WO2013178607A1

WO2013178607A1 - Ammunition comprising active means

Info

Publication number: WO2013178607A1
Application number: PCT/EP2013/060925
Authority: WO
Inventors: André KLASEN; Lothar-Georg Kopp; Thomas LABENDA; Karl Raupp
Original assignee: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh, Patente
Priority date: 2012-05-29
Filing date: 2013-05-28
Publication date: 2013-12-05
Also published as: DE102012010378A1

Abstract

The invention relates to ammunition (30) comprising active bodies (6, 6.1-6.3) that contain active charges, and having at least one cartridge case (1), one contact (2), and a cartridge base (4). Said ammunition (30) comprises active bodies (6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3) that are stacked in planes (E1-E3) in guide tubes (16.1-16.3) that are integrated parallel to the ammunition (30) longitudinal axis. Said active bodies (6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3) contain the same or different active charges, and can be ejected simultaneously and/or in a temporally off-set manner, the active charges thereof being able to be initiated simultaneously and/or at temporal intervals. The guide tubes (16.1-16.3) produce active body rows (A, B, C) each formed by said three guide tubes (16.1-16.3), and these active body rows (A, B, C) can themselves be ejected in parallel or at temporal intervals to one another. An electrical set trigger (17) and delay element (12), or a plurality of electrical set triggers (17), are responsible for the temporally off-set output of the respective active body rows (A, B, C). Each individual active body (6.1-6.3) can also have a different ejection charge (9.1-9.3) as well as a different delay time from the other active bodies (6.1-6.3), with the different delay times being implementable in the different delay elements (8.1-8.3, 11.1-11.3, 12). As a result, each active body (6.1-6.3), and also each active body row (A, B, C), may be assigned its own point of action.

Description

DESCRIPTION

Ammunition with active agents

The invention is concerned with a novel construction of an ammunition for in particular from throwers movable active body. The construction of the ammunition allows the integration of all known agents and agent functions individually and in combinations and may include agents such as irritant, flash bang and other Effektivladungen. Such ammunition construction allows the creation of a so-called multi-functional ammunition when different (different) agents are combined in an ammunition. A number of active agents are applied with a time delay to a number of other active agents. These active agents, which are simultaneously applied at the same time, may in turn act at the same time or at different times. As a result, different action functions in different time functions can be effected in the target with only one shot.

Known shootable active bodies include only irritant, lightning bang or other effect active body. Other active bodies that are responsible for the protection of the object, for example by fogging in the object. Other protective measures include the diversion of the threat of combining IR and RF agents and / or dual mode devices.

To protect objects and vehicles, these means of action can be deployed by means of a launcher or a launcher system. Throwers for mist-active bodies are known, for example, from DE 20 2005 020 752 U1, DE 10 2007 029 623 A1, DE 10 2006 004 954 A1 or DE 20 2011 101 269 IM. With such throwers, in addition to smoke impactors, active bodies are also applied against guided projectiles, as described, for example, in DE 196 17 701 C2. Certainly, such throwers can also be used for active ingredients, which are used, for example, against crowds of people. The aim of these measures would then be the dissolution of the accumulation. Such Wirkmitte! or Irritationskörper are usually spent by hand and then produce short-term visual and / or acoustic effects, such as lightning, bang or long-lasting effects such as irritating effects or other sounds. Accordingly, the To make active body in such a way that no lateral damage to persons are caused.

DE 10 2008 058 776 A1 describes an irritation body which can absorb additional effect charges at the bottom. The triggering of the additional effect charge takes place after the ignition of the actual or first effect charge when the body absorbing the additional effect charge bursts. As additional effect charge a metal dust is provided. This should use the available space for a further effect in the destination.

A marking ammunition with additional bang and / or lightning effect is disclosed in DE 10 2011 107 960 B3. The background to this idea is a visual as well as acoustic signature of the air blasting point. A Übungsbomblett with bang and flash of light can be removed from DE 38 41 649 A1. This integration serves to mark the concrete target area.

DE 10 2005 020 177 A1 discloses a launcher which serves to launch active bodies or active media, such as, for example, fog, explosive, disruptive and / or decoy bodies, as well as tear gas, pepper or the like.

The object of the invention is to provide an effective and fast-acting measure, with which high impact at the target is achieved with low shot sequences or number of shots in terms of optimization with regard to a defense reaction or defense measure.

The object is achieved by the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments are shown in the subclaims.

The invention is based on the idea to show an ammunition, which can spend a plurality of active bodies and a higher amount of single-active masses in the target with one shot. Thus, with a shot or a shot trigger an effective measure can be realized on site.

