord-supporting pin, through said innermost bead, and through the remainder of said beads successively.