Munitions and projectiles
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorsAndrew Carr, Timothy Keith Girling, Thomas Patrick O'Neill, Murray Thomson
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a system for reducing water-entry shock for a projectile entering the water, the system comprising: a first component, the first component being moveable to a target region for which water-entry shock is to be reduced, and arranged to interact with the water, for reducing water-entry shock for a second component; a second component in the form of the projectile, arranged to enter the water in the region for which water-entry shock has been reduced by the first component, functionality of the second projectile component being triggered by the water.
Claims20
A system for reducing water-entry shock for a projectile entering a body of water, the system comprising:
- a first component, the first component being moveable to a target region for which water-entry shock is to be reduced, and arranged to interact with the water, for reducing water-entry shock for a second component, without use of an explosive charge;
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- a second component in the form of a projectile, arranged to enter the water in the region for which water-entry shock has been reduced by the first component, functionality of the projectile component being triggered by entry into the water.
A method according to reducing water-entry shock for a projectile entering the water, the method comprising:
- for a target region for which water-entry shock is to be reduced, interacting with the water without using an explosive charge, to reduce water-entry shock for the projectile;
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- the projectile entering the water in the target region for which water-entry shock has been reduced, functionality of the projectile being triggered by the water.
A system for reducing water-entry shock for a projectile entering a body of water, the system comprising:
- a first component, the first component being moveable to a target region for which water-entry shock is to be reduced, and arranged to interact with the water, for reducing water-entry shock for a second component, without use of an explosive charge, the first component arranged to provide gas or bubbles in the water, for reducing water-entry shock for the second component;
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- a second component in the form of a projectile, arranged to enter the water in the region for which water-entry shock has been reduced by the first component, functionality of the projectile component being triggered by entry into the water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.