Rheinmetall Landsysteme Gmbh

Rheinmetall Industrie Aktiengesellschaft

Hermann Grosch

Werner Hasse

Hans Moser

Axel Kaspari

Michael Günther

Uwe Eisenkolb

Lutz Broll

Knut Kruger

The invention relates to a hand grenade () with an active body () containing an active charge (), and with an ignition device () that acts on a detonator () to ignite the active charge (). In order to achieve this feature, after the hand grenade () has been thrown the ignition can be triggered without delay if the tactical situation requires it, and no danger arises for the shooter if the hand grenade () with the safety device released is dropped accidentally. The invention pertains to an electronic ignition system composed of an ignition trigger () and a fuze () used as the ignition device (), whereby the ignition trigger () remains with the shooter when the hand grenade () is thrown and the hand grenade () can be ignited by wireless only when the shooter activates an ignition trigger element () of the ignition trigger ().

Hand grenade

A blocking system or blocking body () is provided that is composed of at least four means or members () that have a common base () and in the transport state are pivoted upwards so that the tips () of all means () lie in one plane, wherein the means () in the active state are orientated in such a way that at least three tips () form contact points () on a surface () and at least the fourth means () pointing upwards penetrates one of the wheels when it is run over. This type of crow's foot (blocking body ()) can be delivered by means of a thrower or by depositing it into the terrain in which the vehicles are situated, and whose continued travel is to be prevented.

Blocking bodies against vehicles having wheels

A vehicle train assembly including a first vehicle and at least one further vehicle in a loosely coupleable not-track-bound train where, in particular, a combination of a manned master vehicle and an unmanned slave vehicle is provided, wherein the order that the master vehicle is in, either in front of or behind the slave vehicle, can be selected. Both vehicle types (i.e., master, slave) can be without functional impact whether manned or unmanned. The technical equipment of the vehicle can be so provided that it is selectable which vehicle can be used as master vehicle or slave vehicle. The application is, however, not limited to mine search and clearance vehicles.

Arrangement of a first and at least a second additional vehicle in a loosely couplable not track bound train

A payload is housed in a deliverable body of a device, such as in a projectile, and this device is delivered as close as possible to a target. At the landing point, a drive system of the body is activated to take the payload directly to the target. The target is described by target coordinates, for example, which are programmed into the device before it is launched. The device itself can be steered or unsteered. The drive system installed on the body or formed by the body is variable and should occupy a minimum of space.

Device for delivering a payload, especially for neutralizing mines or the like

A combat tank is converted into an artillery observation tank without requiring removal of the main gun. The combat tank is converted by integrating retrofitted equipment necessary for the artillery observation, especially the navigation system (), into the vehicle turret () such that it does not collide with the main gun. The navigation system () is installed with an arbitrary orientation at an arbitrary location in the vehicle turret (), and adjusted at this location, without requiring a complicated adjustment mechanism for the observation system, or attachment to the elevating mass. The necessary elevation values for the line of sight () are obtained through the evaluation of the angular values of a mirror in the mirror head, such as of a primary-target telescope (), or through evaluation of gun-position angles.

Combat vehicle having an observation system

A mine protection device for a wheeled vehicle having a plurality of wheels, wherein each wheel is connected to the vehicle by a wheel suspension, and the device includes: at least one sensor associated with each wheel, wherein each sensor operates to detect when the associated wheel has driven over a mine or when a proximate mine is ignited; at least one ignition and analysis unit connected to receive sensor signals from each sensor, wherein the at least one ignition and analysis unit processes individual sensor signals; and a separation means associated with each wheel, wherein the separation means operates to separate the associated wheel from the vehicle, when the associated wheel has driven over a mine or when a proximate mine has been ignited, by separating the wheel suspension connected to the associated wheel from the vehicle.

Mine protection device, particularly for wheeled vehicles

A delivery system ( ) for a warhead ( ) for neutralization of mines, having an orientation device. The fragmentation warhead ( ) is triggered over a visible mine or, over the position of a mine that is optically marked and/or the coordinates of which are known. The triggering of warhead ( ) destroys a mine up to a depth of 30 centimeters below the surface. A throwing system with controllable spring tension energy is employed, which has, when compared with a conventional mortar, a higher quality of reproducibility in its starting speed, smaller starting mistakes by means of precise roller bearing guides ( ) during the acceleration phase, and temperature independence due to the measuring the energy of the springs ( ) during the tensioning process by electric motors. Three microreaction drive mechanisms ( ) are provided to correct the flight path, along with a sensor ( ) that measures flight path deviation.

Delivery system for a warhead with an orientation device for neutralizing mines

A method and a device for destroying drifting sea mines ( ). According to the invention, a capture-and-destroy device ( ) is brought into the vicinity of the drifting sea mine ( ) with the aid of a buoyant body ( ) having a coupled-on drive system ( ) or a drive device ( ), and the mine is captured in that the sea mine ( ) is surrounded by deployment of a capture net ( ) normally located in a capture unit ( ) of the capture-and-destroy device ( ). A motorized element ( ) disposed in the capture unit ( ) draws the capture net ( ) together automatically until the captured sea mine ( ) rests directly against a destroyer unit ( ) with a destructive charge ( ). The destructive charge ( ) is then automatically detonated to destroy the mine.

Method and device for destroying drifting sea mines

An unmanned armored minesweeping vehicle includes a vehicle body having a heavily armored vehicle part; a power plant accommodated in the vehicle part for propelling the vehicle; a vehicle steering control accommodated in the vehicle part; and a simulating arrangement for disguising the vehicle as a target for triggering the mines to be cleared.

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Nienhagen, Germany

Hermann Grosch