EP2703280B1 - Appareil de stockage de moyens de combat pour stocker des moyens de combat, comme des mines sous-marines, véhicule sous-marin non habité doté d'un tel appareil de stockage de moyens de combat et procédé associé - Google Patents

Appareil de stockage de moyens de combat pour stocker des moyens de combat, comme des mines sous-marines, véhicule sous-marin non habité doté d'un tel appareil de stockage de moyens de combat et procédé associé Download PDF

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EP2703280B1
EP2703280B1 EP13192782.4A EP13192782A EP2703280B1 EP 2703280 B1 EP2703280 B1 EP 2703280B1 EP 13192782 A EP13192782 A EP 13192782A EP 2703280 B1 EP2703280 B1 EP 2703280B1
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  • the invention relates to a ordnance clearing device for clearing ordnance, such as mines or submerged in waters ammunition, under water by blowing up the ordnance. Furthermore, the invention relates to an unmanned underwater vehicle with such a warfare agent. Finally, the invention relates to a corresponding method for clearing ordnance using such a warfare agent.
  • unmanned underwater vehicles are used as mine destruction drones, such as the unmanned underwater vehicles marketed by the applicant under the trademarks "Seefuchs" and "Seafox".
  • mine destruction drones are shaped charges with only a small amount of explosives, eg. One to two kilograms installed.
  • the mine destruction drone is brought to mine destruction or general ordnance disposal directly to the object to be destroyed.
  • the shaped charge is ignited within the underwater vehicle, wherein the underwater vehicle is blasted together with the object.
  • This Process is highly efficient and also requires only a small amount of explosives.
  • the method is expensive because with each use an underwater vehicle is lost.
  • the US 3,880,103 discloses a wired mine search system which consists of an aircraft via a cable connected to a light module, wherein the light module is in turn connected via a cable to an underwater vehicle.
  • the underwater vehicle can deploy an explosive charge through a robotic arm for neutralization near a mine.
  • the GB 2 234 203 A discloses an underwater weapon for demining, which is gripped by a remote-controlled underwater vehicle by means of a gripping arm and transported to a mine and pressed for fixing to this mine.
  • the invention is based on the problem of making the ordnance clearance cheaper under water, but without significantly increasing the required amount of explosives.
  • the invention solves this problem with a ordnance disposal apparatus according to claim 1, an unmanned underwater vehicle with such a ordnance disposal apparatus according to claim 12 and a method for clearing ordnance using such a warfare agent according to claim 13.
  • the invention is based on the finding that the use of small explosive charges requires an exact positioning of the explosive charge on or in the area of the weapon. Only when the explosive charge is accurately positioned, a small amount of explosives is sufficient to destroy the weapon.
  • the invention is based on the further finding that due to the use of small underwater vehicles, the self-trimming of the underwater vehicle can be sustainably adversely affected if the clearing charge is separated from the underwater vehicle.
  • insufficient self-trimming either results in the loss of the underwater vehicle as it is no longer controllable, or in a time-consuming re-trim, which significantly extends mission durations.
  • the ordnance is not provided an integral part of an underwater vehicle, but only as an attachment for an unmanned underwater vehicle.
  • the underwater vehicle thus only serves as a transport vehicle for the actual ordnance clearing device, which is released from the underwater vehicle in the area of the weapon or combatant.
  • the warfare agent has for this purpose means for releasably connecting to the underwater vehicle.
  • the ordnance clearing device is thus separated from the underwater vehicle in the area of the weapon, so that the underwater vehicle can move away from the danger zone before the explosive device is blown up.
  • the weaponry removal device has a holding device for fixing the weaponry on or in the area of the weapon.
  • a fixing device for fixing ensures that the ordnance disposal device remains in the correct position and orientation to the weapon, even if the unmanned underwater vehicle has moved away from the weapon and the ordnance is, for example, exposed to a flow.
  • the exact orientation of the ordnance brooder in relation to the weapon advantageously allows the use of only small amounts of explosives, which is advantageous for the reasons already mentioned above regarding the safety requirement in the storage and transport of explosives.
