Seagnat
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The Seagnat Control System (sometimes spelled SeaGnat or Sea Gnat) is a British decoy system produced by System Engineering & Assessment (SEA) Ltd firing rounds produced by Chemring Countermeasures Ltd used on many NATO warships to safeguard against incoming missiles.
Each unit consists of six launchers that can be loaded with different rounds, depending on the threat:[1]
- Mk214 Seduction Chaff
- Mk216 Distraction Chaff
- Mk245 "GIANT" IR Round
- Mk251 "siren" Active Decoy Round (only on later "DLH" versions)
The rounds are launched as decoys to trick incoming missiles into missing the ship or to prematurely detonating.
Rounds are launched from NATO standard 130mm Mark 36 SRBOC launchers, either fixed or trainable, and typically mounted in groups of around six barrels.[2]
The Active Decoy Round has three phases: a low g rocket motor to project it away from the ship, a drogue to slow the round, and a
References
- ^ "Cart CM Chaff Seagnat 214" (PDF). Chemring.
- ^ "SKWS Decoy Launching System" (PDF). Terma. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
External links
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