The invention relates to ammunition for
missile weapon and firearm. The cavitating core of the invention comprises a head part conjugated with a secant
nose surface along the cavitating edge, a central part, and an aft part with a gliding surface, wherein the
caliber of the core is defined by the
maximum diameter of the circle describing the core cross-section. The
contour line enveloping the cross-sections from the cavitating edge to the core
caliber in the plane of the core axial longitudinal section is limited by the dependence:Dx=d×[1+(Lx / d)×(2×sin φ / π)1 / N]N, whereDx—is the current
diameter of the core enveloping contour R, mm;d—is the cavitating edge
diameter, mm;Lx—is the current distance from the cavitating edge to the core
caliber, mm;φ=60° . . . 270°—is the apex angle of the tangents to the secant
nose surface at the points of its conjugation with the cavitating edge measured from the side of the head part;N=(2π / φ)0.4 . . . (2π / φ)0.2—is the core
volume factor, wherein the core caliber is equal to the current
diameter of the core enveloping contour Dx.As a result the invention makes it possible to increase the effective distance for hitting
underwater targets when shooting from the air to the water and / or during
underwater shooting using arbalests,
harpoon guns,
artillery, small and sporting-and-hunting weapons.