METHOD TO FIRE GUIDED MISSILE Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC F41F3/04 F41G7/26 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: topographical control of a target finder and a launching plant is carried out in the method to the area, the target is found with the target finder, target coordinates are defined and sent to the fire position station. The single time is set in the scout station and the fire position station, firing settings and flight task of the missile are calculated in the fire position station. Missile launching from the fire position station is prepared along a digital communication channel via an automatics unit of the launching plant. At the same time voltage is supplied to the selected missile, the missile is initialised, firing interlocks are removed from the missile, and power is supplied. Firing is carried out by means of sending a launching command from the commander's station to the launching plant, the time of firing is fixed automatically by means of interrogation of missile availability contacts in the plant. The time of start-up of the target finder laser radiation is sent along the channel of the satellite communication to the scout station, and whenever it is achieved, a signal of radiation start-up and sent from the scout station to the target finder, and the missile is aimed at the target. Fire unit condition indication is carried out on the fire position station.

EFFECT: provision of the possibility to realise remote preparation of missile launching.

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