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A missile system includes a launcher having a built-in pulse power source and an electrical connection to a missile. The pulse power source is used to send activation and firing pulses to the missile. The pulse power source utilizes a piezoelectric crystal which produces a pulse of energy when struc

A missile system includes a launcher having a built-in pulse power source and an electrical connection to a missile. The pulse power source is used to send activation and firing pulses to the missile. The pulse power source utilizes a piezoelectric crystal which produces a pulse of energy when struck by a spring-loaded hammer that is released by an operator. In one version, a first piezoelectric crystal produces a first pulse to activate the system when struck by a first hammer, and a second piezoelectric crystal produces a second pulse to fire the missile when struck by a second hammer. The energy pulses are conducted from the launcher to the missile through an inductive coupling between a primary induction coil in the launcher and a facing secondary induction coil in the missile.

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1. A missile system comprisinga missile launcher including a pulse power source having a power output comprising an electrical activation pulse, the pulse power source comprising: a piezoelectric crystal, an electrical contact to the piezoelectric crystal, and an actuatable source of a mechanical fo

1. A missile system comprisinga missile launcher including a pulse power source having a power output comprising an electrical activation pulse, the pulse power source comprising: a piezoelectric crystal, an electrical contact to the piezoelectric crystal, and an actuatable source of a mechanical force disposed in operable relationship with the piezoelectric crystal; a missile mechanically compatible with the launcher, the missile including a battery that is activated by the electrical activation pulse; and an electrical signal transmission system electrically communicating the power output of the pulse power source from the launcher to an electrical conductor within the missile as the electrical activation pulse.