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.
Claims16
1-15. (canceled)
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 (20) adapted to tilt the cartridge cases (6), such that an opening (14) of a cartridge case (6) can be directed in a selected direction, and
- the magazine (2) comprises a tracking system (26) comprising an active position sensor (27) adapted to detect the position of an incoming object.
A method for launching a countermeasure (5) from a magazine (2), wherein the magazine comprises a tracking system (26) comprising an active position sensor (27) adapted to detect the position of an incoming object, wherein the countermeasure (5) is arranged in a cartridge case (6), wherein the magazine (2) comprises a plurality of cartridge cases (6), wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- tilting the cartridge cases (6) from a resting position (50) to an active position (51) in dependency of a signal from the tracking system (26), and launching the countermeasure (5).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.