Magazine, cartridge and method for launching a countermeasure
AssigneeSaab AB
InventorChrister Zaetterqvist
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Abstract
A magazine for storing and launching countermeasures arranged in cartridges, comprising a plurality of longitudinal cartridge cases forming the magazine, where the magazine comprises a tilting means adapted to tilt the cartridge cases, such that the openings of the cartridge cases can be directed in a selected direction, and where the magazine comprises a tracking system comprising an active position sensor adapted to detect the position of an incoming object. The advantage of the invention is that a countermeasure can be directed towards an incoming object before it is launched.
Claims15
A magazine (2) for storing and launching countermeasures (5) arranged in cartridges (12), comprising a plurality of longitudinal cartridge cases (6) forming the magazine (2), wherein:
- the cartridge cases (6) are arranged to each other in a slidable manner in a longitudinal direction,
- the magazine (2) comprises a tilting means (25) configured to tilt the cartridge cases (6), such that an opening (14) of a cartridge case (6) is oriented in a selected direction, and
- the magazine (2) comprises a tracking system (26) comprising an active position sensor (27) configured to detect a position of an incoming object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.