METHOD OF HITTING UNDERWATER TARGETS AT LONGE RANGES AND ANTI-SUBMARINE COMBAT COMPLEX Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC F42B15/22 

FIELD: combat equipment.

SUBSTANCE: cruise missile accommodates warhead and at least one sonobuoy. Aforesaid cruise missile is arranged under ballistic rocket nosecone. Cruise missile is separated above the target location to make controlled horizontal flight there above and jettison at least one sonobuoy. Sonobuoy splash-downed, it sent data on target location to be received by cruise missile radio wave receiver to allow determining underwater-explosion warhead separation coordinates. Then cruise missile is guided to warhead separation point for warhead to be separated. Proposed complex comprises ballistic rocket with jettisonable nose cone above which cruise missile is arranged furnished with warhead of underwater-explosion, at least one jettisonable sonobuoy and cruise missile control system incorporating radio signal receiver to receiver target location coordinates from aforesaid sonobuoy.

EFFECT: higher accuracy of long-range fire.

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