Explosive projectile

An explosive projectile is an explosive projectile for rifled rifles .

The explosive projectile works through its pyrotechnic components and the flying fragments after its explosion. The explosive projectile usually has a strong projectile casing, which creates the desired fragmentation effect. It is particularly effective against people (vehicle, ship or aircraft crews), but also against liquid-filled containers (oil or fuel tanks, coolers) or sensitive electronic systems.

One of the ammunition with explosive projectiles known from the Second World War is the "B-cartridge" (observer cartridge) for the 7.92 × 57 mm caliber , which produced a flash of light and a white cloud of smoke when hit.

As part of the development of the Small Arms Master Plan , so-called air burst ammunition for handguns was also tested for the Barrett XM109 in the early 2000s .

With guns , hollow bodies are used as explosive projectiles, including grenades , mine projectiles and other variants in which the effect in the target is achieved by the pressure wave of their explosion.

See also

• Tracer ammunition
• Projectile-forming charge

literature

• B. Poten: Concise dictionary of the entire military sciences (Sievershausen to zymotic diseases) , with explanatory illustrations, Volume 9, Bielefeld, Velhagen & Klasing, 1880 (online at archive.org)
• Beat Kneubuehl, bullets (volume 1) - ballistics, accuracy, mode of action Motorbuch Verlag, 1998 ISBN 978-3-7276-7119-7
• Beat Kneubuehl, bullets (volume 2) - ballistics, effectiveness, measurement technology, Motorbuch Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-7276-7145-6

Individual evidence

1. ↑ B. Poten: Concise Dictionary of the Entire Military Science , Volume 9, Page 54, Entry: Sprenggeschossen
2. ↑ RT Huntington: SMALL-CALIBER AMMUNITION IDENTIFICATION GUIDE , US Department of Defense, June 1978, DST-1160G 514-78-VOL 1, Index No. 51, 7.92x57 , page 58