  • the means for detachably connecting the ordnance clearing device with an unmanned underwater vehicle and the holding device are designed such that upon activation of the holding device for fixing the ordnance on or in the field of ordnance simultaneously the means for releasable connection are made, so that a mechanical connection of the ordnance to the unmanned underwater vehicle is solved.
  • Such a simultaneous attachment of the ordnance brooder on or in the area of the weapon and separation of the ordnance from the unmanned vessel allows the use of conventional unmanned Underwater vehicles, in particular of mine destruction drones conventional type, without having to change their construction. Rather, the ordnance is simply attached to the underwater vehicle.
  • the ordnance clearing device is released from the underwater vehicle, so that the underwater vehicle can be brought to a safe distance to the weapon.
  • the volume of the ordnance clearing device is chosen such that the buoyant force acting on the ordnance brooder under water compensates for the force of gravity acting on the ordnance brooder.
  • the ordnance clearance device thus behaves buoyant. Therefore, loosening the weaponry from the underwater vehicle will not result in a changing (positive or negative) buoyancy of the underwater vehicle.
  • the underwater vehicle is therefore easily controlled by the underwater vehicle even after loosening the ordnance.
  • the invention thus advantageously allows the use of small unmanned underwater vehicles, which do not require expensive equipment for buoyancy neutralization or trimming.
  • the invention thus provides a possibility for using less costly underwater vehicles, which can be reused after their use, since the actual ordnance clearing device is separated from the underwater vehicle and arranged separable.
  • a deception device serves to deceive the detonator of a mine, which thus activates its own ignition mechanism and thus blows itself up and thus clears.
  • the ordnance clearing device After placing the ordnance clearing device with the clearing or deceiving device, the ordnance clearing device is released from the unmanned underwater vehicle. Then the unmanned underwater vehicle is brought into a distance to the weapon, which is greater than or equal to a predetermined safety distance. Subsequently, the explosive charge and / or deception device is activated, so that a blasting of the weapon takes place.
  • the mass distribution within the ordnance clearing device is selected such that regardless of the orientation of the ordnance clearing device in the water no Ausrichtmoment acts on the ordnance clearing device.
  • the explosive device is thus designed so that it is not only buoyancy neutral, but that it remains in any position or orientation in the water without a torque acting on the ordnance disposal device.
  • the mass distribution is therefore advantageously chosen such that the resulting buoyancy force for the entire ordnance broaching device acts at the same point as the resulting gravity acting on the entire ordnance brooder. In this way, a loosening of the ordnance from the unmanned underwater vehicle causes no torque on the underwater vehicle, which would have to be compensated by a trim change.
  • the ordnance-removing device has one or more direct-loading sweeps, in particular one or more shaped charges, and an igniter for igniting the clearing charge (s).
  • the use of sweeping charges with directivity increases the efficiency of the explosive used. This measure helps to minimize the amount of explosives to be transported aboard the mothership. This leads to low safety requirements during transport and storage of ordnance disposal equipment aboard the respective mothership.
  • the ordnance clearing device has, as an alternative or in addition to one or more clearing loads, a spoofing device for pretending properties of a ship or a submarine.
  • deceptor devices are advantageously of the acoustic or magnetic type.
  • Such a deceit device preferably has means for generating ship noises or submarine noises and thus simulates the presence of a ship or submarine in the vicinity of a mine.
  • the ignition mechanism provided in a mine reacts to such noises and causes the mine to detonate. In this way, by means of a deceiving device a weapon can be cleared without the use of additional explosives.
  • such a deceptive device has means for generating a magnetic field.
  • sea mine igniters respond to changes in the Earth's magnetic field due to metal ship hulls or submarine hulls.
  • a magnetic field sensor in the ignition mechanism of a sea mine can be deceived such that it causes the sea mine to detonate.
  • Such means allow easy activation of the ordnance brooder to cause the explosive device to detonate.
  • One with the weaponry Radio buoy connected via a line which has ascended to the water surface at or in the area of the ordnance after placement of the ordnance clearing device, enables communication with the mother ship or with the control platform via a radio link. This is advantageous because it can be easily sent over a long distance an activation signal to the ordnance clearing device. Thus, even large safety distances can be easily complied with.
