A multiple-purpose projectile assembly includes an anti-personnel projectile, an armor-penetrating projectile, a propellant, a base bleed gas, and a primer. The anti-personnel projectile includes a cavity having a scored surface and is made out of a soft metal. The armor-penetrating projectile is ma
A multiple-purpose projectile assembly includes an anti-personnel projectile, an armor-penetrating projectile, a propellant, a base bleed gas, and a primer. The anti-personnel projectile includes a cavity having a scored surface and is made out of a soft metal. The armor-penetrating projectile is made from a hard metal and is housed partially within the cavity of the anti-personnel projectile prior to firing from a weapon. The propellant and the primer are both housed within the cavity. The firing of the projectile assembly causes the armor-penetrating projectile to drive into the primer, thereby detonating the primer, causing the detonation of the propellant, thereby increasing the pressure of the cavity and causing the two projectiles to separate after the projectile assembly leaves the bore of the weapon. The burning of the propellant releases a base bleed gas that reduces the drag experienced by the anti-personnel projectile.
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1. A multiple-purpose projectile assembly capable of being projected from a weapon comprising: an outer member defining a first projectile, the outer member having an interior cavity defining a communicating portion;an inner member defining a second projectile, the inner member being received and he
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A multiple-purpose projectile assembly capable of being projected from a weapon comprising: an outer member defining a first projectile, the outer member having an interior cavity defining a communicating portion;an inner member defining a second projectile, the inner member being received and held within the communicating portion of the outer member prior to the projection of the projectile assembly;a propellant within the interior cavity of the first projectile and located in a forward portion of the interior cavity between the first projectile and the second projectile and forward of the second projectile, and the propellant capable of being detonated to increase pressure within the interior cavity and apply a force to the first projectile in one direction and a simultaneous force to the second projectile in an opposite direction to cause separation of the first and second projectiles from one another after the projectile assembly has been projected from the weapon; anda primer located adjacent to the propellant within the forward portion of the interior cavity and forward of the second projectile, and the primer being structured to detonate upon the second projectile moving forward within the interior cavity and striking the primer when the projectile assembly is projected from the weapon, and wherein detonation of the primer causes detonation of the propellant. 2. The multiple-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the projection of the multiple-purpose projectile assembly causes both of the first projectile and the second projectile to travel along their own respective ballistic trajectories, and wherein the ballistic trajectory of the second projectile may be common to the ballistic trajectory of the first projectile for any projection of the multiple-purpose projectile assembly. 3. The multiple-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 2 wherein the ballistic trajectory of the second projectile may be identical to the ballistic trajectory of the first projectile for any projection. 4. The multiple-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 3 wherein one or more properties of one or more components of the multiple-purpose projectile assembly may be changed, and wherein the changes to the properties may change one or more ballistic properties of one or both of the first projectile and the second projectile. 5. The multiple-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 4 wherein one or more ballistic properties of at least one of the first projectile and the second projectile may be changed by the changing at least one of the diameter, the length, and the weight of at least one of the first projectile and the second projectile. 6. The multiple-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 5 wherein the outer member defines an anti-personnel projectile having a structure and being made from a material, wherein both of the structure and the material have properties that contribute to increasing the deformation of the outer member when the projected outer member impacts on a target. 7. The multiple-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 6 wherein the inner member defines an armor-penetrating projectile having a structure and being made from a material, wherein both of the structure and the material have properties that contribute to reducing the deformation of the inner member when the projected inner member impacts on the target, and wherein reducing the deformation of the inner member increases the capability of the armor-penetrating projectile to penetrate the target. 8. The multiple-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 7 wherein one or more of the multiple-purpose projectile assemblies may be loaded into one or more cartridges and subsequently projected from the weapon, and wherein the operations of both loading the projectile assembly into the cartridge and projecting the projectile assembly from the weapon do not require any modifications to the cartridge or the weapon. 9. The multiple-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 8 wherein the cartridge defines a 7.62 mm caliber cartridge and the weapon defines a 7.62 mm caliber weapon. 