Flare munition for battlefield illumination
AssigneeRheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
InventorSebastian Münzner
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Abstract
Flare munition for battlefield illumination is provided that includes: (a) at least one electrical flare body; (b) an electrical energy source connectable with the flare body; and (c) an electrical or electronic control device for connecting the electrical flare body with the source of energy during a specified time interval. The flare munition can be fired from a weapon or can be launched as a bomb and allows safe and simple subsequent recovery of the corresponding flare body because no pyrotechnic flare charge is used. Instead, an electrical flare body is used that emits light in the visible and/or infrared wavelength range depending on its intended purpose.
Claims15
Flare munition for battlefield illumination, wherein the flare munition comprises:
- (a) at least one electrical flare body, wherein the at least one electrical flare body includes at least one electrical illumination means;
- (b) an electrical energy source connectable with the at least one electrical flare body;
- (c) an electrical or electronic control device for connecting the at least one electrical flare body with the source of energy during a specified time interval;
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- (d) a parachute, wherein the at least one electrical flare body, the electrical energy source and the electrical or electronic control device are suspended from the parachute while the flare munition sinks to the ground during illumination of a target, and wherein the control device operates so that the control device does not electrically connect the energy source with the at least one flare body until after the parachute has opened up.
Flare munition for battlefield illumination, wherein the flare munition comprises:
- (a) at least one electrical flare body, wherein the at least one electrical flare body includes at least one electrical illumination means, and the at least one electrical illumination means is selected from the group consisting of light emitting diodes, halogen lamps, incandescent lamps and gas discharge lamps;
- (b) an electrical energy source connectable with the at least one electrical flare body;
- (c) an electrical or electronic control device for connecting the at least one electrical flare body with the source of energy during a specified time interval;
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- (d) a parachute, wherein the at least one electrical flare body, the electrical energy source and the electrical or electronic control device are suspended from the parachute while the flare munition sinks to the ground during illumination of a target, and wherein the control device operates so that the control device does not electrically connect the energy source with the at least one flare body until after the parachute has opened up.
Flare munition for battlefield illumination, wherein the flare munition comprises:
- (a) at least one electrical flare body, wherein the at least one electrical flare body includes at least one electrical illumination means, and the at least one electrical illumination means is selected from the group consisting of light emitting diodes, halogen lamps, incandescent lamps and gas discharge lamps;
- (b) an electrical energy source connectable with the at least one electrical flare body;
- (c) an electrical or electronic control device for connecting the at least one electrical flare body with the source of energy during a specified time interval;
- (d) a parachute, wherein the at least one electrical flare body, the electrical energy source and the electrical or electronic control device are suspended from the parachute while the flare munition sinks to the ground during illumination of a target, and wherein the control device operates so that the control device does not electrically connect the energy source with the at least one flare body until after the parachute has opened up;
- (e) a common housing, wherein the at least one electrical flare body, the electrical energy source and the electrical or electronic control device are arranged inside of the common housing;
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- (f) a shell casing from which the at least one electrical flare body is expelled before the parachute has opened up.
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