Underwater weapon systems
AssigneeUnderwater Storage Limited
InventorChristopher D. D. Hickey
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Abstract
An underwater weapon system comprises an elongate outer container which is positioned horizontally on the sea bed and which has powered screws or scroll devices extending along its underside to displace sand or silt and so bury or partially bury the container in the sea bed. The weapon is self-propelled and is activated after raising and ejecting or partially ejecting an inner container to lift the weapon.
Claims14
An underwater weapon system comprising a self-propelled weapon, an elongate container for the weapon, ejection means for expelling the weapon from the container and a rotary material displacing means disposed along the length of the container to form the lower part of the system when the container is disposed horizontally, said material displacing means being arranged for cutting into and displacing material on the sea bed underneath the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.