CPC F42B 12/06 (2013.01) [F42B 12/08 (2013.01); F42B 12/74 (2013.01); F42B 12/78 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A projectile with a nominal calibre, for use in a rifled barrel, the proj ectile comprising:
an elongate metal core;
a ceramic tip with a Vickers Hardness greater than said elongate metal core, said ceramic tip abutted with one end of the elongate metal core; and
a deformable jacket or coating that surrounds the elongate metal core and the ceramic tip, such that said deformable jacket or coating defines the nominal calibre of said projectile;
wherein said deformable jacket or coating defines an inner cavity in the proj ectile, and the ceramic tip is in a range of from 5 to 25% of a fill volume of the inner cavity.
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