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A penetrating, dual-mode warhead having soft target, surface burst mode and a hard target, penetrating mode is provided. The warhead has a cylindri outer fragmenting shell which contains an explosive surround. A long-rod penetrator with an explosive payload is located within the outer fragmenting sh

A penetrating, dual-mode warhead having soft target, surface burst mode and a hard target, penetrating mode is provided. The warhead has a cylindri outer fragmenting shell which contains an explosive surround. A long-rod penetrator with an explosive payload is located within the outer fragmenting shell. By arming selection prior to launch, the warhead can be configured for the surface burst mode which uses proximity sensor to initiate the outer shell explosive. The outer shell initiates the penetrator payload thereby detonating both explosives and fragmenting both the shell and penetrator casing. In the penetrating mode, the outer shell is stripped away on impact but is initiated just as the penetrator exits the shell. By this method the penetrator remains undamaged, but the outer shell nevertheless detonates to engage any surface targets. The penetrator continues into the hardened target, detonating on either a void sensor or on timing, whichever occurs first.

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[ What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:] [1.] A penetrating, dual-mode warhead comprising:a fragmenting, explosive outer shell forming a cylindrical enclosure containing an explosive surround;a penetrating warhead located within said fragmenting,

[ What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:] [1.] A penetrating, dual-mode warhead comprising:a fragmenting, explosive outer shell forming a cylindrical enclosure containing an explosive surround;a penetrating warhead located within said fragmenting, explosive outer shell, said penetrating warhead containing an explosive payload, said penetrating warhead having a length greater that the length of said outer shell;a multi-mode fuzing assembly comprising a fuzing mechanism for detonating said penetrating warhead and an instantaneous initiator for detonating the explosive outer shell,m said multi-mode fuzing assembly being selectively responsive to a proximity sensor located on said cylindrical enclosure and by the separation of the penetrating warhead from the outer shell.