Portable multi-purpose weapon
A weapon system which may be carried by a person, including a weapon having a weapon barrel, a muzzle brake, a cartridge holder connected at a rear end of the barrel, a base part removably attached to the cartridge holder, and having a lock with an ignition device and a nozzle, a recoil brake mounted around the barrel, a weapon structure or weapon housing, a firing control operative to permit target assignment and an electrical communication interface between the person and the firing control.
1 . A weapon system which may be carried by a person, comprising:
a weapon having a weapon barrel;
a muzzle brake;
a cartridge holder connected at a rear end of the barrel;
a base part removably attached to the cartridge holder, and having a lock with an ignition device and a nozzle;
a recoil brake mounted around the barrel;
a weapon structure or weapon housing;
a firing control operative to permit target assignment; and
an electrical communication interface between the person and the firing control.
2 . The weapon system according to claim 1 , wherein the firing control includes sensors provided on the weapon structure about relevant axes.
3 . The weapon system according to claim 1 , and further comprising a distance measuring device and an optical system mounted parallel to an axis of the barrel.
4 . The weapon system according to claim 1 , wherein the firing control includes a processor operative to compute predicted target data and an ejection distance of a projectile to be fired.
5 . The weapon system according to claim 1 , and further comprising a display screen mounted on the weapon structure for displaying a target image that can be tracked by a target mark.
6 . The weapon system according to claim 1 , and further comprising a weapon-mounted keyboard.
7 . The weapon system according to claim 1 , and further comprising an article of clothing and a head cover, the communication interface being integrated into the article of clothing and the head cover.
8 . The weapon system according to claim 7 , wherein the article of clothing is a vest and the headcover is a helmet.
9 . The weapon system according to claim 1 , and further comprising a radio set, including a radio and/or a GPS device, that is connected to the communication interface.
10 . The weapon system according to claim 1 , and further comprising a mobile keyboard and a display screen connected to the communication interface.
11 . The weapon system according to claim 8 , and further comprising a mobile power supply accommodated in or on the vest.
12 . The weapon system according to claim 1 , wherein the nozzle has devices in a gas expansion zone which generate a torque as a result of gas dynamics that compensates for rotational torque of the projectile through the barrel.
13 . The weapon system according to claim 1 , wherein the barrel and the muzzle brake are made of a composite of metallic and nonmetallic materials.
14 . The weapon system according to claim 1 , wherein the weapon system is configured to be disassemblable into main components so as to permit mobile transport.
15 . The weapon system according to claim 1 , and further comprising a night vision system.