DE2331034C3 - Arrangement for the alignment of several offset guns - Google Patents

Description

a) the alignment column is equipped with a laser transmitter, a laser receiver and an illuminator is,

b) each gun unit - as known per se - with a direction-tracking receiver is equipped, which automatically reacts to a laser beam reflected from the target object responds and

c) the laser transmitter of the alignment column via a coded The command to fire simultaneously triggers those guns whose receiver corresponds to the portion of the coded that is reflected by the target object Perceive the order to fire.

2. Arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the on the straightening column and its associated Tubular weapons provided receiver in the form of four-quadrant receivers are.

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The invention relates to an arrangement according to the preamble of claim 1.

A generic arrangement is from Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1962, Volume 11, Pages 8, 9 and Table 1 in particular at the transition of pages 8/9 - known. Similar arrangements also include tape 20 thereof Encyclopedia, page 637, keyword "Naval Gunnery" and the Brockhaus Encyclopedia, 1966, Volume 1, Page 756, keyword "Artillery". In all cases, the indicative data - essentially line of sight and distance - for single and multi-barrel weapons transmitted from a common command unit. These Weapon systems that work with radar have twin or quadruple guns, but one is missing Indication that these - coordinated with each other and individually aligned to the target - area fire enable. Area fire is to be understood as shooting from several tubes, that of one coded fire command is triggered. Without a common fire order, the target fight occurs with a single cannon known effect of a so-called projectile band (volley of several Shots at intervals). If the lead is inaccurate, such a volley will cause the Probability of hit only marginally increased.

From DE-AS 15 48 493 a single weapon is then known, which with the help of a continuous wave laser a fine tracking allows, which is able - z. B. with simultaneous transport on uneven terrain to compensate for jerky movements caused and impairing tracking. Would If this principle is applied to several guns of a gun carrier, it is created by the equipment every barrel weapon with a laser transmitter significant additional costs. There is also no coding option, in order to trigger only the best-aligned guns from the start.

In the technical article "Flak Commanders" by A. Kuhlenkamp, VDI-Verlag GmbH, 1943, page 5, are several guns shown and described, which with the help of cable connections over a common to them Alignment column for distance measurement, firing position and ongoing correction in Azimuth and elevation, are related. Since these guns belong to a ground system, are Measurement problems that arise when mounting on a vehicle that is not rigid enough to be torsion-proof can occur, not to be feared. The one from the journal »Air Defense and Technology«, 1969, Issue 6, page 177, known »Flabvisier«, only a single barrel weapon is instructed. Here too they stay influences originating from the carrier body are not taken into account.

If now several guns are at a comparatively large distance from each other on a vehicle are mounted, can with a surface fire by twisting and bending their common support body the line of sight migrate several milliradians. Eliminating the failure of such unsteady Attachments would be z. B. by an ongoing geometric measurement of the carrier body of each with a Gun equipped point of the fire control system from possible. The opto-electronic Devices and ParaHaxe computers would be complex and expensive.

The object on which the invention is based is the development of an accurate alignment option of such, namely of several on a common, constant torsion-subject carrier body mounted guns intended for area fire using the advantages of laser technology seen. This object is achieved according to the invention with the arrangement of the type described in more detail at the beginning solved by the specified in the characterizing part of claim 1 features.

The invention makes it possible to avoid missed shots because of the arrangement of the weapons on the torsion turn off subject carrier body. In this way, both your own sources of error can use this Weapon system as well as the interfering parameters from the outside are jointly recorded and eliminated will. Overall, this is a massive and optimally aligned fire with area fire of a carrier body having several shot units with comparatively simple ones Means and without the otherwise usual cable connections between the command unit and firing units possible.

The laser transmitter on the alignment column releases those guns at the same time via a coded fire command whose receivers perceive the portion of the coded fire command reflected by the target object. These A measure taking place at the speed of light also brings about an exactly simultaneous weapon triggering the additional advantage that only those guns shoot those whose recipients have understood the target and have followed.

To increase the redundancy of the system, it is also proposed according to the invention that the on the alignment column and the receiver assigned to it in the form of four-quadrant

receivers are trained. With the appropriate size of the angle of view of the gun-side receiver is sufficient here a large angle pre-instruction the alignment column in order to grasp the target illuminated by the laser transmitter of the alignment column and the exact To determine angular position with respect to a gun-side reference system, so that ultimately each single cannon can be aimed at the target with great accuracy. Distance data is provided by the Straightening column. The card none itself can create lead and add-ons with a simple lead calculator or take over from the alignment column.

In summary, it should be noted that in the case of guns that are spatially separated from one another in stationary systems an exact geometric measurement including a parallax calculation for lead and attachment angle of the individual guns is required, which is relative in the case of ground systems can be easily implemented. On the other hand, fire control becomes problematic when it is constantly twisted and bent subject to carrier bodies of such guns, such. B. with larger armed with guns Ship units. In order to eliminate the errors possible in this way, a running optical / optronic Measurement of the hull can be carried out to avoid twisting and bending in lead and Take into account the formation of attachments for detached guns. This optical / optronic measurement is technically very complex, a failure of the measuring system affects the accuracy of everyone with the fire control system coupled guns at the same time. This measurement is not in the proposed arrangement necessary because every single turret and gun carrier have an accurate signal via the quadrant receiver Alignment of the line of sight to the target, regardless of the momentary twist and bending of the wearer. The failure of a quadrant receiver only affects the single weapon that other guns are not affected.

Claims (1)

Patent claims: 1. Arrangement for: Alignment of several on a common, subject to constant twisting Carrier bodies offset from one another arranged tubular weapons in the form of several Twin or quadruped barrel weapons, with the help of a common one with sight, transmitter and receiver equipped straightening column, characterized in that that