  • an electro-acoustic transducer for receiving an activation signal on an acoustic signal, in contrast, has cost advantages, since it can be dispensed with a complex radio buoy. However, due to temperature stratification or salinity stratification in the water, such an acoustic channel may be compromised.
  • An ignition cable for receiving an activation signal is also a robust alternative, which is particularly suitable for short distances.
  • such a holding device for fixing the ordnance brooder at or in the area of the weapon comprises a nail gun, an electromagnet, a vacuum device and / or a stapler for clasping the weapon or its parts and / or objects in the field of ordnance.
  • such holding devices takes place by touching the ordnance clearing device with the weapon.
  • a holding device can be activated by metal sensors, which signal that the weaponry is directly in the area of a mine or ammunition parts.
  • the activation of the holding device in such a way does not require a change in the construction of existing underwater vehicles.
  • the warfare agent can be inexpensively used as an attachment for an unmanned underwater vehicle of conventional type.
  • the means for detachable connection and the holding device comprise at least one common integral unit, which the o.g. Having nail gun.
  • the holding member is connected via a driver with the bolt. Further, the nail, the bolt and the cartridge are axially aligned with each other within the sleeve.
  • the cartridge Upon activation of the cartridge ignition device, which takes place, for example, by contact of the weaponry with the weapon or a metal sensor, the cartridge drives the bolt against the nail, so that the nail is driven to an end position in the sleeve, in which he is the ordnance clearer attached to the ordnance, and at the same time the holding member is brought from an initial position in which the holding member locks the fastening means in an end position in which the fastening means is released. That By activating the cartridge ignition device, a nail is driven into the weapon and at the same time the weaponry clearing device is released from the unmanned underwater vehicle.
  • the means for detachable connection are designed to hold the ordnance-removing device on a support frame of the unmanned underwater vehicle.
  • the ordnance clearing device is set down by the unmanned underwater vehicle in the area of the weapon.
  • Such an embodiment is advantageous if an immediate attachment of the ordnance clearing device to the ordnance, for example. Due to strong mussel growth is not possible.
  • the ordnance is placed in the field of ordnance on the bottom of the water or seabed and then ignited the clearing or activated the deception device.
  • Fig. 1 shows a ordnance-clearing device 10, which is designed as an attachment for an unmanned underwater vehicle 12 and releasably secured to this underwater vehicle 12.
  • the ordnance clearing device 10 is arranged releasably secured to the bow of the unmanned underwater vehicle 12, wherein the ordnance clearing device 10 is fixed to the unmanned underwater vehicle with a fastener 14 formed as an elastic band. Both ends of the elastic band 14 each engage an integral unit 16, 18 for providing both a fixture for securing the ordnance brooder 10 to the ordnance and means for releasably connecting the ordnance vessel 10 to the underwater vehicle 12. A middle portion of the elastic band 14 engages a projection 20 on the unmanned underwater vehicle 12. Due to the elasticity of the belt 14 thus the ordnance clearing device 10 is like a cap pulled or pushed onto the bow of the unmanned underwater vehicle 12 and thus fixed to this.
  • the integral units 16, 18 each comprise a holding device 22, 24, with which the weaponry can be fixed to a weapon, for example a mine 26.
  • a weapon for example a mine 26.
  • the mine is depicted as anchor treetop.
  • the mine can also be designed as a conventional base mine.
  • the invention is not limited to the clearance of mines, but also refers to the clearance of ammunition.
  • Fig. 2 shows the ordnance clearing device 10 Fig. 1 after activation of the holding devices 22, 24 at the mine 26.
  • the holding devices are designed as nail guns, which drive nails into the mine 26 by means of cartridges and fasten the ordnance clearing device 10 to the mine 26 by means of these nails.
  • one or more shaped charges 28 are further provided, which each form a clearing charge with directivity.
  • the direction of the clearing charge preferably points in the same direction as the longitudinal axis of the holding devices 22, 24, which in turn preferably runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the underwater vehicle when the ordnance clearing device 10 is fixed to the underwater vehicle 12.
