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A propellant charge arrangement for barrel-weapons or ballistic drives comprises a conventional core charge having an ignition system and a consolidated propellant surrounding the core charge and having its own high electrical energy ignition system which can be controlled in a time-delayed manner a

A propellant charge arrangement for barrel-weapons or ballistic drives comprises a conventional core charge having an ignition system and a consolidated propellant surrounding the core charge and having its own high electrical energy ignition system which can be controlled in a time-delayed manner after triggering the core charge ignition system. The structure and arrangement of the consolidated propellant and its ignition system are chosen such that, during combustion of the core charge, the consolidated propellant disintegrates into fragments of essentially uniform geometry in response to triggering of its associated ignition system, wherein the fragments are accelerated into the gas volume generated during combustion of the core charge.

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1. A propellant charge arrangement for barrel-weapons or ballistic drives, the propellant charge arrangement comprising:a conventional core charge; a core charge ignition system communicating with said core charge to combust said core charge for production of a core charge gas volume; a consolidated

1. A propellant charge arrangement for barrel-weapons or ballistic drives, the propellant charge arrangement comprising:a conventional core charge; a core charge ignition system communicating with said core charge to combust said core charge for production of a core charge gas volume; a consolidated propellant disposed about said core charge; a consolidated propellant electrical energy ignition system; and means for time-delayed triggering of said consolidated propellant ignition system following triggering of said core charge ignition system, wherein said consolidated propellant and said consolidated propellant ignition system are structured and disposed to disintegrate said consolidated propellant into fragments of substantially uniform geometry in response to triggering of said consolidated propellant ignition system, said fragments being accelerated into said core charge gas volume.