METHOD TO HIT UNDERWATER TARGETS Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC F42B15/00 F42B15/01 F42B15/22 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to methods for hitting of underwater targets. The method to hit underwater targets consists in delivery of a detachable warhead of underwater action to a target location area, separation of a warhead in the end section of flight trajectory and its actuation after landing on water. The detachable warhead is delivered by the first missile. Prior to delivery of the warhead to the target location area, they deliver one radio hydroacoustic buoy. The buoy is delivered by the second missile. After buoy landing on water, as the first missile gets closer to the area of target location, by means of equipment placed on it, they provide for reception of information from the buoy on location of the target, and the point of warhead landing on water is corrected. Cruise missiles are used for delivery of the warhead and buoy to the area of target location. The cruise missile is equipped with a sustainer power plant with an air jet engine. The speed of acceleration of each missile by a speeding device in the initial section of the trajectory is limited by the value sufficient for development of an aerodynamic lifting force that sustains the flight and to start the sustainer engine, afterwards they provide for its separation from the speeding device, start of the sustainer engine and further flight to the area of target location in the atmosphere. Correction of the point of warhead landing on water is carried out due to correction of the trajectory of the first missile flight by confirmed coordinates of the target and separation of the warhead closer to the target.

EFFECT: invention provides for reduced mass of a missile complex.

4 cl, 2 dwg