In continuation, it is intended to combine the known individual solutions with respect to short-term optical and / or acoustic effects, such as lightning, bang or long-lasting effects such as irritating effects or other sounds, visual Sichtversperrung, IR opaque obstruction and radar disturbing effects etc. in itself. This can then be triggered with a single shot also different impact functions in the target. The ammunition or a carrier itself can be equipped with different types of active body for this purpose. The ammunition then includes active bodies, such as irritant bodies, Lichtblitz- and / or Knallwirkkörper and sound-active body with longer lasting expression, such as whistling, rattling, howling, with visual Sichtversperrung, IR-opaque obstruction and radar disturbing effects etc. The integration can in different combinations and / or quantities.

The active bodies with one or the different active masses are expelled from the ammunition with a time delay. Thus, it is provided that first a first set of active bodies (first row of active bodies) are expelled from the ammunition. Thereafter, a next quantity (second row of active bodies) is displaced in time and, in turn, a further quantity (third row of active bodies) is displaced in time. The active bodies per active-body container or active-body row can continue to function at the same time or in a time-delayed manner. These temporal sequences can be controlled, for example, by incorporating delay elements in the active-body containers and the active bodies. As a result, the various active agents can act at the same time or with a time delay or unfold their effect. Thus, for example, a lightning / pop effect can be triggered first and then irritation and noise effects etc. By removing or not installing the delay elements, the rows of active bodies can be fired in parallel (plane by plane).

The different active agents in an ammunition or in a carrier system requires due to the different applications and / or different destinations of Wirkmittei correspondingly necessary application criteria of the drug. Now each individual active body can be assigned its own point of action by means of different ejection charges and different delay times of the delay elements. The interpretation of the pyrotechnic sentences is also chosen so that the active ingredients at their destinations and by their start of action (time of individual ignition) achieve the greatest yield (effect). By a targeted adjustment of the delay lines and / or Ausbringladungen an effect of the active body as such or compared to the other in the mix, the effect is optimized and / or exceeding excess concentrations of the individual Wirkmittei avoided in use. There is thus an optimization of the active expression by an adaptation of the effective amounts to the duration of action. To avoid physical injury, the parts of the active body made of rubber, plastics or the like are lightweight. The minimized number of shots also reduces the risk of escalation (de-escalation). The active bodies are preferably designed so that they are geometrically equal and thus interchangeable for a carrier or ammunition type. Since it is intended to use conventional ammunition types (preferably in the caliber range of 40 - 81 mm ^ 40 mm, 66 mm, 76 mm and 81 mm), the equipping of the ammunition with the various active bodies or agents of the size of the cartridge / ammunition self dependent. The use of a cartridge case of a conventional smoke cartridge allows the ammunition to be fired from conventional launchers (fogguns). It is also adaptable.

The triggering of the functional chain takes place primarily by an ignition of a pyrotechnic set, which also causes an activation of the individual active body. These are then transported to the destination.

It is proposed therefore an ammunition with active bodies containing active charges. The ammunition comprises at least one preferably conventional cartridge case, a contacting and a cartridge bottom. The ammunition further comprises active bodies, which are stacked in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ammunition integrated guide tubes in planes / layers. The active bodies contain the same or different active charges and can be emitted at the same time and / or with a time delay and their active charges can be initiated at the same time and / or with a time delay. The guide tubes in turn result in a row of active bodies, so that each row of active bodies is formed by three guide tubes. The active body rows themselves can be delayed in time or ejected in parallel. For the time-varying deployment of the respective row of active bodies, an electrical set release and delay elements or a plurality of electrical set releases are responsible. Each individual active body may also have a different discharge charge (e.g., a different amount) and a different delay time from the other active bodies. The different delay times can be implemented in the different delay elements. As a result, each active body can also be assigned its own action point per row of active bodies.

Reference to an embodiment with drawing, the invention will be explained in more detail. It shows:

1 is a Schnittdarsteliung a plurality of active body and individual rows of active substances exhibiting ammunition, 2 shows a first illustration of the lower level of the ammunition,

3-5 further illustrations of the lower level of the ammunition,

6 is an enlarged view of FIG. 1,

Fig. 7 shows another embodiment of the ammunition.

In Fig. 1, 1 a cartridge case of a cartridge or ammunition 30 is indicated. The ammunition 30 is designed so that it can preferably rely on a built-in cartridge cases 1 conventional launcher munitions or Werfersysteme. Also usable are a contacting cup 2, a sealing ring 3 and a bottom 4 and a protective sleeve 5 of the conventional cartridge case 1. With 6, active bodies are generally identified.

