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A penetrating bomb weapon comprising a long hollow cylinder constructed of high strength steel or similar material and including a pointed nose to aid in penetration of media such as concrete, soil, steel or a hardened surface. The cylinder contains an insensitive explosive that is separated into se

A penetrating bomb weapon comprising a long hollow cylinder constructed of high strength steel or similar material and including a pointed nose to aid in penetration of media such as concrete, soil, steel or a hardened surface. The cylinder contains an insensitive explosive that is separated into segments by shock attenuating materials so that one segment of the cylinder may detonate without detonating or destroying adjacent segments. The number of segments may be two or more depending on the complexity of the target to be attacked. Initiation of the main charge within each segment is achieved using explosive boosters positioned so that shocks transferred to adjacent segments, and the initiation train of these segments, is minimized. Separation of the segments is accomplished using explosive cutter charges which perforate and/or spall through the case wall of the penetrator bomb.

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Multiple explosive charge sequential detonation multiple layered hardened target penetration warhead weapon apparatus comprising the combination of: a unitary one-piece body member having an axially aligned uppermost nose end and subtending lengthwise and downward extending integral elongated hollow

Multiple explosive charge sequential detonation multiple layered hardened target penetration warhead weapon apparatus comprising the combination of: a unitary one-piece body member having an axially aligned uppermost nose end and subtending lengthwise and downward extending integral elongated hollow thick-walled metal cylinder body portion; a first warhead charge of low mechanical shock-sensitivity first explosive material received within said subtending lengthwise extending integral elongated hollow metal cylinder body portion; a second warhead charge of low mechanical shock-sensitivity second explosive material received axially adjacent said first warhead charge within said subtending lengthwise extending integral elongated hollow metal cylinder body portion; separator means disposed in selected axial location within said subtending elongated metal cylinder hollow body portion and segregating said first and second warhead charges of explosive material into axially separate individually controllable discrete segments; said separator means including third explosive material charged metal jet-generating cutter means for electively separating said body member integral elongated metal cylinder body portion and said first and second low mechanical shock-sensitivity explosive material charges into lengthwise separated warhead segments subsequent to a warhead ballistic launching event; said separator means third explosive material charge metal jet generating cutter means comprising an explosive material mass of overall hourglass shape with an upstanding central cylindrical portion that is topped and bottomed by mating diameter conical frustum portions of increasing diameter in respective upward and downward directions, and a similarly shaped laterally-enclosing fusible metallic copper jacket surrounding said explosive material mass; a closed rigid metallic cylinder canister member surrounding both lateral and end portions of said third explosive material charge and said similarly shaped laterally-enclosing metallic copper jacket, said rigid metallic cylinder canister member being received within said separator means and within said unitary body member for shunting externally sourced deformation forces around said third explosive material charge and said similarly shaped laterally-enclosing fusible metallic copper jacket; a first explosion force containment member comprising a first metallic disk member in contact with one end portion of said closed rigid metallic cylindrical canister member and a first energy absorbing disk member in contact with said first metallic disk member; a second explosion force containment member comprising a second metallic disk member in contact with an opposite end portion of said closed rigid metallic cylindrical canister member and a second energy absorbing disk member in contact with said second metallic disk member; and an explosive material igniter fuze member centrally located within said third explosive material mass.