Apparatus for correcting ballistic aim errors using special tracers

A system for correcting the aim of a weapon which is operative at the launch of a projectile entering ballistic flight after exiting from a barrel, said aim correcting system comprising—a signal processor, and a coupled radiation emitter and radiation detector with an aligned axis, illuminating the space beyond the muzzle that intersects with the ballistic path of the projectile;

• said radiation emitter comprising a source of radiation at the location of the weapon which illuminates the space forward of the muzzle producing measurable optical signals illuminating the changing vertical and lateral positions of one or more projectiles in ballistic flight after being fired from the weapon;
• said radiation detector measuring a change in x, y position of each projectile at a plurality of pre-set intervals through the entire ballistic flight path, wherein the change in x, y position is measured based at least in part on a first x, y position measured at a prior pre-set interval of the plurality of pre-set intervals;
• said signal processor, coupled to the radiation detector, for processing said electronic signals to determine the spatial (X and Y) coordinates of a projectile during flight,
• wherein the signal processor calculates a lateral drift and a vertical drop of the projectile by comparing an actual flight position of the projectile and a flight position of the projectile forecasted by a solution algorithm;
• wherein said radiation emitter is a laser source, arranged separate and apart from the weapon's targeting optics in the vicinity of the weapon, such that a cone of illumination is emitted from the laser source and the emitted radiation intersects with the ballistic path of the projectiles fired from the weapon.