Method, fire control system and combat system for simultaneous detonation of projectiles
AssigneeBae Systems Bofors AB
InventorsFrans Eriksson, Erik Jonasson
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Abstract
A method for simultaneous blasting of projectiles includes i.) calculating the position of the target, ii.) estimating the target's position, iii.) firing a first projectile at the target, iv.) firing a second projectile at the target, v.) braking the first projectile with a braking device arranged in the projectile, and vi.) detonating the projectiles in a coordinated fashion based on an initiation signal. A fire-control system for directing fire against a target comprising at least one sensor, in order to measure the position of the target as a function of time, and a combat system including a firing device are also provided.
Claims8
A method for simultaneous detonation of projectiles, comprising
- i.) measuring a target's position by an external surveillance unit,
- ii.) estimating a position of the target based on a calculation using time and range using a fire-control sensor,
- iii.) firing a first projectile towards the target,
- iv.) firing a second projectile towards the target,
- v.) changing the position of the first projectile and the second projectile on the way to the target, wherein the first projectile and the second projectile are directed at the target,
- vi.) detonating the first and second projectiles in a coordinated fashion based on an initiation signal.
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