RU2404402C1 - Method to fight armoured objects - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: to destroy armoured objects, up to 10 small-scale automated ground vehicles (SSAGV) are used, which are controlled remotely from a single mobile control station (CS). SSAGV are equipped with reactive antitank grenades, system of automated armament and movement control, facilities of navigation, reconnaissance and communication. CS is equipped with a system of SSAGV automated control, facilities of navigation, reconnaissance and communication. CS crew guides SSAGV moving out to positions, does reconnaissance of targets, their identification, designation, and also homing SSAGV armament at the target with its subsequent destruction. Small dimensions, secretive motion and terrain positioning make it possible for SSAGV to fire at armoured objects from short distances.

EFFECT: reduced destruction costs as a result of the efficient firing by relatively low-cost grenade-launcher shots with multiple use of other complex elements, improved mobility of the complex and provision of safety as a result of remote control over destruction facilities.

Description

The invention relates to defense equipment, in particular to methods of dealing with armored objects, which include tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, armored vehicles, and fortifications (pillboxes, bunkers, etc.).

The purpose of the invention is the provision of effective destruction of armored objects, increasing mobility, reducing the number of people participating in the confrontation, increasing their safety due to remote control of weapons and reducing the cost of defeating armored objects.

Known methods of combating armored vehicles by firing artillery shells [1], grenade launchers [2] or anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) [3] (analogues). The main disadvantages of these methods are:

- low firing efficiency, which is determined by the need to shell armored objects from great distances in order to get ahead of the enemy and reduce the likelihood of being hit by fire, while the effectiveness of hitting an armored object decreases with increasing distance;

- a large number of people involved in the fight against an armored object, since crews or crews of guns or launch complexes consist of at least two people, who simultaneously ensure the defeat of only one target;

- a high probability of defeating people involved in the fight against an armored object, because firing is carried out from guns or various launching complexes, which have significant overall dimensions, are located in the immediate vicinity of the enemy and can be detected by him before firing at an armored object or immediately after the first shots, after which, as a rule, they are struck by its fire.

There is also a method of combating armored objects by installing mines of various designs, for example anti-tank mines [4], which are automatically activated when armored vehicles are approaching (analogue), on their possible route.

The main disadvantages of this method are:

- low mobility - mines are set on a given area and are there until they are put into action or removed;

- installation of mines is carried out by people or special equipment, which unmasks their location;

- the ability to use mines only once, and unused mines have to be removed manually with danger to people.

Closest to the technical essence of the proposed method is a method of combating the use of “Combat strike complex” [5], which contains a mobile armored installation and at least one small arms unit, characterized in that the complex is equipped with an armored tower, stationary control equipment , installation for firing rockets, a guidance camera mounted on small arms, vertical and horizontal movement of small arms, trigger actuator mechanism, a weapon controller, an on-board computer, while the small arms are remotely controlled and placed on top of the front of the mobile unit, and the vertical and horizontal movement of small arms and the trigger mechanism are connected by a communication channel to the weapon controller, which is connected to the on-board computer (prototype )

The disadvantages of this method are:

- low effectiveness in the fight against armored objects, since there are no means of reconnaissance of targets in the complex and only those that will fall into the field of view of the operator or the guidance camera mounted on small arms of a mobile armored installation will be affected;

- low mobility - mobile armored installation is controlled from stationary control equipment;

- each mobile armored installation is controlled continuously by a separate operator, since there is no navigation system in connection with which the installation position on the ground is determined only visually by the operator.

