Method for the attacking of a target object from an overflying projectile and overflying projectile for implementing the method

US4907485A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Diehl GmbH & Co. · DE

Inventors

• Robert Westphal · Opfingen, DE
• Wolfgang Babel · Linz, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 1, 1989
• Grant date: Mar 13, 1990
• Expiry date: Jun 1, 2009

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F41G9/002
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for the attacking of a target object from an overflying projectile, and wherein the projectile is equipped with a target detector for the activation of its warhead. Moreover, there is disclosed an overflying projectile which is equipped with a downwardly oriented target detector and with a warhead which is activated in dependence upon the target detection for the attacking of the target object. The method contemplates that the projectile be guided into a lower altitude of flight for the scanning of the target area, and upon detection of a target object is pulled up steeply into an ascending path, which has its tail end oriented towards the target object, so as to launch the warhead opposite the direction of flight which is in an ascending trajectory from the tail end of the projectile in a direction towards the target object.