A method for combatting of targets and projectile or missile for carrying out the method

摘要

The invention relates to combatting of hostile targets by firing of explosive projectiles or missiles towards the target, which projectiles or missiles are provided with target tracking devices for automatic guidance of the projectile by reception and detection of electromagnetic radiation originating from the target. In order to improve the accuracy of fire at least one projectile or missile in a burst is provided with an illumination source which is activated by a target detector at the end of the projectile trajectory and then produces selective illumination of the target and its closest surroundings with radiation, for which the target tracking device in other projectiles is sensitive. In case of such selective illumination of a target area a correction of the projectile trajectory in following projectile(s) takes place in direction to the illuminated spot. Suitably all projectiles in a burst can be provided with an illumination source which is activated at the end of the trajectory as guidance aid for following projectiles. Hereby each projectile in the burst will have a more correct trajectory than the closest foregoing projectile and reliable hit will be ensured after a relatively small number of projectiles in the burst. The target tracking device can be of any known kind, for example operating with continuous scanning wave, radar pulses, IR, visible or laser light (Figure 1a).