Weapon with guiding wire

Details Weapon with guiding wire Weapon with guiding wire

1993-05-12

1994-09-06

Tudor, Harold J.

Ammunition and explosives

Mines

102371, 102504, F42B 2300

Patent

active

053438094

DESCRIPTION:

BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a weapon, and particularly to a concealed weapon for attacking such targets as armoured tanks.


BACKGROUND ART

Concealed anti-tank weapons have hitherto mainly consisted of anti-tank mines. Such mines, which may comprise a solid or a shaped explosive charge, are buried in the ground and attack the tank from beneath. The effective radius of a mine of this kind is very small, and consequently it is necessary for a tank to be located generally above the mine in order to sustain damage. Such mines are, nevertheless, extremely effective weapons, since the underside of the tank, where the tank propulsion means are located, is susceptible to damage. The threat presented by mines, however, can be eliminated, by clearing a path through a mine field with the aid of mine flails and mine plows, the path cleared need not be wider than the width of the actual tanks themselves.
Also described in the literature are sighted weapons, which propel a fragment through the effect of a shaped charge. These weapons are concealed on one side of the contemplated or anticipated path of the target, and attack the target from the sides or from the front thereof. Although positioning of such weapons on one side of the path travelled by the target makes it necessary to clear a wider path than that required in the case of mines, therewith possibly reducing the speed at which the vehicles advance, the sides and the fronts of the vehicles attacked by such weapons are heavily armoured and consequently these weapons have a limited effect.


DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to provide a weapon which is not encumbered with the drawbacks of the aforesaid known weapons.
In accordance with the present invention, there is proposed a weapon, particularly a concealment weapon, which in the case of the preferred embodiment is intended to attack the upper side of an armoured tank, this upper side being as susceptible to damage from attack as the undersides of such tanks, in many respects. Even though an attack may fail to destroy a tank, the tank will carry on the upper sides thereof weapons, aiming equipment, communication equipment, etc., which if put out of action will render the tank unfit for combat.
The weapon includes an active part, for instance an explosive charge, a propulsion unit which functions to propel the active part of the weapon in a trajectory through the air, an attachment for anchoring the weapon in the terrain, and a line which functions to guide the active part, wherein a first end of the line is attached to said active part and a second end thereof is pivotally attached to the weapon anchorage attachment.
The propulsion unit may be a device which is integral with the active part, such as a rocket motor or an explosive charge together with a countermass. In the case of the first alternative embodiment, however, there is used a launching unit which is separate from the active part of the weapon and which is fixed to the ground in the terrain. The active weapon part is intended to be propelled or launched vertically upwards, although vertical launching is not a necessary prerequisite.
When preparing the weapon for use, on flat ground the anchorage attachment is fixed at a distance from the location of the anticipated target which corresponds to the length of the line, and the launching unit with the active part fitted thereto is located at an additional distance of one line length in line with the two first mentioned places. When the weapon is used, the active part is launched vertically upwards by the launching device and then travels in a substantially arcuate trajectory while guided by the line, with the centre of the trajectory lying in the anchorage attachment and said trajectory extending to the site of the anticipated or contemplated target. If the terrain is not flat, the active part is launched in a direction which forms a tangent to said arc. When fired, the active part must have an initial velocity which is at least sufficiently high

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patent: 5035169 (1991-07-01), Chapin et al.
patent: 5133520 (1992-07-01), Daly

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