Traveling charge projectile utilizes a microprocessor and a plurality of sequentially fired igniting-primingexpelling charges. Propellant segments attached to the projectile move with the projectile as it accelerates in the gun barrel. Design maintains a higher average pressure on the base of the projectile during barrel transit, and results in a higher projectile.muzzle velocity.
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Kenneth A.B. Macdonald- Partitioned, Fluid Supported, High Efficiency Travelling Charge for Hyper-Velocity Guns
Traveling charge projectile utilizes a microprocessor and a plurality of sequentially fired igniting-primingexpelling charges. Propellant segments attached to the projectile move with the projectile as it accelerates in the gun barrel. Design maintains a higher average pressure on the base of the projectile during barrel transit, and results in a higher projectile.muzzle velocity.
Traveling charge projectile utilizes a microprocessor and a plurality of sequentially fired igniting-primingexpelling charges. Propellant segments attached to the projectile move with the projectile as it accelerates in the gun barrel. Design maintains a higher average pressure on the base of the projectile during barrel transit, and results in a higher projectile.muzzle velocity.
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