GROUND TACKLE Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: ground tackles. SUBSTANCE: ground tackle has barrel 1, breech piece 2, hydrodynamic brake 3 and launching pin 4. Mounted on chase of barrel 1 is trap 5. Anchor to be launched consists of anchor 6 proper, bottom 7, pusher 8, piston 9 and additional piston 10, propellant charge 11. Piston 9 and bottom 7 are connected by means of brace 12. Housing of trap 5 has holes "a" to admit water inside trap and discharge it at hydrodynamic braking of piston. At launching, pusher 8 with bottom 7 and anchor 6 and bridle 13 get embedded in soil; piston 9 having picked up initial velocity in bore is braked in trap 5. Pusher 8 with bottom raises together with set by means of brace 12. EFFECT: enhanced reliability.