10. The multiple-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 8 wherein the propellant defines a base bleed gas generator capable of generating base bleed gas, and wherein the base bleed gas causes the first projectile to experience less drag while the first projectile is in motion. 11. The multiple-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 10 wherein the base bleed gas is capable of increasing the range of the first projectile. 12. The multiple-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 11 wherein one or more ballistic properties of one or both of the first projectile and the second projectile may be changed by changing of the amount of the propellant and/or by the changing of the burn rate of the propellant. 13. The multiple-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 12 wherein the cartridge defines a 7.62 mm caliber cartridge and the weapon defines a 7.62 mm caliber weapon. 14. A dual-purpose projectile assembly for penetrating both soft and hard targets, the projectile assembly capable of being fired from a weapon having at least a barrel, a bore, a chamber, and a muzzle, the projectile assembly comprising: an outer member defining an anti-personnel projectile having a pre-determined structure, the outer member being made from a soft metal, both of the soft metal material and the structure of the outer member having properties that contribute to increasing the deformation of the outer member when the projected anti-personnel projectile impacts on a target, the increased deformation increasing the capability of the anti-personnel projectile to damage soft targets, and the outer member having an interior cavity therein, the cavity having a scored surface with a plurality of scores for increasing the likelihood that the outer member will separate into multiple fragments upon impact with a target, and the projection of the anti-personnel projectile from the weapon causing the anti-personnel projectile to travel along a ballistic trajectory;an inner member defining an armor-penetrating projectile having a pre-determined structure, the inner member being made from a hard metal, both of the hard metal material and the structure of the inner member having properties that contribute to reducing the deformation of the inner member when the projected armor-penetrating projectile impacts on a target, the reduced deformation increasing the capability of the armor-penetrating projectile to penetrate hard targets, and the inner member being at least partially contained and held within the cavity of the outer member prior to projection;a propellant capable of being detonated and housed within a forward portion of the cavity of the outer member and located between the outer member and the inner member and forward of the inner member the detonation of the propellant causing an increase in the pressure within the cavity of the outer member, the increased cavity pressure applying a force in the forward direction to the outer member and simultaneously applying a force in the opposite direction to the inner member, causing the inner member to withdraw from the cavity and separate from the outer member after the projectile assembly has left the bore of the weapon; anda primer that is capable of being detonated by impact, the primer housed within the forward portion of cavity of the outer member and forward of the inner member and located adjacent to the propellant, the detonation the primer being caused by the forward projecting of the inner member relative to the outer member and the inner member impacting the primer, and the detonation of the primer causing the detonation of the propellant. 15. The dual-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 14, wherein one or more of the dual-purpose projectile assemblies is capable of being loaded into a weapon cartridge and subsequently projected from the weapon. 16. The dual purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 15, wherein the cartridge is a 7.62 mm caliber cartridge and the weapon is a 7.62 mm caliber weapon. 17. A multiple-purpose projectile assembly capable of being projected from a weapon comprising: a first projectile having an interior cavity with a forward portion therein;a second projectile received and held at least partially within the interior cavity of the first projectile prior to the projection of the projectile assembly from the weapon;a propellant within the interior cavity of the first projectile and located in a forward portion of the interior cavity between the first projectile and the second projectile and forward of the second projectile, and the propellant capable of being detonated to increase pressure within the interior cavity and apply a force to the first projectile in one direction and a simultaneous force to the second projectile in an opposite direction to cause separation of the first and second projectiles from one another after the projectile assembly has been projected from the weapon; anda primer located adjacent to the propellant within the forward portion of the interior cavity and forward of the second projectile, and the primer being structured to detonate upon the second projectile moving forward within the interior cavity and striking the primer when the projectile assembly is projected from the weapon, and wherein detonation of the primer causes detonation of the propellant. 18. The multi-purpose projectile assembly as recited in claim 17 wherein the propellant is structured and disposed for generating a bleed gas that is released during detonation of the propellant, the base bleed gas increasing pressure in a space directly behind the first and second projectiles when the projectile assembly has been projected from the weapon to reduce drag forces on the first and second projectiles during projection thereof.
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