There are a plurality of guide tubes 16.1, 16.2, 16.3 in the cartridge 30 and cartridge case 1 integrated. The guide tubes 16.1, 16.2, 16.3 are subdivided and in turn form three planes, a plane E1 (16.1), a plane E2 (16.2) and a plane E3 (16.3). For each level E1, E2, E3, three of these tubes 16.1-16.3. The guide tubes 16.1-16.3 are all aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cartridge 30 and serve to receive a respective active body 6.1, 6.2, 6.3. According to the guide tubes 16.1-16.3, the active bodies are stacked in each other in the planes E1-E3. From these guide tubes 16.1-16.3 the active bodies 6.1-6.3 are ejected into rows of active bodies A, B, C. The active bodies 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 contain active materials (active ingredients - not separately marked). The number of active body 6 is dependent on the diameter and length ratio of cartridge 30 and active body. 6

In the exemplary embodiment shown, three levels E1-E3 and three rows A, B, C, each row comprising three levels E1-E3, are provided, so that in total nine active bodies 6 are integrated in the ammunition.

Each active body 6.1-6.3 has a (his) burster charge 7.1-7.3, a (being) delay element 8.1-8.3 and a (his) discharge charge 9.1-9.3. An ignition charge 10 per active body row A, B, C serves to ignite delay elements 11.1-1 1.3 and the active body ejection charges 9.1-9.3 of the respective active body row A, B, C. The delays 11.1-11.3 be mounted in brackets 13.1-13.3 or the like.

Terminal disks 14.1-14.3 define the retention force of the active bodies 6.1-6.3.

In a first embodiment, the same active charges or active agents are incorporated in the active bodies 6.

In a further embodiment, the active bodies 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 may have different or different active charges. On the one hand, the active charges with sensitive effect, z. B. CS- generating powder - Effect: eye irritation, with optical effect, eg. B. Flash Bang. Effect: bang and / or lightning as well as on the other with acoustic effect, z. B. Howler, Pfeifer - Effect: unpleasant noise, etc. Such agents can also be combined with conventional Nebelwirkmitteln. These mist effect agents could then be incorporated, for example, additionally and / or instead of the blast and BSitz effects or the other effects. Further active charges are those with visual obstruction, IR obscuring visual obstruction and radar disturbing effects. Here, too, there are a total of 9 dischargeable active charges, which, however, can then cause different / different effects in the target area (not shown in more detail). in a control disk 20 (Fig. 2) are inter alia delay elements 12 (here two) accommodated, which in turn set the order and timing of the ejection of the active body 6.1-6.3 of the active body rows B, C. The delay elements 11.3 of the rows A, B, C with their brackets 13.3 (FIG. 5) and the clamping discs 14.3, which determine the restraining forces of the active bodies 6, can likewise be incorporated in the control disc 20 (FIG. 4). An electrical set release 17, preferably with an EMC filter, can also be located in the control disk 20. Washers 15 hold the parallel aligned guide tubes 16.1-16.3 in their position (Fig. 1).

Pressure pipes 8.1, 18.2, 18.3 serve for gas guidance. In the pressure pipes 18.1, 18.2, 18.3 are the brackets 13 with the ejection charges 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 and the delay elements 11.1, 11.2, 1 .3, which determine the ejection time of the active body of the first and second Wirkkörperiage. Through gas bores b, the gases of the ejection charge 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 reach the pressure chamber of the active bodies 6.1, 6.2, 6.3.

The functional sequence is as follows: A Werfereinheit not shown is energized by a preferably on-board vehicle system. With the power supply, an ignition current for the electrical record release 17 (with EMC filter) via the contact cup 2 and its wiring to the record release 17 is passed. After ignition of the Anzündiadung 10 enter the ignition gases on the ignition channel a in the pressure pipes 18.1, 18.2, 18.3. From here the gases flow to the delay elements 11.1-11.3 of the discharge charges 9.1-9.3 of the respective active bodies 6.1-6.3 and to the delay element 12 in preparation for the ejection of the second active body row B. The gas passes via gas passages c in the holders 13.1-13.3 to the delay elements 11.2, 11.3 of the second and third active-body level E2, E3.

The ignition charge 9.1 of the active body 6.1 of the level 1 of the active body row A are preferably ignited directly by the gases (no delay). After lighting the ignition charge 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 of the active body 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 of the first, second and third active body level E1-E3 creates a high pressure through the gas holes b in the pressure chamber of the respective active body 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 of the active body rows A, B, C arrives. This pressure serves to push out the respective active body 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 from the guide tube 16.1-16.3. A check valve 19 in level 1 prevents because of the lack of delay element that the high pressure can propagate along the entire Anzündstranges. In addition, can be avoided by larger pressure fluctuations by the check valve 19 ballistic differences of the active body 6.1 of the first active body level E1.

