SHIPBORNE CONTAINER FOR ROCKET STORAGE AND LAUNCH Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: armament of surface ships and submarines. SUBSTANCE: shipborne container for rocket storage and launch has air-tight body in the form of outer cylindrical shell with breakable front cover and bottom, inner cylindrical shell and longitudinal members in the form of guides placed between shells, connected to outer shell and employed for movement of inner shell along them. Inner shell is fitted with separable gear for releasable connection to outer shell, detachable members for releasable connection to rocket and front air-tight cap thrown off with launch of rocket. Means holding and fixing rocket come in the form of supporting members anchored in front of bottom on inner surface of outer shell and thrown-off members for releasable connection to tail piece of rocket. EFFECT: design of multipurpose shipborne container securing storage and launch of rocket from both surface and underwater carrier. 6 cl, 4 dwg