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A projectile with enhanced power for penetrating a target includes an elongated thick-walled casing having a main body with a cavity and a nose with a bore. The nose is interfitted with the main body such that its bore merges with the cavity. An elongated rod-like heavy penetrator extends longitudin

A projectile with enhanced power for penetrating a target includes an elongated thick-walled casing having a main body with a cavity and a nose with a bore. The nose is interfitted with the main body such that its bore merges with the cavity. An elongated rod-like heavy penetrator extends longitudinally through the main body cavity and into the nose bore. An incendiary charge is disposed in the nose bore, whereas an explosive charge is disposed in the main body cavity. An annular ring is anchored to the main body at the location where the nose bore merges with the main body cavity. The ring has a central opening through which the penetrator is received and aligned for forward penetrating travel upon impact of the nose with the target. The ring separates the nose bore and the main body cavity, retaining the incendiary charge in the nose bore. Finally, the ring contains spaced axial apertures which provide communication of the nose bore with the main body cavity so as to allow ignition of the incendiary charge to travel through the ring and detonate the explosive charge after impact of the nose with the target. Preferably, the penetrator is coupled to the ring for acceleration to a higher velocity upon detonation of the charge.

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A projectile with enhanced power for penetrating a target, comprising: (a) an elongated casing having a main body with a hollow cavity defined therein and a nose with a hollow bore defined therein, said nose being interfitted with said main body and merged at its bore with said cavity of said main b

A projectile with enhanced power for penetrating a target, comprising: (a) an elongated casing having a main body with a hollow cavity defined therein and a nose with a hollow bore defined therein, said nose being interfitted with said main body and merged at its bore with said cavity of said main body; (b) an elongated rod-like penetrator extending longitudinally within said casing and through said cavity in said main body thereof and into said bore of said nose thereof; (c) a first destructive charge disposed in said nose bore; (d) a second destructive charge disposed in said main body cavity; and (e) means disposed within said casing so as to generally separate said nose bore and said main body cavity and retain said first charge in said nose bore, said means receiving and aligning said penetrator for forward penetrating travel upon impact of said nose with the target and also containing at least one passageway which provides communication of said nose bore with said main body cavity for allowing travel of ignition of said first charge from said nose bore to said second charge in said main body cavity and detonation of said second charge in said main body cavity after impact of said nose with the target, said means receiving and aligning said penetrator also being coupled to said penetrator and disposed with respect to said second charge such that said means absorbs the energy of said second charge and provides the necessary thrust for acceleration of said penetrator to a higher velocity upon detonation of said second charge.