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US 4,281,809 AGranted
Method of precision bombing
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsFrank P. Oglesby, Walter L. Wuster
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Abstract
A method of bombing a plurality of targets is provided by launching a preion-guided weapon toward a prime target and having the weapon disperse a plurality of homing beacons prior to impact with the prime target. Then one or more relatively inexpensive weapons are launched and are guided to secondary targets by homing on the beacons previously dispersed.
Claims7
A method of attacking a plurality of targets comprising,
- first launching at a primary target a precision guided explosive weapon carrying at least one signal beacon,
- then separating said at least one signal beacon to land in a position near said primary target, then detonating said explosive weapon, and
- then launching at least one weapon having a guidance system which will home on said at least one signal beacon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.