Combat vehicle fire-control module

Abstract

The invention relates to fire-control systems combining sensors and military hardware and technology. The technical result is achieved in that, in addition to a standard combat vehicle fire-control module, one or more additional combat vehicle fire-control modules are used. The additional module, like the standard module, is equipped with surveillance, measurement and sighting instruments and is disposed as a whole or as separate parts in one or more separate casings. The casing is made in a portable version. The additional remote-acting module has an independent power supply and interacts remotely with one or more weapons of the combat vehicle via one or more cables and / or one or more radio channels.

Description

[0001] F41G 1 / 00

[0002] G02B 23 / 00

[0003] Combat Vehicle Fire Control Module

[0004] The invention relates to fire control systems that combine a set of sensors and technical means of weapons and military equipment and ensure the search, detection, identification of targets, preparation of weapons for firing, their guidance and the solution of the problem of hitting a target with fire from the main and auxiliary weapons of a combat vehicle (ship, aircraft).

[0005] The prior art, according to invention patent RU2824569 dated August 11, 2023, "Armored Tracked or Wheeled Combat Vehicle," describes an armored tracked or wheeled combat vehicle (hereinafter referred to as the "Rifle Combat Vehicle," "D1"). A rotating turret is mounted on the upper surface of the hull, serving as a support platform for a vertically rotating mechanism located in the turret, either alone or in conjunction with a horizontally rotating mechanism. A telescopic rod is mounted on said mechanism through a guide slot in the turret hull and adjusts its position. Said rod is extendable along its longitudinal axis of symmetry, which increases the length of the telescopic rod. At its upper end, the telescopic rod terminates in a rotating assembly consisting of horizontally rotating and vertically rotating mechanisms.A lifting combat module equipped with a remotely controlled sniper mount - a high-precision small arms system - is movably mounted on the specified mechanism.

[0006] The Rifle Combat Vehicle's fire control module, equipped with at least observation, measurement, and aiming devices, is mounted integrally or separately on the Rifle Combat Vehicle's elevating combat module. This module is designed to interact with the Rifle Combat Vehicle's weapon system—a remotely controlled sniper mount—a high-precision small arms system. The Rifle Combat Vehicle's fire control module integrates a suite of sensors and technical components of the remotely controlled sniper mount and provides target search, detection, and identification, as well as preparing the sniper mount for fire, aiming it, and performing the task of engaging the target with fire.

[0007] The small arms combat vehicle is designed, among other things, to destroy the most important, hidden or very distant enemy targets, such as ATGM and MANPADS crews, snipers, officers, spotters, and small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

[0008] The main drawback of the D1 is that its elevating combat module, after being deployed into a combat position, has to remain in an open, vulnerable area for a long time during the process of searching, detecting and identifying targets, which is being fired upon by the enemy from various fire weapons.

[0009] The present invention is aimed at solving the technical problem of reducing the time that the D1 combat module, deployed in a combat position, remains in an open, vulnerable area that is being fired upon by the enemy from various fire weapons.

[0010] The technical result achieved through the use of the proposed invention is an increase in the efficiency of use and an expansion of the operational and combat capabilities of the Infantry Fighting Vehicle, both in defensive and offensive combat operations.

[0011] The said technical result is achieved in that the combat vehicle fire control module, equipped with at least observation, measuring and aiming devices, located integrally or separately on the combat vehicle body, including on its turret and / or combat module, intended for interaction with the combat vehicle's means of destruction, one or more, of the same type or different types, at least such as artillery guns, machine guns, flamethrowers, grenade launchers, missile launchers, characterized in that in addition to the standard combat vehicle fire control module located on the combat vehicle body, including on its turret and / or combat module, an additional combat vehicle fire control module is used, one or more, equipped with at least observation, measuring and aiming devices, located integrally or separately in a housing-casing separate from the combat vehicle and its means of destruction, one or more,made in a dust-, moisture- and shock-proof design and in a portable version, wherein such additional remote fire control module of the combat vehicle has an autonomous power supply and remotely interacts with the means of destruction of the combat vehicle, one or more, via a cable, one or more, and / or via a radio channel, one or more.

[0012] The specified features are essential and interconnected with each other to form a stable set of essential features sufficient to obtain the required technical result.

[0013] The distinctive features of the claimed combat vehicle fire control module were not discovered during a search for known devices of a similar purpose, which indicates that this technical solution meets the conditions of patentability.

