1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to ammunition, especially for utilization with cannon which are mounted on board aircraft, including a subcaliber projectile core and a propulsion mechanism.
2. Discussion of the Prior Art
Ammunition of that type is described in the specification of German Patent No. 31 31 540. A propulsion mechanism which is constructed in the form of a sabot is interconnected with the subcaliber-sized projectile core through the utilization of a locking or spring ring which is provided to act as a securing device under centrifugal force. In response to the spin acting on the projectile, the spring ring will expand so as to facilitate the projectile core exiting from the sabot. The sabot possesses a high flow resistance so as to fall back during flight relative to the projectile core. Consequently, this will produce the danger of the sabot, as well as the plastic components of the projectile hood, striking against and damaging the aircraft which is firing the ammunition.
In the disclosure of German Laid-Open Patent Appln. No. 35 08 053 there is described a subcaliber-sized projectile possessing a sabot which is constituted from a plurality of segments. The sabot is dispersed or split up into its segments as a consequence of its high flow resistance, so as to cause the projectile core to be freed. When a projectile of this kind is fired from a flying aircraft, there is then encountered the danger that the aircraft will fly into the segments from the sabot.