GB1248784A - Hypervelocity gun - Google Patents

Hypervelocity gun

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Publication number
GB1248784A
GB1248784A GB41911/68A GB4191168A GB1248784A GB 1248784 A GB1248784 A GB 1248784A GB 41911/68 A GB41911/68 A GB 41911/68A GB 4191168 A GB4191168 A GB 4191168A GB 1248784 A GB1248784 A GB 1248784A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
firing
barrel
primary
bore
ammunition
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB41911/68A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
David Dardick
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp
Original Assignee
TRW Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by TRW Inc filed Critical TRW Inc
Priority to GB1634271A priority Critical patent/GB1248786A/en
Publication of GB1248784A publication Critical patent/GB1248784A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/37—Feeding two or more kinds of ammunition to the same gun; Feeding from two sides
    • F41A9/375—Feeding propellant charges and projectiles as separate units
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A1/00—Missile propulsion characterised by the use of explosive or combustible propellant charges
    • F41A1/02—Hypervelocity missile propulsion using successive means for increasing the propulsive force, e.g. using successively initiated propellant charges arranged along the barrel length; Multistage missile propulsion
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/01—Feeding of unbelted ammunition
    • F41A9/24—Feeding of unbelted ammunition using a movable magazine or clip as feeding element
    • F41A9/26—Feeding of unbelted ammunition using a movable magazine or clip as feeding element using a revolving drum magazine
    • F41A9/27—Feeding of unbelted ammunition using a movable magazine or clip as feeding element using a revolving drum magazine in revolver-type guns
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/38—Loading arrangements, i.e. for bringing the ammunition into the firing position
    • F41A9/46—Loading arrangements, i.e. for bringing the ammunition into the firing position the cartridge chamber being formed by two complementary elements, movable one relative to the other for loading
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41F—APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
    • F41F1/00—Launching apparatus for projecting projectiles or missiles from barrels, e.g. cannons; Harpoon guns
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B5/00—Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges
    • F42B5/02—Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B5/00—Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges
    • F42B5/02—Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile
    • F42B5/045—Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile of telescopic type

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Portable Nailing Machines And Staplers (AREA)
  • Automotive Seat Belt Assembly (AREA)
  • Molds, Cores, And Manufacturing Methods Thereof (AREA)
  • Feeding, Discharge, Calcimining, Fusing, And Gas-Generation Devices (AREA)
GB41911/68A 1967-08-31 1968-09-03 Hypervelocity gun Expired GB1248784A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1634271A GB1248786A (en) 1967-08-31 1968-09-03 Propellantless ammunition round

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US66488267A 1967-08-31 1967-08-31

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1248784A true GB1248784A (en) 1971-10-06

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GB41911/68A Expired GB1248784A (en) 1967-08-31 1968-09-03 Hypervelocity gun

Country Status (10)

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US (1) US3496827A (de)
BE (1) BE720223A (de)
CA (1) CA945809A (de)
CH (1) CH492186A (de)
DE (1) DE1728132C3 (de)
ES (1) ES357761A1 (de)
FR (1) FR1603952A (de)
GB (1) GB1248784A (de)
IL (1) IL30611A0 (de)
SE (2) SE368082B (de)

Cited By (1)

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WO2009146809A1 (de) * 2008-05-30 2009-12-10 Diehl Bgt Defence Gmbh & Co. Kg Waffensystem mit hülsenloser munition

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US4383472A (en) * 1979-10-29 1983-05-17 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Primer device
US4336741A (en) * 1980-01-17 1982-06-29 Ford Motor Company Liquid propellant velocity assistance system for guns
US4658699A (en) * 1983-09-12 1987-04-21 Astron Research And Engineering Wave gun
US4644843A (en) * 1985-09-10 1987-02-24 The United States Of Amercia As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Gas actuated gun system for launching a projectile
US5924230A (en) * 1996-07-17 1999-07-20 Hoke, Jr.; Clare L. Resilient breech firearm
US7926403B1 (en) * 2006-06-29 2011-04-19 Utron Inc. Transient, high rate, closed system cryogenic injection
US9163900B2 (en) 2012-09-17 2015-10-20 Open Chamber Systems, Llc Open chamber ammunition
RU2526574C2 (ru) * 2012-11-22 2014-08-27 Российская Федерация, от имени которой выступает Государственная корпорация по атомной энергии "Росатом" - Госкорпорация "Росатом" Баллистическая установка
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US2648257A (en) * 1951-09-21 1953-08-11 Everett N Stanley Projectile-accelerating mechanism for firearms
US2872846A (en) * 1954-07-07 1959-02-10 William D Crozier High velocity gun
US2865126A (en) * 1954-09-03 1958-12-23 Dardick Corp Open chamber gun
US2882796A (en) * 1957-02-15 1959-04-21 Austin B J Clark Hypervelocity gun
US3311020A (en) * 1965-03-11 1967-03-28 Piacesi Robert Multiple piston two-stage light gas launcher

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2009146809A1 (de) * 2008-05-30 2009-12-10 Diehl Bgt Defence Gmbh & Co. Kg Waffensystem mit hülsenloser munition
US8359964B2 (en) 2008-05-30 2013-01-29 Diehl Bgt Defence Gmbh & Co. Kg Weapon system with caseless ammunition
RU2499214C2 (ru) * 2008-05-30 2013-11-20 Диль Бгт Дефенс Гмбх Унд Ко.Кг Система оружия с безгильзовыми боеприпасами
KR101558405B1 (ko) 2008-05-30 2015-10-19 디일 베게테 디펜스 게엠베하 운트 코 카게 케이스 없는 탄약을 가진 무기 시스템

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE1728132C3 (de) 1979-03-01
SE368082B (de) 1974-06-17
BE720223A (de) 1969-02-03
IL30611A0 (en) 1969-01-29
SE349389B (de) 1972-09-25
DE1728132B2 (de) 1978-06-15
CH492186A (fr) 1970-06-15
CA945809A (en) 1974-04-23
DE1728132A1 (de) 1972-07-27
US3496827A (en) 1970-02-24
FR1603952A (de) 1971-06-21
ES357761A1 (es) 1970-05-01

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