  • the underwater vehicle 12 can be controlled head-on to a mine 26, wherein, as in Fig. 1 illustrated, the ordnance clearing device 10 is placed on the bow of the underwater vehicle 12.
  • the holding devices 22, 24 are activated so that the ordnance clearing device 10 at the mine 26th is attached.
  • the elastic band 14 is released from the ordnance clearing device 10, so that the unmanned underwater vehicle 12 can detach and remove from the ordnance clearing device 10.
  • a conventional unmanned underwater vehicle 12 may be used as a mounted ordnance clearing device 10 for a weapon, e.g. the mine 26, transport.
  • a weapon e.g. the mine 26, transport.
  • the ordnance clearing device 10 is fixed to the mine 26.
  • the ordnance-removing device 10 is released from the underwater vehicle 12 and brought the underwater vehicle 12 at a distance to the weapon, which is greater than or equal to a predetermined safety distance.
  • the ordnance clearing device 10 causes a blasting of the weapon 26 by a clearing charge, for example.
  • Hollow charge 28 or a deception device is activated by means of which the mine is simulated the presence of a ship or submarine. Due to such deception, the mine's own firing mechanism is activated so that the mine detonates.
  • the release of the ordnance clearing device 10 from the underwater vehicle 12 no forces or torques on the underwater vehicle 12.
  • the volume of the ordnance brooder 10 is just chosen so that the displaced by this volume of water corresponds to the mass of the ordnance clearing device 10. Due to this configuration, the buoyant force acting on the ordnance clearing apparatus 10 underwater compensates for the force of gravity acting on the force sweeping apparatus 10. The ordnance clearing device 10 is thus buoyancy neutral. Therefore, disengaging the ordnance clearing device 10 from the underwater vehicle 12 does not change the (positive or negative) buoyancy characteristics of the underwater vehicle 12. This eliminates the need for a trim change of the underwater vehicle 12 after disengaging the ordnance clearing device 10.
  • the ordnance disposal apparatus 10 is further configured such that the buoyant force acting on the ordnance clearing apparatus 10 underwater acts at the same location as the gravity acting on the warfare agent clearing apparatus 10.
  • the ordnance clearing device 10 "floats" in any position or orientation, so that regardless of the orientation of the ordnance clearing device 10 in the water no Ausrichtmomente occur that wanted to change the ordnance clearing device in its orientation.
  • Such mass distribution within the ordnance broaching device not only ensures that the holding devices 22, 24 are stressed as little as possible. Rather, such a mass distribution also means that after loosening the ordnance clearing device 10 from the underwater vehicle 12, the underwater vehicle 12 does not have to be changed with respect to its trimming, i. the underwater vehicle 12 does not need to be trimmed.
  • the ordnance disposal apparatus 10 further comprises a radio buoy 30, which is connected via a line 32 with an igniter and / or a deception device, which is / are housed in the ordnance clearing device 10.
  • the radio buoy is part of the ordnance clearing device 10. However, it is solved by the ordnance clearing device 10 when the ordnance is fixed on the weapon (mine 26). At the same time a buoyancy body is activated at the radio buoy, which provides buoyancy at the radio buoy. Alternatively, the radio buoy already buoyancy ready, which is compensated by the remaining part of the ordnance clearing device 10.
  • the radio buoy serves to receive an activation signal over a radio link from a control platform, for example a mothership, which is e.g. a mine hunting boat can be.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates the ordnance clearing device 10 in a top view when fixed with the elastic band 14 on the projection 20 of the underwater vehicle 12.
  • the basic construction of the integral units 16, 18 is shown in more detail.
  • These integral units contain, on the one hand, the o.g. Means for releasably connecting the ordnance clearing device 10 with the underwater vehicle 12. On the other hand, they accommodate the holding devices 22, 24 for fixing the ordnance clearing device 10 to a weaponry.
  • the means for detachable connection comprise in particular the elastic band 14 and a respective holding member 34, 36, which is arranged axially displaceably within a sleeve H1 or H2 of the integral unit 16 and 18, respectively.
  • the elastic band 14 has at each of its ends in each case a loop 38, 40 which engages around a respective holding member 34, 36.
