Azimuthably layable or aimable launching device, more particularly for canisters containing camouflaging means or agents

A camouflage launching device for camouflaging a station with which the device is associated from an incoming projectile, comprising a stator, a launching rotor rotatably mounted on the stator for rotation about a generally upright axis and having at least one camouflage projectile launching guide adapted to be selectively activated for selectively firing camouflage projectile outwardly therefrom into a selected azimuth sector, and a fire signal receiver for each launching guide operable for activating the guide, and motor means for rotating the launching rotor about its upright axis to ready the rotor for camouflaging an azimuth sector of the associated station, the stator comprising a transmission detector for detecting an incoming transmission beam from any azimuth angle, the stator having an annular arrangement of a plurality of fire signal transmitters coaxial with the rotor to operate a fire signal receiver as it rotates thereby and individually selectively operable in accordance with the azimuth angle of a detected incoming transmission beam for selectively operating a fire signal receiver for activating the respective camouflage launching guide for firing a camouflage projectile outwardly into the azimuth sector corresponding to the detected incoming transmission beam.