SMALL ARMS Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: weaponry, applicable as combat and sporting weapons in training shootings. SUBSTANCE: small arms has a materiel with a barrel, cartridges each consisting of a capsulated cartridge case, bullet and a powder charge, laser device radiating in the visible spectral band and having an optical axis aligned with the bore axis. The laser device is provided with a beam formation telescopic system with a variable divergence of the emergent radiation and designed for bullet illumination and blinding of the enemy organ of vision. A tripole-prism is positioned in the rear end face of the bullet, with its base it is oriented against the direction of bullet flight for the return of part of the radiation of the laser device to the operator-weapon layer for visual fire adjustment. A thin-walled washer of damping material that is indestructible as a result of action of the pressure of the powder charge combustion products is installed inside the cartridge case between the powder charge and the bullet rear end face, the side surface of the triple-prism is engageable with the bullet through the damping material, preventing destruction of the triple-prism under the effect of impact loads during acceleration in the weapon bore. EFFECT: provided simultaneous adjustment of fire of the weapon operator and prevention of accurate fire for the enemy, enhanced reliability of weapon functioning in various climatic climatic conditions by day and night. 2 dwg