Controlled Fragmentation. 30. The Application of the Grooved Charge Principle to Spin-Stabilised Shell, 2

摘要

The investigation into the application of the grooved-charge method of controlling fragmentation has been continued to see how well, with a spin- stabilized shell, a charge of H.E. cast into a fluted liner withstands the set- back and centrifugal forces when the shell is fired from a gun. Shells fitted with liners and filled with cast RDX/TNT 35/45 have been fired and recovered; the fragmentation of these shells is compared with that of unused shells. No appreciable difference was found although inspection of three of the recovered shells showed that some set-back of the liner and charge had occurred.