Fuel-air munition and device

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Referring more particularly to FIG.
1 of the drawings, a body 10 is shown comprising a generally cylindrical impermeable tank 12, a nose section 13, and a tail assembly 14 joined together to form a suitable aerodynamic shape.
Body 10 is illustrated in the orientation in which it is normally supported by a carrying aircraft through a plurality of suspension lugs 16 and as positioned during a filling operation and for storage.
Tank 12, preferably constructed of mild steel, is designed to hold, under pressure, a liquid fuel composition of predetermined characteristics.
A plurality of explosive strips 19 are disposed in an axial direction along the outer surface of tank 12, and a similar explosive strip 20, also affixed to the outer surface of tank 12, intersects explosive strips 19 and encircles tank 12 in a lateral direction.
Explosive strips 19 and 20 may conveniently be formed of an outer metallic portion and an inner core of explosive imbedded in a matrix of plasticized rubber.
Nose section 13 may be constructed of mild steel or other suitable material and welded to tank 12 as shown.
The internal spaces of nose section 13 may be substantially filled with any of several foam materials for shock mitigation.
Opposite nose section 13 tail assembly 14 may also be welded to tank 12 through an intermediate skirt 25 to provide necessary streamlining.
As shown in FIG.
1, tail assembly 14, which is preferably constructed of aluminum, consists generally of an initiator case section 27, a parachute container 28, and external guide fins 29.
A device constructed in accordance with this invention may be either parachute retarded or subjected to free fall.
In the latter event, obvious modifications of tail assembly 14 would be made.
The internal details of the device of this invention may be understood better with reference to FIG.
2.
Housed within nose section 13 there is a crush switch assembly 31 which may consist of a plurality of individual switches, each of which is adapted to effect an electrical contact closure under specific impact forces