DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WARDING OFF OBJECTS APPROACHING A SHIP UNDER OR ON WATER

摘要

The invention relates to a device for warding off objects (2) approaching a ship (1) under or on water by means of ammunition bodies (10) to be detonated below the water surface (3), comprising an ignition device programmable to the water depth at which the ignition is to be carried out automatically. In order to be able to selectively ward off objects (2) approaching the ship (1) in the event of the presumption of a threat, the invention provides detecting both the distance and the direction of the object (2) approaching by means of an underwater positioning system (5), and transmitting the data to the actuators of a launching device (7) of an ammunition launcher (8) that can be disposed on the ship (1) and positioned about two axes via a firing guide computer (6) such that after firing a respective ammunition body (10) the same strikes the water surface (3) above the object (2) at a precisely predefined region, or at a predetermined distance from said object (2).