They can identify and destruct seamines, operate at a depth of 200 m, and have been in service for over a 4th of a century. Currently, they are utilized by crews of trawlers of the 207 – ORP "Team" and ORP "Hancza". Here they are – unmanned ROV submarines developed by Gdańsk University of Technology.
When scanning, the ship's bottom crew detects a mine-like object. To the sea is abandoned Fowl. The vehicle is immersing and moving towards a pre-designated position. It is controlled by an operator on board who uses the indications of a hydrolocation station and a hydroacoustic navigation system. erstwhile the device reaches the site, the individual serving it carries out the recognition of the find. It uses the image transmitted by tv cameras. If the mirror confirms that the bottom is simply a mine, the operator has 3 solutions. It can leave the Utkowa transmitter, accurately marking the location of the object, and then bring the vehicle to the surface.
The neutralized finds will be taken by divers. The vehicle may be left in position until they arrive. Finally, the operator can take care of blowing up the mine. The bloom was adapted to prime Toczek loads, and this in 2 versions. Tonic A weighs 48 kg and contains 40 kg of explosive material. In the vicinity of the mine, it is left by a peculiar mechanism. The B version is smaller and, above all, lighter. Its mass is up to 10 kg, of which nearly six are explosive. This charge is planted utilizing the arm installed on the Uquial. After completing this phase of operation, Kuwiła returns to the surface. erstwhile carried aboard, the sailors fire the cargo with a hydroacoustic pulse.
This is how the mine defence strategy has been operating, which the Navy has been utilizing for over a 4th of a century. OPM Ukwiala was developed at the Gdańsk University of Technology in the mid-1990s. The constructors wanted to make a tiny and comparatively inexpensive but effective vehicle. As a result, a 1.5 m long and 175 kg long camera was created in university studios. The flower was equipped with 4 horizontal and 2 vertical electrical propulsors, including 2 tv cameras, an echoprobe, a sonar sweeping and an electronic compass. It is controlled from a console, which is located on the ship, and during the mission with the deck connects it to the umbilical cord. The vehicle moves vertically and horizontally, can operate at depths of 5 to 200 m, and in a consecutive line is able to distance from the parent unit up to 400 m. To reduce the physical fields, the designers built its engines with sound-intensive screens. This minimized the hazard that the device, operating close the mine, would lead to its uncontrolled explosion.
For military service They entered in 1999. The military bought 7 cameras. any of them were utilized by crews of 206FM mine destroyers, while any of them went to warehouses. After the ships were withdrawn from service, the sailors wondered for a time how to usage the vehicles. Finally, the thought of moving them to Project 207 trawlers. Earlier, of course, the units were adapted for this purpose. Today, the crews of the ORP “Teams” and the ORP “Hancza” usage them. Both ships are part of the 12th Tray Squadron 8 Coast Defence Fleets Świnoujście. Their crews reached for vehicles even during a fresh mission in the Natov antimine squad SNMCMG1. Thanks to the Seamen, trawlers have become more versatile.
