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A method and a device for launching an underwater moving body. In order to reduce the expenses arising from furnishing watercraft, a land supported deployment of underwater moving bodies in coastal waters using a launching device is provided with a land-based carrier system for transporting the unde

A method and a device for launching an underwater moving body. In order to reduce the expenses arising from furnishing watercraft, a land supported deployment of underwater moving bodies in coastal waters using a launching device is provided with a land-based carrier system for transporting the underwater moving body and a corresponding land-based deploying system.

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1. A launching apparatus for launching an underwater moving body (4, 5) comprising: a land-based carrier system (2) for transporting the underwater moving body (4, 5), anda deployment system (8; 27; 43; 44; 52; 58) for land-based deployment of the underwater moving body (4, 5) into a coastal waterwa

1. A launching apparatus for launching an underwater moving body (4, 5) comprising: a land-based carrier system (2) for transporting the underwater moving body (4, 5), anda deployment system (8; 27; 43; 44; 52; 58) for land-based deployment of the underwater moving body (4, 5) into a coastal waterway (25, 28), whereinthe deployment system (8; 44; 52; 58) has a cage (7) for holding the underwater body (4,5),the cage (7) has struts which surround the underwater moving body and the cage can be lowered into the coastal waterway, andthe underwater moving body (4, 5) can be launched from this cage (7). 2. The launching apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the carrier system is one of: a) a land-based vehicle having a container,b) a land-based vehicle having a cover,c) a land-based vehicle having a tarpaulin,d) a land-based vehicle having one or more connected trailers with containers,e) a rail vehicle. 3. The launching apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the carrier system has a visually deceiving camouflage device, chosen from: a visual dune simulation, a desert sand simulation or a camouflage cover. 4. The launching apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the deployment system has a cantilever arm (8) which can be extended from the carrier system, a trolley (9) and a cable (23), wherein the trolley (9) can be moved on the cantilever arm (8) and the cable (23) can be connected at a first of its two ends to the underwater moving body (4, 5) or cage (7) and is guided via the trolley (9), and is connected by its second end to a drive by means of which, when the cantilever arm (8) is extended and the trolley (9) has been moved to an outer limit position on the cantilever arm (8), the underwater moving body (4, 5) can be let into the water. 5. The launching apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the first end of the cable (23) can be connected to the cage (7). 6. The launching apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cantilever arm (8) is a telescopic cantilever arm having a plurality of telescopic segments and the land-based carrier system (2) has a closeable opening (6) and has a counterweight arranged in the area of that end of the carrier system (2) which is opposite the closeable opening (6), out of which the cantilever arm (8) can be moved. 7. The launching apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the land-based carrier system (2) includes a closable opening (6), a drive and a pivotable shaft, and wherein the cage (7) can be pivoted to a vertical plane by means of the drive about the pivoting shaft which is fitted in an area of the container opening (6). 8. The launching apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cage (7) has attachment means for attaching a cassette, which has a communication line which connects the launching apparatus and the underwater moving body (4, 5), wherein the cassette has a spool on which the communication line is wound up, as well as a protective flexible tube for guiding the communication line, with a length which corresponds to a multiple of the length of the cage (7). 9. The launching apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the carrier system has a closeable opening (6), and the deployment system has a sliding device (27) which can be lengthened starting under an underwater moving body (4, 5), which is connected to the cage (7) and which holds the underwater moving body (4, 5) extending or inclined downward, via a closable opening (6) of the carrier system. 10. The launching apparatus according to claim 1, said launching apparatus further comprising catapult (43) for firing the underwater moving body (4, 5) out of the carrier system, wherein the catapult (43) comprises a spring system having stressable elastic cables. 11. The launching apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the deployment system includes: a lifting apparatus (44, 52) in an area of the carrier system, for allowing the underwater moving body (4, 5) to be deployed into the water (25, 28) from the carrier system, by lifting, pivoting and movement by means of a cable (23) and the cage (7), ora lowering apparatus (58) in an area of the carrier system, for deploying the underwater moving body (4, 5) with the cage (7) into the water, said lowering apparatus having vertical and horizontal guide rails (59,62) and horizontal and vertical carrier rails (60, 63) which are guided in rail guides (59, 62), wherein the vertical rail guide (59) can be fitted to a fixed shore. 12. The launching apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the container (2) has a control space (10) equipped with at least one workstation (15, 16) and has devices for launching and controlling the underwater moving body (4, 5). 13. A method for launching an underwater moving body (4, 5) using the launching apparatus according to claim 1, said method comprising transporting the underwater moving body (4, 5) to a launch position in said land-based carrier system (2); and deploying said underwater moving body (4, 5) from the land by means of the deployment system (8; 27; 43; 44; 52; 58) into a coastal waterway from this carrier system (2), and launching said underwater moving body (4, 5) from the launch position,wherein the method comprises one of the following steps a) and b):a) the carrier system (2) having the deployment system (8; 27; 43) is moved on land to the launch position, wherein the underwater moving body (4, 5) is moved out of the carrier system (2) by means of a cable (23) which is guided via a trolley (9) which can be moved on a cantilever arm (8) which can be moved out, is let into the water above the waterway (25, 28), and is then launched; orb) the deployment system (8; 44; 52; 58) has a cage (7) having struts which surround the underwater moving body within the cage (7) or has a tubular container in which the underwater moving body (4, 5) is held, in which the underwater moving body (4, 5) is let into the coastal waterway, and from which the underwater moving body (4, 5) is launched, wherein the underwater moving body (4, 5) is moved out of the container (2) by means of a cable (23) which is guided via a trolley (9) which can be moved on a cantilever arm (8) which can be moved out, is let into the water above the waterway (25, 28), and is then launched.