[0014] The present invention is explained by a specific example of its method of operation and combat use, which, however, is not the only possible one, but clearly demonstrates the possibility of achieving the required technical result with the given set of features.

[0015] The embodiment of the considered infantry combat vehicle and its individual elements are presented in the following drawings:

[0016] Fig. 1 - side view of the tracked infantry fighting vehicle in a version in which the lifting mast is a separate telescopic rod equipped at its end with a lifting combat module equipped with a remotely controlled rifle sniper mount and missile launchers, at the moment when the lifting mast and the lifting combat module are in the transport position.

[0017] According to the present invention, an additional remote fire control module for a combat vehicle is considered.

[0018] The combat vehicle's additional remote fire control module is equipped with at least observation, measurement, and aiming devices. The module is designed to interact with the combat vehicle's weapon system—a remotely controlled sniper mount—a high-precision small arms system. The combat vehicle's fire control module integrates a suite of sensors and technical components of the remotely controlled sniper mount and provides target search, detection, and identification, as well as preparing the sniper mount for fire, aiming it, and performing the task of engaging the target with fire.

[0019] An additional remote fire control module for a combat vehicle, one or more, is located integrally or separately in a housing-casing, one or more, separate from the combat vehicle and its weapons.

[0020] The said housing is made in a dust-proof, waterproof, and shock-proof design and in a portable version, while the additional remote fire control module of the combat vehicle has an autonomous power supply and remotely interacts with the means of destruction of the combat vehicle, one or more, via a cable, one or more, and / or via a radio channel, one or more.

[0021] The considered variant of an armored tracked or wheeled combat vehicle - the Rifle Combat Vehicle 1 (Fig. 1) is a ground-based mechanical transport vehicle with its own engine, independent drive, on-board power supply system and a tracked or wheeled chassis.

[0022] On the upper surface of the hull 2 ​​of the combat vehicle 1, a rotating turret 3 is installed, which serves as a support platform for a vertically rotating mechanism 4 equipped in the turret 3. A lifting mast 6 is installed on the mechanism 4 through a guide slot 5 in the hull of the turret 3 and changes its position.

[0023] At the outer end of the lifting mast 6, an unmanned lifting combat module 7 is movably attached with missile launchers 8 suspended from it.

[0024] Replenishment of the ammunition supply of the missile armament launchers 8 and other means of destruction located in the lifting combat module 7 is carried out automatically or with the help of crew members from the ammunition supply inside the combat vehicle 1 through openings 9 in its hull 2 ​​after lowering the lifting combat module 7 onto the hull 2 ​​of the combat vehicle 1.

[0025] In the considered embodiment of the combat vehicle 1 (Fig. 1), the lifting mast 6 is a separate telescopic rod 10, which has the ability to expand along its longitudinal axis of symmetry, which leads to an increase in the length of the telescopic rod 10. The telescopic rod 10 with its lower end through a guide slot 5 in the body of the rotating turret 3 of the combat vehicle 1 is movably mounted on a mechanism 4 rotating in a vertical plane, which is equipped in the rotating turret 3, alone or in conjunction with a mechanism 11 rotating in a horizontal plane.

[0026] At its upper end, the telescopic rod 10 ends with a rotary unit 12, consisting of mechanisms 13 and 14 rotating in a horizontal plane and mechanisms 15 and 16 rotating in a vertical plane.

[0027] On the rotary unit 12, a lifting combat module 7 is movably attached, equipped with a remotely controlled sniper installation 17 - a high-precision small arms system and launchers of missile weapons 8 of such a type as loitering munitions and / or surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles and / or surface-to-surface missiles and / or universal anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles.

[0028] In addition to the armament, the body of the lifting combat module 7 is equipped with fire control devices for the sniper installation 17 and the missile launchers 8, at least such as observation, measurement and aiming devices 18.

[0029] The ammunition supply of the lifting combat module 7 is replenished automatically or with the help of crew members after folding the lifting mast 6, which consists of a separate telescopic rod 10, into the transport position or into any other position convenient for such an operation, and subsequent to such folding of the lifting mast 6, lowering or leaning the lifting combat module 7 onto the standard place 19 of the hull 2 ​​of the combat vehicle 1 or its rotating turret 3 intended for such an operation. As a result, the openings 9 of the hull 2 ​​of the combat vehicle 1 or its rotating turret 3 and the hull of the lifting combat module 7, intended for replenishing the ammunition supply from the ammunition supply located inside the hull 2 ​​of the combat vehicle 1 or its rotating turret 3, are aligned.

