Patent ID: 8443707

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: (a) a plenum that (i) is dimensioned and arranged to fluidically couple via a sealing interface to a first end of a canistered munition, and (ii) when fluidically coupled to the first end of the canistered munition via the sealing interface, receives the exhaust from the munition when the munition is fired, wherein the sealing interface prevents the exhaust from venting at the sealing interface; and (b) a first uptake structure that (i) is fluidically coupled to the plenum, and (ii) guides the exhaust from the plenum to the atmosphere; wherein the apparatus removably receives the canistered munition, and wherein the apparatus is at least partially removable from a vertical launch system to receive the canistered munition, and wherein the dimensions of the plenum and of the first uptake structure are based on the dimensions of the canistered munition, and wherein the plenum and the first uptake structure collectively define a gas management system for the canistered munition.