RU70359U1 - RECOGNITION-FIRE COMPLEX OF TANK WEAPONS - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of military equipment, and specifically to objects of armored vehicles, and can be used in the development of new models or upgrades. The objective of the invention is to increase the firepower of the tank. The technical result that can be obtained by using the invention lies in the possibility of effective firing at distances exceeding the capabilities of standard devices for detecting, observing and aiming the tank, by reducing the unmasking properties during the launch of a missile. The task is achieved in that the rotary support platform of the launcher for placing the container with rockets is placed on the rear side of the tower, and the UAV with target detection devices, devices for receiving and processing information, and also controlling its flight is additionally included in the sighting and observation complex and functioning, located on a platform fixed to the tank body. At the same time, rockets are equipped with a homing system, pyro-retarders are installed between the rockets of the rockets and the ignition control system, and the container for rockets is equipped with an air pressure accumulator connected to the tank pneumatic system and through the system of electro-pneumatic valves with each rocket. The additional placement of rockets in the launcher as an additional highly effective weapon with the possibility of aimed fire outside the direct line of sight of the target from the commander’s position at distances exceeding the range of detection, observation and guidance of standard tank devices with the introduction of target coordinates into the homing system before launch ensured independence of action primary and secondary weapons and increased the accuracy of the guidance of rockets when firing at distances greater than the ability to conduct targeted fire with conventional tank weapons, out of line of sight.

Description

The utility model relates to the field of military equipment, and specifically to the objects of armored vehicles, and can be used in the development of new models or upgrades.

Tanks are known, see "The Complete Encyclopedia of Tanks" - Minsk, Harvest LLC, 1998, containing hulls and towers, on which a gun is mounted as the main weapon, and machine guns as a secondary weapon and coaxial with the main weapon, as well as an anti-aircraft machine gun , which is usually located on a tower with the ability to fire a commander.

The experience of using tanks shows that with the increasing effectiveness of the tank on the battlefield, more and more diverse, fairly effective and well-defended means of dealing with it (tanks, ATGMs, helicopters, airplanes, etc.) appear and not in a single form. All of them are dangerous for the tank and can act simultaneously. At the same time, fire support helicopters possess in combination with powerful missile weapons and powerful protection. Therefore, machine guns mounted on the tank in the form of additional weapons, in modern conditions as additional weapons are not effective enough. And it is advisable to have additional weapons on the tank that are more efficient than machine guns.

Known American main battle tank M1A2 ("Abrams"), adopted for the analogue, containing the hull, a tower mounted on the pursuit of the hull with

the main armament (cannon) located in it, the fire control complex from it, the commander’s place, located in the rotating commander’s turret, equipped with a sighting observation system, including the commander’s sight with a sight’s head mirror and a mirror position sensor in the vertical plane (see book I. Shmelev .P. History of the tank. - M .: Technique - youth. - p.186-187, fig. P.190) to duplicate the possibility of firing from the main armament. An anti-aircraft machine gun is installed on the tower of this tank with the ability to control the commander, instead of which a missile launcher can be installed to ensure the fight against air targets. However, if the control of firing from a machine gun is carried out directly by the commander, then the guidance and launch of missiles in the main (normal) mode of operation is carried out by the gunner using the main weapon control complex, similar to how it was done on the Yugoslav infantry fighting vehicle of the M-80 type, where the fixed arm of the tower installed two guided missiles (ATGMs), aimed at the target by the gunner BMP (see. Prince Kholyavsky GL Encyclopedia of armored vehicles. Tracked combat vehicles. - M .: Harvest LLC, 2001, signed in print 29 .11.2000, p. 555-557). Thus, guidance on the target in normal mode is carried out by the gunner with the ability to both select the target and conduct selective shooting either from the cannon or rocket shells. At the same time, the commander can target the main tank-dangerous target that the gunner does not see, and in a special mode, for example, when the gunner is hit, the commander can fire independently or from a cannon or guided missile.

The disadvantage of this tank is the lack of the ability to conduct simultaneous aimed fire at two tank-dangerous targets, for example, from a cannon as a gunner, and guided (or uncontrolled) rockets by a commander.

A disadvantage of the known tank designs is the lack of the ability to effectively fight simultaneously with several targets located in different directions, including air ones.

The closest to the principle of operation and technical device is the "Tank" according to patent No. 2218543 dated 10.12.2003, IPC F41H 7/02.