[0030] For precise installation of the lifting combat module 7 on the standard place 19 of the hull 2 ​​of the combat vehicle 1 or its rotating turret 3, intended for replenishing the ammunition of the lifting combat module 7, such place 19 of the hull 2 ​​of the combat vehicle 1 or its rotating turret 3 is made in the form of a niche 20 and / or framed by a guide profile 21, repeating the shape of the plane of the hull of the lifting combat module 7 intended for such an operation.

[0031] An armored tracked or wheeled combat vehicle in the version of a rifle combat vehicle (Fig. 1), equipped with an additional remote fire control module, one or more, has, for example, the following method of operation and combat use:

[0032] A method for operating and combat using the proposed invention using the example of a rifle combat vehicle 1 in urban combat conditions during the assault on an enemy stronghold located in a multi-story building

[0033] After analyzing intelligence data, including that obtained by small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a specialized computer program is ideally used to quickly create a 3D model of the urban area containing the multi-story building to be captured, as well as other nearby buildings, structures, and urban landscape elements. This 3D model allows the determination of the firing angles and positions of enemy firing positions. Based on this, concealed positions for the deployment of the infantry fighting vehicle in question are identified within friendly units' control areas.

[0034] Such positions must be naturally protected, at a minimum, from enemy rifle and machine gun fire, grenade launchers, direct artillery fire, artillery (cannon) trajectory fire, and mortar indirect fire. The most suitable locations for such sheltered positions are those on the rear side of buildings, structures, and other protruding elements of the urban landscape, including ruins, craters, rubble, and other structures created by combat.

[0035] It should be noted that reconnaissance operations continue throughout the entire duration of the combat operation. For example, including with the help of allied small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), continuous live aerial footage of the urban area housing the multi-story building targeted for capture is being transmitted to the communication screens of allied soldiers and their commanders, including the crew members of the Rifle Combat Vehicle 1.

[0036] Depending on the number of enemy forces, from one to several units of the Rifle Combat Vehicle 1 are deployed and deployed to the selected, designated closed positions.

[0037] At the same time, one or more additional remote fire control modules are covertly placed in suitable locations at specific elevations, such as in the windows of a building controlled by allied units. These modules are positioned so that their observation, measurement, and aiming instruments are aimed at a specific section of enemy positions (buildings or terrain elements occupied by the enemy). All installed fire control modules are carefully camouflaged and connected to an independent power supply. The modules are then configured for continuous interaction with the combat vehicle's weapons systems (1)—the remote-controlled sniper mount (17) and the missile launchers (8).This interaction ensures that the listed means of destruction of combat vehicle 1 search, detect and identify targets, prepare sniper rifle and missile launchers 17 and 8 for firing, guide them and solve the problem of fire destruction of targets.

[0038] Meanwhile, after installing a separate unit of the Rifle Combat Vehicle 1 in a closed position, the lifting mast 6 of which consists of a separate telescopic rod 10 (Fig. 1), the rotating turret 3 is set in motion, as well as the turning and rotating mechanisms 4, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16. At the same time, the separate telescopic rod 10 is extended to the required length and the lifting combat module 7 is turned towards the selected firing sector.

[0039] As a result of the above manipulations with the lifting mast 6, a temporary firing point is quickly established - a lifting combat module 7 with a remotely controlled sniper rifle mount 17 and missile launchers 8. In this case, the above mentioned means of destruction of the combat vehicle 1 interact with both the standard observation, measurement and aiming devices 18 of the lifting combat module 7 and with the observation, measurement and aiming devices of additional remote fire control modules of the combat vehicle for the implementation of timely and accurate shooting.

[0040] Such a temporary firing point is installed at a desired elevation within the effective range of the elevating mast 6. For example, above or near a protruding urban feature, whether man-made or natural. In this case, the combat vehicle 1, its rotating turret 3, and the majority of the elevating mast 6 remain naturally concealed and protected from enemy fire by buildings, structures, and other protruding urban features, on the rear side of which the combat vehicle is installed, facing the enemy.

[0041] It should be noted that such a temporary firing point is not static and can, if necessary, be moved at any time to any other accessible elevation within the range of the lifting mast 6 above or near or behind a protruding element of the urban landscape, for example, to change its firing sector, provide temporary shelter from enemy fire, or replenish ammunition.