In order to increase the efficiency of destruction of armored objects, to increase the mobility of weapons, to reduce the number of people participating in the confrontation and to increase their safety through remote control of weapons, a method for controlling armored objects is proposed, the essence of which is that up to 10 small-sized automated ground vehicles are used to destroy armored objects funds (MANTS), which are remotely controlled from one mobile control point (PU). MANTS are equipped with anti-tank rocket-propelled grenades, an automated weapon and traffic control system, and navigation, reconnaissance and communications equipment. The control room is equipped with an automated control system MANTS, navigation, reconnaissance and communications. The launcher is located on the basis of an armored vehicle (for example, an armored personnel carrier), which is also a means of transporting MANTS over long distances. The crew of the control room consists of four people, of which the MANTS is directly controlled by two (operators) using an automated control system built on the basis of the control computers and on-board computers of the MANTS. Communication between the electronic components of PU and MANTS is carried out via coded wireless communication channels. Binding of launchers and MANTS on the ground, moving MANTS to a given point is carried out by means of their own navigation aids using a satellite navigation system, for example GPS. Assessment of the situation and the detection of targets is carried out with launchers and with MANTS using radar and optoelectronic intelligence with the reflection of the information received on the monitors of launchers computers. Aiming MANTS armament at the target and the command to launch rocket-propelled grenades is carried out remotely by operators with launchers. Small size, covert movement and placement on the ground allow MANTS to shoot at armored targets from short distances, which ensures its high efficiency. In this case, people (crew PU) are at a considerable distance from the targets, which ensures their safety.

An example implementation of the proposed method

1. launchers with MANTS, which are transported in a special trailer, are advanced to a specified area where MANTS are unloaded.

2. Operators on the control center with the help of navigation systems carry out the binding on the ground, give each MANTS the coordinates of the combat position and the exit routes to it.

3. MANTS are automatically moved to predetermined points, while the information on the environment obtained by means of an optical-electronic reconnaissance means, a video camera, is transmitted to the control room. If necessary, the operator adjusts the movement of the MANTS.

4. After arriving at a combat position, at a given point in the terrain, MANTS transmits its coordinates to the control center and is ready for combat use, transmitting information about the environment, for which optical-electronic reconnaissance equipment (video camera or thermal imager) is used, depending on the choice the operator.

5. With the help of reconnaissance systems, PU (radar, television or thermal imaging complexes), targets are detected and accompanied before reaching the position of MANTS. As the target approaches the range of the MANTS reconnaissance assets, its tracking continues with their help.

6. When the target approaches the MANTS at a distance of effective destruction, the PU operator, using optoelectronic reconnaissance equipment (video cameras), directs weapons (anti-tank grenades) at the target using an arms control system and gives a command to fire (launch). If necessary, the operator in manual mode can bring MANTS to a position more convenient for firing, reduce the distance to the target. After firing and hitting a target, MANTS can either change position or fire at another target. Operators sequentially, depending on the situation, use all the MANTS available to them.

7. After completing the task, the MANTS are moved to the launcher, where their weapons are recharged and loaded into the vehicle for subsequent transportation and new tasks.

8. To defeat fortifications, the operators manually take MANTS to the firing position and hit targets, while the launcher is at a safe distance.

This ensures an effective fight against armored objects, reduces the number of people participating in the confrontation and ensures their safety through remote control of weapons.

Information sources

1. Application for invention RU No. 2007123255 A dated 06/21/2007, class. F42B 15/00, publ. 12/27/2008

2. Patent for utility model RU No. 71158 U1, class. F41C 7/00, publ. 02/27/2008

3. Patent for invention RU No. 2265177 C1, class. F41F 3/00, publ. November 27, 2005

4. Patent for utility model RU No. 52628 U1, class. F41F 3/04, F41G 7/00, publ. 04/10/2006

5. Patent for the invention RU No. 2345314 C1, class. F41H 13/00, publ. January 27, 2009

Claims (1)

The way to combat armored objects, which consists in the fact that up to 10 small-sized automated land vehicles are used to destroy armored objects, which are equipped with anti-tank grenades, a system for automated control of weapons and movement, communications and are remotely controlled from one control point, characterized in that, in order to increase the efficiency of use and mobility, reduce the number of people involved and increase their safety, all small automated vehicles and a control point are equipped with navigation and reconnaissance means, communication between them is via coded wireless communication channels, and the control point is movable, based on an armored vehicle, which is simultaneously used for transporting small-sized automated land vehicles.