Ejection device for ejecting a plurality of submunitions and associated discharging unit

A discharging unit comprising:

• at least one discharger comprising an ejection barrel;
• an adapter including a control unit and adapted to releasably fasten in said ejection barrel of said discharger, said releasably fastened adapter being positionally separate and functionally distinct from said discharger;
• and
• a submunitions cluster including submunitions and adapted to connect, both mechanically and electrically, to said adapter.

A device for ejecting a multiplicity of submunitions, comprising:

• an adapter including a control unit and adapted to fasten in an ejection barrel of a discharger, and
• a submunitions cluster including said submunitions and adapted to connect, both mechanically and electrically, to said adapter;
• wherein:
• said submunitions cluster comprises at least one propellant charge including an igniter associated with each said submunition;
• each said propellant charge is connected with said control unit of said adapter when said submunitions cluster is connected with said adapter;
• said submunitions cluster comprises a plurality of ejection barrels for holding said submunitions;
• each said ejection barrel is configured to hold at least two submunitions serially in an ejection direction;
• said propellant charges for said submunitions of each said ejection barrel are arranged outside each said ejection barrel, respectively;
• said igniters are arranged outside each said ejection barrel, respectively;
• said submunitions cluster further comprises a plurality of propellant charge rails each associated respectively with one of said ejection barrels;
• and
• an electrical contact is provided between each said igniter and said control unit via said respective propellant charge rails.