EP0872705B1 - Dispositif de retenue pour neutraliser une mine autopropulsée - Google Patents

Dispositif de retenue pour neutraliser une mine autopropulsée Download PDF

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EP0872705B1
EP0872705B1 EP98106896A EP98106896A EP0872705B1 EP 0872705 B1 EP0872705 B1 EP 0872705B1 EP 98106896 A EP98106896 A EP 98106896A EP 98106896 A EP98106896 A EP 98106896A EP 0872705 B1 EP0872705 B1 EP 0872705B1
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Ulrich Dr. Schleicher
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H13/00—Means of attack or defence not otherwise provided for
    • F41H13/0006—Ballistically deployed systems for restraining persons or animals, e.g. ballistically deployed nets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G7/00—Mine-sweeping; Vessels characterised thereby
    • B63G7/02—Mine-sweeping means, Means for destroying mines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H11/00—Defence installations; Defence devices
    • F41H11/12—Means for clearing land minefields; Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines
    • F41H11/16—Self-propelled mine-clearing vehicles; Mine-clearing devices attachable to vehicles
    • F41H11/28—Self-propelled mine-clearing vehicles; Mine-clearing devices attachable to vehicles using brushing or sweeping means or dozers to push mines lying on a surface aside; using means for removing mines intact from a surface
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H11/00—Defence installations; Defence devices
    • F41H11/12—Means for clearing land minefields; Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines
    • F41H11/16—Self-propelled mine-clearing vehicles; Mine-clearing devices attachable to vehicles
    • F41H11/32—Decoy or sacrificial vehicles; Decoy or sacrificial devices attachable to vehicles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B12/00—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material
    • F42B12/02—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
    • F42B12/36—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information
    • F42B12/56—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information for dispensing discrete solid bodies
    • F42B12/58—Cluster or cargo ammunition, i.e. projectiles containing one or more submissiles
    • F42B12/66—Chain-shot, i.e. the submissiles being interconnected by chains or the like

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  • the invention relates to a catching device for combating drift mines and anchor mines according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the safety gear consists of a few and simple and in particular inexpensive Divide.
  • the safety gear needs a small storage space and is thereby in containers that can be dropped by helicopters or airplanes or in Drones or even in ammunition, such as mortar ammunition or carrier bullets easily accommodate. Triggering of the safety gear in the target area is either sensor, time or remote controlled.
  • the self-sufficient safety gear is essential for the invention, since after the launch all functions take place automatically given the ship's safety.
  • This relates in particular to the release of the warhead's explosive charge and the subsequent blowing up of the blowing mine.
  • the initiation is from Ship provided, so remote controlled.
  • the remote control of the blasting can generally be provided.
  • warhead 1 which can be fired via a ship's gun, not shown from a fuselage 2 and a protective hood 34 with ogive 4.
  • an explosive charge 20 on the bottom Arranged in the fuselage 2 are an explosive charge 20 on the bottom, a catch winch 22 with Einholleine 23, a gas generator 24 with shock-responsive Igniter 25, a signal processing 26, a central tube 27 and one connected thereto Cup 28, the central tube 27 serving as the gas line of the gas generator 24 is trained.
  • the central tube 27 has a valve 29 on the cup side.
  • the warhead 1 To better illustrate the function of the warhead 1 is one of the air bags 33.1 inflated via the central tube 27 or the gas generator 24.
  • the one in Sector-shaped airbag 33.1 seen in cross section swivels the discharge tube 32.1 to the outside by 45 °.
  • the discharge pipe 32 is located through a not drawn stop in its end position.
  • each of the discharge pipes 32 there is a gas generator 39 according to the high-low pressure system and a missile 37 with a tow line 38 and one over an opening 8 leading out of the discharge pipe 32 is arranged.
  • a single gas generator can be provided.
  • the bowl 28 contains a folded floating net 10 with six towing lines 38 arranged thereon.
  • the igniter 25 When it hits water, the igniter 25 is initiated. Pressure then builds up via the central tube 27 and the valve 29 in the cup 28. By tensile stresses at the predetermined breaking point 35, this finally travels and the protective hood 34 is repelled by the hull 2 together with the ogive 4 and sinks in Water.
  • valve 29 then closes due to the control by the signal processing 26th
  • the air bags 33 and 41 orient the warhead 1 together with the deep lying center of gravity 45 with respect to "above and below”. This is the airbag or an annular buoyancy body 41 also through the gas generator 24 inflated.
  • the signal processing 26 then causes the ignition of the respective gas generators 39 of the discharge pipes 32 and thus the relatively slow discharge of the projectile in the discharge tubes 32 stored missile 37.
  • the relative loosely arranged pull lines 38 take place with a certain time delay Spreading the network 10 over a propellant mine 30.
  • the gravity of the missiles 37 lets them dip into the water and sink. This will make the network 10 placed around the lead mine 30.
  • a warhead 40 is already over a target area discarded.
  • the warhead 40 consists of the six discharge tubes 32 Towing lines 38, gas generator 39 and missile 37. Between each exhaust pipe 32, a network segment 42 is arranged. The network segments 42 are over the pull lines 38 connected to each other.
  • An inflated airbag 45 stabilizes and causes the warhead 40 in the water during the inflation process, unfolding the launch tubes 41 in the direction of Double arrow 46.
  • the pull lines 38 are connected at the start to the hauling winch 22.
  • the missiles When the network segments 42 are ejected from the launch tubes 32, the missiles pull 37 the pull lines 38 with the network segments 42 radially outwards. The Network segments 42 thus fan out and form the unfolded network all over 10. The missiles 37 - they are non-floating - pull the net 10 over the Driving mine 30. The haul-in winch 22 hauls in the pull lines 38. The explosion follows the propellant mine 30 in the manner described for FIG. 1.