After expiration of a set delay time of the delay element 12 and the delay elements 11.1 -11.3 in the second active-body row B, the ejection charge 9.1-9.3 of this row B is ignited. The gases pass through the bores b into the pressure chamber of the active bodies 6.1-6.3 and shoot them out of the active body containers of row 3 (16.1-16.3). At the same time, the delay element 12 of the active body row C is prepared. After expiration of the delay by the delay element 12, the delay elements 1.1 - 1.3 and the ejection charge 9.1- 9.3 of the active body 6.1-6.3 of the active body row C are lit. The application of the active body 6 from the active body row C is carried out as described.

After the previous explanation of the function of the active body 6.1 of the first row A is preferably fired without delay. The active bodies 6.1-6.3 of the second active body row B are ignited with a delay time t ₂ , the active bodies 6.1-6.3 of the third active body row C with a delay time t ₃ . It is understood that the delay time t _{3 is} longer than the delay time t ₂ . The delay times t ₂ and t ₃ themselves are freely selectable. However, it is also possible to provide a delay time for the first level A. This is then freely selectable and adjustable. However, this must be taken into account when choosing the other two delay times.

The delays can be omitted if the active body rows A, B, C are to be launched in parallel. It is sufficient to remove the delay elements 12. The slightly time-delayed deployment of the active body 6 is then carried out by the set delay times in the individual delay elements 1 1.1-11.3.

Each individual active body 6.1-6.3 can also have a different discharge charge 9.1-9.3 and one of the other active bodies 6.1-6.3 also different delay time. The different delay times may be implemented in the delay elements 8.1-8.3, 1.1-11.3 and, if present in the delay elements 12. As a result, each active body 6.1-6.3 per active body row A, B, C can be assigned its own action point.

An alternative is shown in FIG. 6. In this embodiment, the delay elements 12 are replaced by electrical set releases 17. This means that the second and third rows of active bodies B, C are each equipped with an electrical set release 17, an ignition charge 10 and an ignition tube 21. This allows a single, individual, also automatically ignited shipment (ejection) of the active body rows A, B, C. The functional sequence is analogous to the described.

The control, automatic or by operation, allows multiple threats to combat without recharging. Each trigger pulse fed via the ammunition contacts initiates an ignition charge via an upstream controller. A following triggering pulse initiates the next ignition charge, etc. The whole thing can be controlled via a program control in a controller, a sequence control via switch or a sequence control via electronics.

Claims

1. Ammunition (30) with active bodies (6) containing active charges (5), comprising at least one cartridge case (1), a contact (2) and a cartridge base (4), characterized in that

• the active bodies (6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3) in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ammunition (30) integrated guide tubes (16.1-16.3) in planes (E1-E3) are stacked, with a plurality of guide tubes (6.1-16.3) in the cartridge case ( 1) are involved,

• in the active bodies (6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3) the same or different active charges are involved and

• the active bodies (6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3) are ejected at the same time and / or with a time delay, and their active charges are initiated at the same time and / or with a time delay.

2. Ammunition according to claim 1, characterized in that the active body (6.1-6.3) form defined rows of active bodies (A, B, C), wherein the rows of active bodies (A, B, C) to each other time-delayed or initiated in parallel.

3. Ammunition according to claim 2, characterized in that for the time-varying application of the respective row of active bodies (A, B, C), an electrical set release (17) and delay elements (12) or more electrical set release (17) are integrated.

4. Ammunition according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that each active body (6, 6.1-6.3) has a Zerlegerladung (7.1-7.3), a delay element (8.1-8.3) and a discharge charge (9.1-9.3).

5. Ammunition according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that each row of active bodies (A, B, C) an ignition charge (10) is incorporated, which serves to delay elements (11.1-1 1.3) and the ejection charges (9.1-9.3 ) to ignite the active body (6.1-6.3) of the respective row of active bodies (A, B, C).

6. Ammunition according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the active charges can achieve a sensitive, an optical effect and an acoustic effect and for visual Sichtversperrung, iR-covering visual obstruction and radar disturbing effects individually or in combination in the target.

7. Ammunition according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the cartridge case (1) is formed from a preferably built-in cartridge case of a conventional smoke throwing body.

8. Ammunition according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the / the set trigger (17) is provided with an EMC filter.

9. Ammunition according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that each individual active body (6.1-6.3) one of the other active bodies (6.1-6.3) may have different ejection charge (9.1-9.3) and also different delay time, wherein the different Delay times in the various delay elements (8.1-8.3, 1 1.1-1 .3, 12) can be implemented.