Matrix gun system
AssigneeUnited Defense, L.P.
InventorsDennis Wolfgang Borgwarth, Bradley James Breeggemann
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Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus for firing a guided projectile. The invention provides a matrix of one time shot gun systems. Each one time shot gun system has a one time shot barrel, a one time shot recoil system, a propelling charge, breakable seal, and a guided projectile which is stored in and from the barrel. The one time shot system provides an inexpensive firing system, which eliminates single points of failure that exist in conventional gun systems.
Claims6
A gun system comprising:
- a first cell comprising:
- a barrel having a closed first end and a second end and a length extending from the first end to the second end;
- a guided projectile located within said barrel;
- a propelling charge located within said barrel between said projectile and the first end of said barrel;
- an expendable recoil system attached to the first end of said barrel on the side opposite said propelling charge;
- a seal sealing the second end of said barrel;
- and
- a preservative gas filling the interior of said barrel.
A method of operating a gun system having a barrel with a closed lower end and an open upper end comprising the steps of:
- placing an expendable recoil system under the closed lower end of said barrel;
- placing a propelling charge in said barrel adjacent the closed lower end of said barrel;
- placing an ignition system adjacent to the propelling charge;
- placing a guided projectile in the barrel between the propelling charge and the open upper end of said barrel;
- filling the barrel with a preservative gas;
- sealing the upper end of the barrel with a breakable seal;
- storing and transporting the projectile in said barrel;
- and
- igniting the propellant by activating the ignition system, whereby the forces created by the ignition of the projectile causes the projectile to breaks through the seal and exit the upper end of said barrel and causes recoil forces exerted on the barrel to be absorbed by the recoil system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.