Projectile deployed cable weapons system

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1980-02-25

1982-05-04

Nelson, Peter A.

Ammunition and explosives

Projectiles

Line carrying or filamentary material distributing

87 1G, F42B 1356

Patent

active

043276440

ABSTRACT:
A projectile deployed cable weapons system for defeating helicopter rotor systems is disclosed. The deployed cable is intended to settle on the target helicopter from above, and damage is inflicted on the main rotor blade or tail rotor blade of the helicopter by sudden stoppage or castastrophic failure of the contacted rotor system.
A particularly advantageous assemblage for deploying an amount of cable to defeat helicopter rotor systems is also disclosed. The weapons assemblage includes a first cavity for receiving a projectile, a second cavity containing an amount of cable, and a snaring means attached to the first cable and situated with respect to the first cavity so as to intercept the projectile when projected. Most advantageously the assemblage consists of a field container containing both the projectile and cable as a single operating unit to be attached to the muzzle of a mortar cannon of conventional design.
In another embodiment a projectile such as a rocket or shell contains the cable and a submunition. After the projectile is aloft the submunition is fired to carry the cable from submunition in strand form.

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