GUIDED MISSILE WITH ROTATING WARHEAD Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: ammunition. SUBSTANCE: missile consists of front and rear parts coupled by means of a detachable joint. The rear part has a body, engine and stabilizer. The front part has a body and a unit mounted on bearings inside the body and stabilized in the trajectory plane. The unit has an orientation system, deflection engine and fragmentation warhead with ready striking members. High altitude explosion of missile occurs due to a noncontact fuse of the missile which makes it possible a sequential starting of deflection engine and warhead initiating unit at specified altitudes above earth. For low altitude explosion the missile has a remote fuse providing the deflection engine starting at a specified trajectory point. Besides the missile has a noncontact fuse providing the starting of warhead initiating unit at a specified altitude above earth. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 3 cl, 4 dwg