Gun-armed countermeasure
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsThomas J. Gieseke, Robert Kuklinski
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Abstract
A device for countermeasuring an underwater target is provided. The device generally comprises a module having inflatable buoyancy chambers that allow the module to hover at a desired water depth, at least one acoustic array to detect the underwater target, a propulsor system for orienting the module with respect to the underwater target, and a gun for firing one or more projectiles at the underwater target.
Claims13
A device for countering an underwater target, said device comprising:
- a module;
- at least one inflatable section joined to said module;
- at least one propulsor extendable from said module, said propulsor capable of maneuvering said module to a firing position;
- and
- a gun partially encompassed by said module for firing at least one projectile from the firing position to counter the underwater target.
A device for countering an underwater target, said device comprising:
- an autonomous module;
- at least one propulsor extendable from said module, said propulsor capable of maneuvering said module to a firing position;
- a gun partially encompassed by said module for firing at least one projectile from the firing position to counter the underwater target;
- and
- means for acoustically detecting the underwater target, said means operably joined to said module, said propulsor and said gun.
A method for countering an underwater target comprising the steps of:
- providing an autonomous hydrodynamic module having at least one propulsor and a gun;
- deploying said hydrodynamic module;
- acoustically detecting the underwater target;
- deploying said at least one propulsor;
- maneuvering said module with said at least one propulsor to a firing position;
- and
- firing said gun from the firing position thereby countering the underwater target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.