Projectile with multiple effect

Claim 1

A projectile having multiple effects comprising: an elongated casing which includes a tapered nose section and a base section for containing at least two charges disposed longitudinally behind the nose section, said base section having an open end provided with an annular penetrating shoulder of hardened material of a diameter approximating the longest diameter of the nose, said nose section being formed of a softer material than the base section and being provided with an annular sleeve of a diameter to extend within the base section to secure the two sections together; a first incendiary charge in the nose section adjacent the end thereof; a second incendiary charge disposed within the said base section back of the shoulder; a partition between said first and second incendiary charges having means therein for controlling the ignition of the second incendiary; an explosive charge in the base section immediately rearwardly of the second incendiary positioned to be detonated by said second incendiary without any separate fuse; whereby the projectile is safe during loading and firing, the incendiary material being in two charges tending to relieve any undesirable initial compacting thereof with the incendiary material in the nose section being ignitable upon contact with a relatively readily penetrable surface while the shoulder of the base section is adapted to penetrate relatively difficultly penetrable surfaces.