An explosive fragmentation munition having a longitudinal axis which
includes a cylindrical shell portion having a thickness and an interior;
a rounded shell portion having a thickness and an interior, the rounded
shell portion being disposed at a front end of the cylindrical shell
portion; an explosive disposed in the interiors of the cylindrical shell
portion and the rounded shell portion; wherein the thickness of the
rounded shell portion equals the thickness of the cylindrical shell
portion where the rounded shell portion joins the cylindrical shell
portion, and wherein the thickness of the rounded shell portion increases
in a forward direction along the longitudinal axis.