Its essence lies in the fact that a turntable with a drive is installed on the tank tower to orient it in a horizontal plane. On the rotating part of the platform there is a missile launcher connected to the platform by means of an articulated mechanism with a drive for orienting the missiles in a vertical plane. At the same time, a launcher fire control complex is integrated in parallel with the main weapon fire control system with the possibility of conducting targeted fire from it from the commander’s place and automatically entering the aiming angle when firing. The advantage of this device is to increase the firepower of the tank due to the possibility of simultaneous effective firing at well-protected targets located in different directions, including air targets, with the possibility of their destruction from the main and additionally placed missile weapons.

The disadvantage of this design is the lack of the ability to fire aimed at targets that are outside the line of sight, the vulnerability of the launcher located at the time of the shot on the tank turret, the lack of a monitoring and detection system and aiming at targets located at a distance exceeding the detection and aiming range standard tank devices, unmasking properties that occur at the time of rockets.

The objective of the utility model is to increase the firepower of the tank.

The technical result that can be obtained using the utility model is the ability to effectively fire at distances exceeding the capabilities of standard detection devices,

observation and aiming of the tank, reducing the unmasking properties during the launch of a missile.

The task is achieved by the fact that the reconnaissance and fire complex of the tank’s armament represents the tank itself with the main armament and its fire control complex, a launcher for storing and launching rockets with their control complex, an aiming and observation complex and a support and rotary platform with an orientation drive it in horizontal and vertical planes mounted on the command tower. At the same time, the launcher support-rotary platform for placing the container with rockets is placed behind the tower in the form of a module, and the periscope and UAVs with target detection devices, devices for receiving and processing information, as well as controlling it flight and functioning.

The essence of the utility model is illustrated by drawings of the tank and its reconnaissance and fire complex, which are shown in figure 1 - General view of the tank in the initial position, side view; figure 2 is a General view of the tank from the side, a launching device, a fire control system in a combat position; figure 3 is a diagram of the defeat of the target, where:

1 - housing;

2 - tower;

3 - gun;

4 - launcher for launching rockets with a complex of their control;

5 - rockets;

6 - a container for placing rockets;

7 - UAV;

8 - periscope rod;

9 - observation devices;

10 - air pressure accumulator;

11 - drive lifting the rod - periscope;

Reconnaissance and fire tank complex (ROCK) (Fig.1-2) consists of a hull 1 and a turret 2 of the tank, containing as a main weapon a cannon 3 and as an additional weapon, a launcher 4 for launching missiles 5 located in containers 6 ( figure 1). The launcher 4 is fixed in the rear of the tower 2. The launcher in the stowed position is in the container 6 inside the tower 2 of the tank. While the containers 6 with rockets 5 are in a closed state. Guiding the launcher vertically is from the pneumatic system associated with the shaft of the lifting device.

The ROC fire control complex (not shown in the figures) is additionally equipped with an UAV 7 with target detection devices located both on the raised periscope rod 8 and in conjunction with information receiving and processing devices and control devices in the tank.

A pressure air accumulator 10 is connected to the tank pneumatic system through a system of electrovalves with each rocket 5.

The launcher fire control complex is also equipped with a vertical guidance drive control unit. The role of the horizontal guidance of the launcher is performed by the rotation mechanism of the tank turret, the control unit of the vertical guidance is connected to the launcher control complex. The horizontal sensor of the tank turret is also connected to the launcher control complex.

Missiles 5 launcher 4 are placed in the module and are each in a separate container, allowing it to be ejected from it with compressed air from the tank, with the additional inclusion of the propellant retarder.

When the tank moves, the UAV 7 is located on the launch pad and is rigidly fixed by the latches in the stowed position. Missiles 5 are in containers behind the tower in the module, in a position that ensures their transportation. In conditions where the use of additional weapons is necessary, in parallel with the main or separately from it,

armament, in parallel with the main or separately from it, the tank commander with a button includes a launcher control complex and a UAV 7 control system, ensuring the functioning of the units. The latches release the UAV 7. Its engine starts and it moves in the direction and at the speed set by the UAV control system through the control devices located in the upper part of the periscope rod 8. The tank commander controls the operation of the UAV 7 (Fig. 2). Surveillance devices and sensors installed on UAV 7 scan the terrain and, upon detection of targets, transmit information either to the display or to an electronic map of the terrain and in parallel to the ASUV data collection and processing system. In this case, information about the targets coming from the UAV 7 is automatically entered into the data processing unit with a ballistic computer and through it into the guidance, installation and homing system of rockets 5.

When receiving information from UAV 7, it is necessary to initially set the container with rockets 5 both horizontally and vertically towards the target, enter the trajectory calculation data, as well as the number of rockets 5 for launch, their type (homing) or self-aiming.

