Hohlladungsbausatz

An assemblage which forms part of a warhead or other explosive device which seeks to overcome the problem of charge/liner detachment caused by excessive shrinkage of charge volume under low ambient temperature conditions and set-back during high acceleration launches. A container 29 comprising a hollow charge liner 23 peripherally attached to a rearwardly extended tubular sleeve 25 contains a charge assemblage 32 that is in contact with the liner 23 and has a rearwardly extended portion 26 protrusive beyond the sleeve 25. The container 29 is slideable within the casing 20. A short waisted cylindrical spring washer 9 is disposed within the casing 20 so as to urge the container 29 rearward relative to the casing 20 thereby axially compressing the charge assemblage 22 between the liner 23 and the rear end of the casing 20.