Claims
- 1. A smoke grenade launching system comprising:
- an armored vehicle having a body portion and a turret portion;
- first and second pluralities of smoke grenade launching tubes mounted on the vehicle outside of the turret portion;
- first and second switches mounted on the vehicle inside the turret portion;
- first and second pluralities of tube energizers respectively connecting to the first and second pluralities of smoke grenade launching tubes;
- a first circuit portion connecting the first switch to a first group selected from the first and second pluralities of tube energizers; and
- a second circuit portion connecting the second switch to a second group remaining in the first and second pluralities of tube energizers.
- 2. The system of claim 1, wherein
- each of the first and second pluralities of tubes have eight tubes;
- said eight tubes being formed by two side-by-side four-tube units; and
- said eight tubes being arranged in two horizontal rows of four tubes each, for ease of expansion.
- 3. The system of claim 1, wherein
- said first plurality of tubes are mounted on a left side of the turret portion; and
- said second plurality of tubes are mounted on a right side of the turret portion.
- 4. The system of claim 1, wherein
- the first and second switches connect to a vehicle power source output conductor through a power switch unit.
- 5. The system of claim 1, wherein
- the first circuit portion has a first plurality of turret portion outer terminals respectively connecting to a first plurality of turret portion inner terminals; and
- the second circuit portion has a second plurality of turret portion outer terminals respectively connecting to a second plurality of turret portion inner terminals.
- 6. The system of claim 4, wherein
- each plurality of turret portion outer terminals includes two outer terminals; each of said two outer terminals having two conductors; each conductor connecting to four energizers.
- 7. The system of claim 5, wherein
- each plurality of turret portion inner terminals includes a pair of inner terminals; each said pair of inner terminals having respective first and second conductors, the first conductor connecting to the first switch, and the second conductor connecting to the second switch.
- 8. A smoke grenade launching system comprising:
- a first plurality and a second plurality of launching tubes;
- a first plurality and a second plurality of tube energizers respectively connected to the tubes;
- first and second switches;
- a first circuit portion connecting the first switch to a first group of tube energizers, said first group of tube energizers including one-half of the first plurality of tube energizers plus one-half of the second plurality of tube energizers; and
- a second circuit portion connecting the second switch to a second group of tube energizers, said second group of tube energizers including the remainder of the first plurality of tube energizers plus the remainder of the second plurality of tube energizers.
GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST
The invention described herein may be manufactured, used, and licensed by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment to us of any royalty thereon.