Missiles 5 are launched only if there are currently permission signals. To launch a missile 5, the commander includes a start button. In this case, the electric signal opens one or more electro-pneumatic valves for supplying air to the corresponding cavity of the rockets 5. Compressed air pushes the corresponding rocket 5 from the container 6. The operation of the air pressure accumulator in this case is equivalent to the operation of the starting engine. At the time of launching the rocket 5 from the place, an electrical impulse is applied to activate the pyro-moderator of its propulsion engine, made in the form of a solid fuel rocket engine.

In flight at a time determined by the characteristics of the pyro-moderator, a command is given to the main engine igniter

missile projectile 5. This time is determined by the safe distance to the surface of the tank and its camouflage parameters. In Fig. 3, this trajectory point is indicated by the letter N. It corresponds to the beginning of the active portion of the flight path. In this section, the engine runs until the rocket fuel burns out and accelerates the projectile 5 to the required speed. In figure 3, this point of the trajectory is indicated by the letter K ₁ . It corresponds to the end of the active portion of the flight path and the transition to the passive portion of the flight. Upon reaching a given altitude and flight range (point K ₂ ), a command is issued to defeat the target with homing (FIG. 3, b) or self-aiming (FIG. 3, c) combat elements (BE).

BEs are thrown out of the PC case, after which the BE fuse is cocked. At an altitude of 250-300 meters from the ground, a parachute system is triggered and opened by the self-aiming BE, providing its reduction and scanning of the terrain with an angular speed of rotation of 6-8 revolutions / minute. Warhead is reduced by parachute at a speed of 110 m / s. When the BE encounters an obstacle, a fuse is triggered, which generates a detonation pulse for the detonator to fire, and then for the explosive charge.

When infrared radiation enters the self-aiming BE sector, the target is captured and further explosive is detonated. Due to the cumulative action of the BE charge, the armored target of the enemy is defeated.

If possible, to target the UAV, the observation devices located on the periscope rod 8 detect the direction to the target, measure the distance to it, enter data into the ballistic computer, the tower is oriented to the target in the horizontal position, and in the vertical position by the vertical guidance drive to the desired aiming angle, after which the rocket is launched.

An analysis of the distinguishing features showed that the installation behind the tower of the module with the tower turned in the horizontal plane by the rotation of the tower, and the vertical one - by the drive of the articulated mechanism and the placement of the missile launcher in it in containers of the ejection system

the installation of missiles in the containers of a system that ensures the release of missiles with compressed air at the time of launch, the use of UAVs, a periscope rod, and an electronic map that provides the ability for targets outside the line of sight to reduce the vulnerability of the launcher, which provides a detection, surveillance and aiming system for targets located at distances exceeding the capabilities of standard systems for detecting, observing and aiming the tank, reduce the unmasking properties of launching missiles from the launcher, unit brabotki data with ballistic computer,

The additional placement of rockets in the launcher as an additional highly effective weapon with the possibility of aimed fire outside the direct line of sight of the target from the commander’s position at distances exceeding the range of detection, observation and guidance of standard tank devices with the introduction of target coordinates into the homing system before launch ensured independence of action primary and secondary weapons and increased the accuracy of the guidance of rockets when firing at distances greater than the ability to conduct targeted fire with conventional tank weapons, out of line of sight.

The proposed design of the ROCK is characterized by:

- communication of the launcher fire control complex via the information exchange bus with the commander’s sighting and observation system, UAV control system, data processing unit with a ballistic computer, an electronic map, the position of the launcher in the vertical plane and reflection on the control system of the readiness to launch the missile from the launcher installation;

- the possibility of detecting, observing and guiding missiles at a target outside the direct line of sight at a range that exceeds the ability of standard monitoring and guidance weapons of the tank;

- horizontal guidance is carried out simultaneously with the rotation of the tower and coincides with the direction of the tank gun;

- ejection of a rocket with compressed air and preliminary introduction of the coordinates of the targets before launching into the homing system of missiles allows you to abandon the installation of a support-rotary platform on the tank tower, which increases the security of the tank and simplifies the design;

- PC placement in the module and in containers on the back of the tower in the initial position at an angle to the horizontal plane providing their best security.

Claims (1)

The reconnaissance and fire complex of the tank’s armament, which is the tank itself with the main armament and its fire control complex, a launcher for storing and launching rockets with their control complex, an aiming and observation complex, a turntable with a drive for orienting it in horizontal and vertical planes mounted on the command tower, characterized in that the rotary support platform of the launcher for placing the container with rockets is placed behind the ba it as a module, and in the sighting and observation complex additionally administered rod-periscope and UAV with devices detection purposes, devices receiving and processing information and controlling its flight and operation.