Arrangement in low-flying weapons carriers for combating ground targets

摘要

In a low-flying weapons carrier, such as a manned or remote control aircraft, a weapon is arranged to fire steeply downwardly at ground targets. The weapon can fire a plurality of separate ammunition members. A release for the weapon is located in the weapons carrier and a target detector separate from the weapon is associated with the release. The target detector is directed steeply downwardly parallel to the velocity vector of the ammunition members to be discharged by the weapon.