  • the holding members 34, 36 are initially in an in Fig. 3 illustrated starting position, which allow such encompassing of the loops 38, 40. In this initial position, in each case a section of each of the holding members 34, 36 projects out of the respective sleeve-like integral units 16, 18.
  • Each retaining member 34 and 36 is connected to a bolt 42 and 44 via a driver 46 and 48, respectively.
  • the driver 46 and 48 ensures that the respective holding member 34 and 36 moves together with the respective pin 42 and 44, respectively.
  • the bolt 42 or 44 is driven by a cartridge 50 and 52, which is ignited by a cartridge ignition device 54 and 56, respectively.
  • the cartridge ignition device 54 and 56 is shown only schematically. These cartridge ignition devices 54, 56 are, for example, a triggering mechanism which is triggered by a contact of the weaponry 10 on an object and / or a metal detector.
  • Ignition of the cartridge 50 or 52 causes the bolt 42 and 44 is driven.
  • the movement of the bolt 42 or 44 to the left ensures that a nail 58 or 60 is driven into an end position against a bottom plate 62 or 64 of the sleeve H1 or H2.
  • the nails 58, 60 have such strength to be able to penetrate into a steel shell of a mine or ammunition can.
  • Fig. 4 shows the integral units 16, 18 after the firing of the cartridges 50, 52.
  • the bolts 42 and 44 respectively, has driven the nail 58 and 60, respectively, into the body of the refill 26 after the firing of the cartridges 50 and 52, respectively.
  • the tip of the nail 58 or 60 widens in this process and thus ensures that the nail 58 or 60 can not be pulled out of the mine 26 again.
  • Fig. 4 further illustrates that the support members 34, 36 pulled into the interior of the respective integral unit 16 and 18 via the drivers 46 and 48, respectively have been.
  • the loops 38, 40 of the elastic band 14 have lost their respective hold and thus solved the connection of unmanned underwater vehicle 12 and ordnance clearing device 10.
  • Fig. 5 shows a further embodiment of a ordnance clearing device 10 'and in dashed lines when attached to a support frame on an underwater vehicle 12.
  • this ordnance clearing device 10' is placed in the area of a base mine 66.
  • this ordnance clearing device 10 is placed only in the immediate area of the weapon, but not fixed to the weapon.
  • Such a procedure is particularly advantageous when a base mine has already sunk in the sediment.
  • it is more promising to arrange a clearing charge with directivity in the greatest possible proximity to the mine and ignite.
  • the invention it is possible to supply conventional unmanned underwater vehicles, in particular mine hunting drones, for multiple use, since the actual ordnance clearing device is provided merely as an attachment to the underwater vehicle. Therefore, only the ordnance is to be sacrificed at each mission, while the unmanned underwater vehicle is reusable. In this way, the costs of demining can be significantly reduced. As a result, the clearance of munitions, which in particular from the two world wars are still numerous on the seabed, significantly cheaper. The number of demining operations can thus be clearly controlled, which benefits the safety of the shipping industry and the environment.

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  1. Appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat destiné à éliminer, sous l'eau, des moyens de combat (26), tels que des mines sous-marines ou des munitions submergées dans les eaux, par explosion du moyen de combat (26), l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10') comportant un dispositif de retenue (22, 24) destiné à fixer l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat sur le moyen de combat (26) ou à proximité de celui-ci et des moyens (14, 34, 36) destinés à la liaison amovible à un véhicule sous-marin non habité (12), le volume de l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10') étant choisi de telle manière que la poussée verticale agissant sous l'eau sur l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10') compense la force de gravitation agissant sur l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10'),
    caractérisé par
    une formation des moyens (14, 34, 36) destinés à la liaison amovible de l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10') à un véhicule sous-marin non habité (12) et du dispositif de retenue (22, 24) telle que lors de l'activation du dispositif de retenue (22, 24) pour fixer l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10') sur le moyen de combat (26) ou à proximité de celui-ci, les moyens (14, 34, 36) destinés à la liaison amovible sont actionnés simultanément, de sorte qu'une liaison mécanique de l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10') au véhicule sous-marin non habité (12) est détachée.
