BLANKING-OFF ELEMENT FOR A MUNITION LAUNCHING TUBE AND A LAUNCHING TUBE COMPRISING IT

摘要

TITLE OF THE INVENTION A blanking-off element for a munition launching tube and a launching tube comprising it. TEXT OF THE A blanking-off element, intended to be mounted on one end of a tube for storing and launching a munition to protect its interior from external attacks, comprises a cap (5) intended to extend over the entire section of the tube end and to be fixed in a tight manner right along the edge of this tube end and to become detached at least partially with respect to this end at the moment of launching, characterised in that this cap is fixed to the interior of a protective cover (6, 16) made from pliable material comprising a retaining lug (11, 21) fixed to the outside of the tube close to this end, whereby the cap is recovered at the moment of launching by the protective cover. (Figure 1)