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  1. Dispositif d'interception (1) pour combattre des mines flottantes (30), caractérisé par une tête militaire (1) qui peut être tirée ou larguée à proximité d'une mine flottante (30) et qui est susceptible de flotter, par des missiles (37), pouvant être lancés par la tête militaire (1), pour déployer un filet (10) au-dessus de la mine flottante (30), comportant un treuil de halage (22) pour haler la mine flottante (30) au moyen d'une corde de halage (23 ; 38) reliée au filet (10), et comportant une charge explosive (20) disposée dans la tête militaire (1) et pouvant être déclenchée, afin de détruire ou d'allumer la mine flottante (30).
  2. Dispositif d'interception selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la tête militaire (1) comporte des moyens de stabilisation, tels qu'un ou plusieurs corps flottants (33 ; 41) qui maintiennent l'axe vertical de la tête militaire (1) pratiquement à angle droit par rapport au plan des vagues.
  3. Dispositif d'interception selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le lancement du missile (37) intervient au point culminant de la vague.
  4. Dispositif d'interception selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la tête militaire (1) comporte au moins un corps de sustentation (33 ; 41).
  5. Dispositif d'interception selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les tubes de lancement (32) avec les missiles (37) sont uniformément répartis sur le pourtour de la tête militaire (1) et disposés pivotants, l'angle de tir des missiles (37) s'étend suivant un angle aigu par rapport à l'axe vertical de la tête militaire et chaque missile lui-même entraíné ou pouvant être tiré est relié au filet (10) par un câble de traction (38).
  6. Dispositif d'interception selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le filet (10) d'une seule pièce, tendu ou déployé, est divisé par les câbles de traction (38) en secteurs ou segments de filet (42) de même dimension.
  7. Dispositif d'interception selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la tête militaire (1) possède côté fond la charge explosive (20), les groupes suivants se raccordant, à partir de la charge explosive (20), en direction de la tête de la tête militaire (1) :
    un traitement des signaux (26),
    un générateur de gaz (24) pour détacher une ogive de protection (34) ou pour gonfler des corps de sustentation (33 ; 41),
    un dispositif de lancement pour les missiles (37),
    un treuil de halage (22),
    au moins un dispositif de sustentation (33 ; 41) et
    une nacelle (28) pour supporter le filet (10) replié et
    une antenne (12) à l'intérieur d'une ogive de protection (34).
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ES2195216T3 (es) 2003-12-01
DE19716512A1 (de) 1998-10-22
EP0872705A3 (fr) 2000-05-10
DE59807509D1 (de) 2003-04-24
DK0872705T3 (da) 2003-07-14

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