Emissive decoys
AssigneeSociete E. Lacroix
InventorLouis Maury
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Abstract
An elementary emissive decoy for protecting, say, a ship from an infra-red guided missile has a water-tight case provided with floats and in which there is a liquid aerosol, a high calorific pyrotechnic composition core and an ignition device for the core. A plurality of decoys are launched from the ship one after another to create an artificial moving target.
Claims6
An elementary emissive decoy intended to be set in operation in an attempt to protect a vehicle such as a surface ship from the threat constituted by an infra-red guided missile, comprising a water-tight casing provided with float means, including a first compartment and a second compartment a portion of which extends within the said first compartment, a liquid aerosol enclosed within the said first compartment, a pyrotechnic composition having a high calorific effect enclosed within the said second compartment, and means for controlling the ignition of the pyrotechnic composition, whereby ignition of the pyrotechnic composition forms a cloud of droplets of the aerosol while giving it considerable calorific energy before dispersion.
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