  2. Appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le dispositif de retenue (22, 24) comprend :
    - un appareil de clouage et/ou
    - un électroaimant et/ou
    - un appareil à dépression et/ou
    - un dispositif d'accrochage destiné à encercler le moyen de combat ou des parties de celui-ci et/ou des objets à proximité du moyen de combat.
  3. Appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la répartition de la masse à l'intérieur de l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10') est choisie de telle manière qu'aucun moment d'orientation ne se produit dans l'eau, indépendamment de l'orientation de l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10').
  4. Appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10') présente une ou plusieurs charges d'élimination (28) à effet directionnel, notamment une ou plusieurs charges creuses, et un détonateur destiné à l'allumage de la / des charge(s) d'élimination (28).
  5. Appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10') comporte un dispositif de leurrage destiné à simuler des caractéristiques d'un navire ou d'un sous-marin.
  6. Appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat selon la revendication 5,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le dispositif de leurrage comporte des moyens destinés à générer des bruits de navire ou des bruits de sous-marin et/ou des moyens destinés à générer un champ magnétique.
  7. Appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat selon l'une des revendications 4 à 6,
    caractérisé par
    des moyens destinés à activer le détonateur et/ou le dispositif de leurrage, ces moyens comprenant :
    - une balise radio (30), détachable de l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10'), destinée à recevoir un signal d'activation par voie radio et/ou
    - un transducteur électroacoustique destiné à recevoir un signal d'activation par le biais d'un canal acoustique et/ou
    - un câble d'allumage destiné à recevoir un signal d'activation par le biais du câble d'allumage et/ou
    - un mécanisme d'allumage à retardement.
  8. Appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les moyens (14, 34, 36) destinés à la liaison amovible et le dispositif de retenue (22, 24) comprennent au moins une unité intégrale (16, 18) commune, qui comporte l'appareil de clouage, l'unité intégrale (16, 18) comportant une douille (41, 42), un clou (58, 60), un axe (42, 44), une cartouche (50, 52), un dispositif d'allumage de cartouche (54, 56) ainsi qu'un organe de retenue (34, 36) pour un moyen de fixation (14) destiné à fixer l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat au véhicule sous-marin non habité (12), l'organe de retenue (34, 36) étant relié à l'axe (42, 44) par le biais d'un élément d'entraînement (46, 48), le clou (58, 60), l'axe (42, 44) et la cartouche (50, 52) étant orientés axialement les uns par rapport aux autres à l'intérieur de la douille (H1, H2), la cartouche (50, 52) poussant l'axe (42, 44) contre le clou (58, 60) lors de l'activation du dispositif d'allumage de cartouche (54, 56), de sorte que le clou (58, 60) est poussé dans une position finale dans la douille (H1, H2) et l'organe de retenue (34, 36) est amené en même temps d'une position initiale dans laquelle il bloque le moyen de fixation (14) à une position finale dans laquelle le moyen de fixation (14) est libéré.
  9. Appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les moyens (14, 34, 36) destinés à la liaison amovible sont formés de manière à retenir l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10') sur un cadre porteur du véhicule sous-marin non habité (12).
  10. Véhicule sous-marin non habité comprenant un appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10') selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9.
  11. Procédé d'élimination, sous l'eau, de moyens de combat (26), tels que des mines sous-marines ou des munitions submergées dans les eaux, par explosion du moyen de combat (26), dans lequel
    a) une charge d'élimination (28) et/ou un dispositif de leurrage destiné à simuler des caractéristiques de navires ou de sous-marins est placé(e), en particulier attaché(e) ou posé(e), avec un appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10') attaché à un véhicule sous-marin non habité selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, sur le moyen de combat (26) ou à proximité du moyen de combat (26),
    b) simultanément, l'appareil d'élimination de moyens de combat (10, 10') est détaché du véhicule sous-marin non habité (12),
    c) le véhicule sous-marin non habité (12) est conduit à une distance du moyen de combat (26) supérieure ou égale à une distance de sécurité prédéfinie, et
    d) la charge d'élimination (28) et/ou le dispositif de leurrage est activé(e) pour faire exploser le moyen de combat (26).
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