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The fragmentation or splintering jacket of a projectile or shell is intended to fracture or disintegrate into a plurality of fragments or splinters of a predetermined size by a bursting or explosive charge located within the fragmentation or splintering jacket. This bursting or explosive charge is d

The fragmentation or splintering jacket of a projectile or shell is intended to fracture or disintegrate into a plurality of fragments or splinters of a predetermined size by a bursting or explosive charge located within the fragmentation or splintering jacket. This bursting or explosive charge is detonated by a fuze or detonator at a predetermined or desired moment or burst point. This fragmentation or splintering jacket comprises a plurality of rings provided with reference fracture locations. The fragmentation or splintering jacket fractures or breaks along these reference fracture locations into fragments or splinters of the predetermined size.

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A projectile containing a fragmentation jacket, comprising: an explosive charge located within said fragmentation jacket; a fuze for detonating said explosive charge; means for fracturing said fragmentation jacket into splinters of a predetermined size; said fragmentation jacket comprising: a hollow

A projectile containing a fragmentation jacket, comprising: an explosive charge located within said fragmentation jacket; a fuze for detonating said explosive charge; means for fracturing said fragmentation jacket into splinters of a predetermined size; said fragmentation jacket comprising: a hollow mandrel containing a bore within which there is received said explosive charge; a plurality of individual rings defining said fracturing means; each of said individual rings comprising individual segments assembled together to form each said ring; each of said individual rings being stacked upon said mandrel; each of said individual rings containing means defining reference fracture locations; each of said individual rings fracturing along said reference fracture locations into said splinters of said predetermined size; the individual segments of each individual ring comprising sintered interconnected segments for forming the corresponding individual ring; and a projectile hood secured to said mandrel for holding together said plurality of individual rings.