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A penetrator includes a fore body comprising a pin and having a center of aerodynamic pressure forward of a center of gravity and a stabilizing portion comprising a material of lower density than that of the fore body and a plurality of outwardly extending fins for improving an aerodynamic stability

A penetrator includes a fore body comprising a pin and having a center of aerodynamic pressure forward of a center of gravity and a stabilizing portion comprising a material of lower density than that of the fore body and a plurality of outwardly extending fins for improving an aerodynamic stability of the projectile and defining a bore in which the pin is received for removably attaching the fore body thereto such that, when attached to the fore body, a center of gravity for the penetrator is forward of a center of aerodynamic pressure for the penetrator.

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What is claimed is: 1. A penetrator, comprising: a fore body having a center of aerodynamic pressure forward of a center of gravity; a stabilizing portion removably attached to the fore body such that, when attached to the fore body, a center of gravity for the penetrator is forward of a center of

What is claimed is: 1. A penetrator, comprising: a fore body having a center of aerodynamic pressure forward of a center of gravity; a stabilizing portion removably attached to the fore body such that, when attached to the fore body, a center of gravity for the penetrator is forward of a center of aerodynamic pressure for the penetrator; and a pin removably attaching the fore body and the stabilizing portion. 2. A penetrator, according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the fore body and the stabilizing portion defines a bore in which the pin is retained. 3. A penetrator, according to claim 2, further comprising an adhesive layer for retaining the pin in the bore. 4. A penetrator, according to claim 2, wherein the pin is snapped into the bore. 5. A penetrator, according to claim 2, wherein the bore defines a protrusion and the pin defines a groove engaged with the protrusion. 6. A penetrator, according to claim 1, wherein the fore body defines the pin and the stabilizing portion defines a bore in which the pin is retained. 7. A penetrator, according to claim 6, further comprising an adhesive layer for retaining the pin in the bore. 8. A penetrator, according to claim 6, wherein the pin is snapped into the bore. 9. A penetrator, according to claim 6, wherein the bore defines a protrusion and the pin defines a groove engaged with the protrusion. 10. A penetrator, according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizing portion defines the pin and the fore body defines a bore in which the pin is retained. 11. A penetrator, according to claim 10, further comprising an adhesive layer for retaining the pin in the bore. 12. A penetrator, according to claim 10, wherein the pin is snapped into the bore. 13. A penetrator, according to claim 10, wherein the bore defines a protrusion and the pin defines a groove engaged with the protrusion. 14. A penetrator, according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizing portion comprises a plurality of outwardly extending fins for improving the aerodynamic stability of the penetrator. 15. A penetrator, according to claim 14, wherein the plurality of outwardly extending fins extend outwardly beyond an outside diameter of the fore body. 16. A penetrator, according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizing portion comprises one of an outwardly extending flare and a plurality of outwardly extending flaps for improving an aerodynamic stability of the penetrator. 17. A penetrator, according to claim 16, wherein the outwardly extending flare or the plurality of outwardly extending flaps extend outwardly beyond an outside diameter of the fore body. 18. A penetrator, according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizing portion further comprises one of a tuft, a balloon, and a ribbon disposed proximate an aft end of the stabilizing portion for improving an aerodynamic stability of the penetrator. 19. A penetrator, according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizing portion is adapted to be retained in a target.