TORPEDO Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC F42B25/00 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: torpedo comprises a housing of axially symmetrical shape, inside which there is an explosive device and a compressed air cylinder. The torpedo also comprises an oxidiser and fuel tanks, a liquid rocket engine mounted along the housing axis and comprising a chamber and a turbopump unit with a turbine and pumps of the oxidiser and the fuel. The oxidiser and fuel tanks are connected by the fuel lines to the turbopump unit. In front of the turbine the gas generator is mounted, inside which a catalyst is placed. The gas generator through the oxidiser pipeline, comprising a flow regulator and a shut-off valve is connected to the outlet of the oxidiser pump. The oxidiser tank is filled with hydrogen peroxide, and the fuel tank - with alcohol.

EFFECT: increase of combat and operational characteristics of the torpedo.

8 cl, 7 dwg