UNDERWATER TARGET HITTING METHOD Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC F42B15/00 F42B15/01 F42B15/22 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: underwater target hitting method consists in supply to a target location area of an underwater action separated warhead and one hydroacoustic buoy by means of a missile using an acceleration device, separation of the warhead in the final section of the flight trajectory and its involvement after splashdown. Before the underwater action warhead is separated, one hydroacoustic buoy is separated, and after its splashdown, by means of equipment arranged on the missile there provided is a reception via a radio channel of information from the hydroacoustic buoy on a target location. A point of splashdown of the underwater action warhead is corrected as per the received information. In order to deliver the separated underwater action warhead and one hydroacoustic buoy to the target location area, a cruise missile is used. The missile is provided with a propulsion power plant with an air-jet engine. The missile acceleration velocity in the initial section of the trajectory is restricted by a value sufficient for the creation of an aerodynamic lift supporting the flight and for the start of a cruise engine, after which there provided is its separation from the acceleration device, the start of the cruise engine and further flight to the location area of the target in the atmosphere.

EFFECT: reduction of the weight of an underwater target hitting device.

3 cl, 1 dwg