[0042] At the same time, the crew of combat vehicle 1 strives to minimize the time the elevating combat module 7, deployed to its combat position, remains in an open, vulnerable area under enemy fire from various weapons. To this end, in addition to using the observation, measurement, and aiming devices 18 of the elevating combat module 7, the crew of combat vehicle 1 utilizes one or more additional remote fire control modules for combat vehicle 1, located at a significant distance from the combat vehicle 1, for example, in the window openings of the upper floors of a building under the control of allied units.

[0043] In accordance with such tactics, when the unmanned aerial combat module 7 together with its combat vehicle 1 is located in a space inaccessible to enemy fire weapons, continuous 24 / 7 monitoring of possible enemy targets is carried out by additional remote fire control modules of the combat vehicle 1. In the event of detection of a possible enemy target, for example, a small-sized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), target designation (at least the results of observation, measurement and aiming) is transmitted from the additional remote fire control modules of the combat vehicle 1 to the observation, measurement and aiming devices 18 of the aerial combat module 7 and, accordingly, the remotely controlled sniper unit equipped in it - the high-precision small arms system 17 of the aerial combat module 7.

[0044] As a result, the rotating turret 3, as well as the swivel and rotating mechanisms 4, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, are set in motion, the separate telescopic rod 10 is extended to the required length, and the elevating combat module 7 is rotated toward the selected firing sector. The sniper mount 17, in accordance with the transmitted target designation, fires the required number of shots until the selected enemy target is completely destroyed. After the target is destroyed, the rotating turret 3, as well as the swivel and rotating mechanisms 4, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, are set in motion, the separate telescopic rod is retracted to the required length until the elevating combat module 7 moves into a space inaccessible to enemy fire weapons.

[0045] In this cautious and covert mode, the Rifle Combat Vehicle 1 ensures effective combat duty 24 / 7. The main tasks of the vehicle are

[0046] The combat rifle vehicle 1 in the specified method of operation and combat use of the proposed invention in urban combat conditions are:

[0047] - non-stop effective fire impact on all firing points of an enemy stronghold located in a multi-story building or next to it or on the approaches to it;

[0048] - destruction of the most important, hidden or very distant enemy targets, such as ATGM and MANPADS crews, snipers, officers, spotters, small-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs);

[0049] - ensuring constant psychological pressure on the enemy, suppressing his fighting spirit and demoralization;

[0050] - prohibiting enemy personnel from crossing the neutral zone and moving into, from, or inside an enemy stronghold located in a multi-story building.

[0051] Installed in a pre-selected closed position at a place controlled by allied units, the Rifle Combat Vehicle 1 conducts non-stop combat operations to destroy the listed targets and fire weapons of the enemy stronghold located in a multi-story building or near it or on the approaches to it, until the stronghold is completely captured by allied units.

[0052] The declared additional remote fire control module for the combat vehicle can be manufactured in various dimensions and have various design solutions, including those providing it with maximum visibility and camouflage characteristics.

[0053] The present invention, using the example of the Rifle Combat Vehicle 1, can be used primarily for combat vehicles designed to inflict damage on the enemy during combat missions, including combat operations using various types of cover. This applies, for example, to armored combat vehicles equipped with small arms, artillery, and missile weapons, such as main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), airborne combat vehicles (AFVs), armored personnel carriers (APCs), self-propelled artillery units (SAUs), and others. The present invention is industrially applicable, as it can be implemented using known technologies employed in the production of automated systems and optoelectronic fire control systems for the primary and secondary armament of a combat vehicle (ship, aircraft).

Claims

F41G 1 / 00 G02B 23 / 00 Combat Vehicle Fire Control Module CLAUSES OF THE INVENTION 1. A combat vehicle fire control module equipped with at least observation, measuring and aiming devices, located integrally or separately on the hull of the combat vehicle, including on its turret and / or combat module, intended for interaction with the means of destruction of the combat vehicle, one or more, of the same type or different types, at least such as artillery guns, machine guns, flamethrowers, grenade launchers, missile launchers, characterized in that in addition to the standard combat vehicle fire control module located on the hull of the combat vehicle, including on its turret and / or combat module, an additional combat vehicle fire control module is used, one or more, equipped with at least observation, measuring and aiming devices, located integrally or separately in a housing-casing separate from the combat vehicle and its means of destruction, one or more, made in a dust-, moisture- and shock-proof design and in a portable version,wherein such additional remote fire control module of the combat vehicle has an autonomous power supply and remotely interacts with the means of destruction of the combat vehicle, one or more, via a cable, one or more, and / or via a radio channel, one or more.

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