Rotating rapid-firing defense weapon system
OwnerNathanial Henry Lewisinventor
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Abstract
Guns are fired simultaneously from a rotating platform. This is primarily a last-ditch, defense weapon system to protect the Navy's aircraft carriers and the Marine Corps amphibious landings: This system would have the ability to destroy all of many incoming ballistic missiles and bombs, and their fragmentation over a wide area. The ships are out at sea and are moving; falling debris is only a minor problem compared to getting hit by a bomb or missile. A land or port version of this system may be of some interest; such as a system on a mobile water platform or vehicle. The system could certainly knock down a swarm of hostile unmanned aerial vehicles.
Claims3
1) A rapid-firing defense weapon system having guns mounted on a platform and comprising:
- a) each said gun is mounted around the outer portion of said platform;
- b) each said gun has its own ammunition drum;
- c) each said gun has a power source;
- d) mounted on a support column is remote receivers with their control cables, and
- e) a central control room is physically connected to said system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.