AIRBORNE MULTI-BARREL LAUNCHER Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC F41F3/65 

FIELD: military equipment.

SUBSTANCE: airborne multi-barrel launcher contains a suspension unit, a control unit, and launch guides. The launch guides are made in the form of modules, combined in horizontal and vertical rows and installed in a frame with the lower and the upper bases. Each module consists of three coaxially installed rings with two locking units with mating and receiving parts, which are secured to each other at a given distance. The inner diameter of each ring is equal to the outer diameter of the ammunition. The upper base of the frame interacts with the suspension unit. The first locking unit of the ring is made in the form of rectangular plates, the length of the plate is equal to the diameter of the ring, the mating and receiving parts are rigidly fixed at opposite ends of the plate. The counter part of the second lock assembly is made in the form of a vertical rod, which is fixed at the attachment point of the second lock assembly.

EFFECT: simpler and lighter design, reduced assembly time, and increased number of barrels in the launcher.

5 cl, 7 dwg