Dispersal type cluster warhead

Claim 1

IN A WARHEAD OF THE TYPE INCLUDING CIRUMFERENTIALLY ARRANGED SUBMISSILES WHICH ARE ADAPTED TO BE RADIALLY OUTWARDLY DISPERSED, A MEANS FOR DISPERSING THE SUBMISSILES COMPRISING A GAS CHAMBER, A PLURALITY OF PISTON ASSEMBLIES OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID GAS CHAMBER, EACH OF THE PISTON ASSEMBLIED INCLUDING A RADIALLY DISPOSED CYLINDER FORMED WITH AN INTERNAL SHOULDER AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE INTERIOR OF THE GAS CHAMBER, AN ELONGATED PISTON IN SAID CYLINDER, SAID PISTON BEING CONNECTED TO A SUBMISSILE, A SHEAR RING CARRIED BY THE PISTON AND NORMALLY ENGAGING SAID SHOULDER, SAID GAS CHAMBER CONTAINING MEANS FOR GENERATING HIGH PRESSURE, HOT GASES THEREIN, SAID GASES EXERTING PRESSURE ON SAID PISTON SUFFICIENT TO RUPTURE SAID SHEAR RING AND MOVE THE PISTON THE LENGTH OF ITS STROKE, MOVEMENT OF THE PISTON SERVING TO IMPART A VELOCITY TO THE SUBMISSILE, SAID PISTON HAVING AN ENLARGED PORTION ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID SHOULDER AT THE END OF THE PISTON STROKE, ENGAGEMENT OF THE SHOULDER BY THE PISTON SUDDENLY STOPPING MOVEMENT OF THE PISTON AND SERVING TO BREAK THE CONNECTION OF THE SUBMISSIBLE TO THE PISTON; WHEREBY THE SUBMISSILE IS RELEASED FOR DISPERSAL WITH A VELOCITY IMPARTED THERETO.