DE10160216C1 - Independently adjustable secondary armament - Google Patents

Abstract

The separately elevatable secondary gun for an armored vehicle has a smaller gun (3) aligned with the main gun (2) to allow a wider height range to be covered when the armament is fired upwardly towards incoming targets. The secondary gun can be part of the elevatable assembly of the main gun, with an adjustable mounting for the secondary gun and its accessories.

Description

The invention relates to an armored and armed Vehicle that consists of the usual parts such as drive motor, gearbox, Wheelsets or chain drive, one crew room and one Housing that accommodates all internals and attachments, and a weapon system composed.

When arming, there is always a large elevation area for the weapon more important to near and very high or close and very deep to fight against lying targets. For example, this may be the case be fighting targets on upper floors of Buildings or in the defense against attackers right next to the Vehicle and especially affects the small or medium caliber Secondary armament. In addition to secondary armament, the Demand for large elevation options also for throwing systems for Camouflage and deceit for top attack defense.

According to the prior art, there are various proposals for Extension of the elevation area for weapons made on vehicles Service.

An armored transport motor vehicle is known from DE 199 27 656 A1 known, which includes an unmanned chart tower Gun and on-board machine gun are equipped as armament by the crew is operated remotely from inside the vehicle.

Naturally, the elevation range is from a main armament their weapon dimensions and the geometry of a carrier vehicle limited. A secondary armament that is axially parallel to the main weapon accordingly, only the elevation range of the  Reach your main weapon, which in many cases is not enough. That is why the demand for a large elevation range for the Secondary weapon conventional with additional mountings of different types Execution, such as a free-running gun, a manned or unmanned separate weapon station, taken into account. directable Throwing systems for camouflage and deceit are according to the state of the art Technology also carried out as an independent carriage.

The main disadvantage of the existing solutions is that additional mountings space required on the vehicle or tower roof have, whereby installation space is scarce and only with restrictions and further disadvantages can be made available and additional Effort must be driven.

There is also an independent weapon station due to the additional required components such as straightening system, optics, etc. complex.

The object of the invention is a secondary armament with a very large Elevation range and without independent, adjustable carriage in connection to provide with a main armament. The The principle of the invention should also apply to throwing systems for camouflage and Have the deceit used.

This object is achieved by the characterizing Features of claim 1 solved. Other characteristics result from the subclaims.

According to the invention, a height-adjustable weapon holder for a Secondary weapon to the height-adjustable mass of the main armament flanged so that the secondary weapon expanded Altitude leveling area receives that over the leveling area of the main weapon goes.

The secondary weapon is, for example, on the side of the main weapon, where ammunition magazines of the main weapon are usually grown,  attached as part of the height-adjustable parts of the main weapon. The Secondary weapon gets its own and separate from the main weapon Elevating drive. This means that the secondary weapon can be used independently of one Direction of height of the main weapon in a certain area in height can be set.

When setting the height direction of the secondary weapon using the Height adjustment device of the main weapon and the height device of the Secondary weapon add up the two height directions and the Secondary weapon can go further up or down than that Main weapon to be judged.

The advantages of the invention are that the elevation ranges of main and secondary armament depending on the function setting can add and thus a very large elevation range for the Secondary armament is made possible. Alternatively to one Secondary armament can be a throwing system for camouflage and Deceptive in the same way to the height-adjustable mass of Adapt main armament.

Embodiments of the invention are schematic in the drawings are shown and are described in more detail below. Show it:

Fig. 1 is an overall view of the weapon system with a secondary armament

Fig. 2 is a side view of the weapon system

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the weapon system

Fig. 4, 5 a side view of the weapon system with functional position

Fig. 6 is an overall view of the weapon system with a throwing system

Fig. 1 shows a weapon system 1 with primary weapon 2 and secondary weapon 3, can be mounted (not shown) on a vehicle by means of a flange 4. The main optics 8 are located on the flange 4 of the weapon system. A secondary optics 5 is mounted below the secondary weapon 3 .

Fig. 2 and 3 show the arrangement from the side and from above. The secondary weapon 3 is attached to the side of the main weapon 2 on an extension 6 , which acts as a magazine for ammunition and also receives a leveling drive 7 for the secondary weapon.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show the main weapon 2 in an upper and a lower functional position of the height direction, and associated therewith an upper and a lower functional position of the secondary weapon 3, wherein the secondary weapon is further directed 3 as the main weapon 2 upwards respectively downwards.

In the height direction, the secondary weapon 3 is first aimed at the main weapon 2 without using its own height adjustment drive 7 . When the main weapon 2 strikes a maximum height adjustment point above or below, the secondary weapon 3 can be directed further up or down than the main weapon 2 by means of its own height adjustment drive 7 .

Since the main optics 8 can generally only act in the elevation area of the main weapon 2 , the secondary weapon 3 is equipped with an additional rigidly coupled secondary optics 5 .

Fig. 6 illustrates an alternative to the secondary armament a launcher 9 for camouflage and dummy devices, which is adapted in the same manner as the secondary armament Height-adjustable to the mass of the primary armament. In the same way as with secondary armament, the combination of the own leveling drive with the leveling drive of the main weapon 2 also opens up great elevation possibilities.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

weapon system

2

main weapon

3

Secondary weapon

4

flange

5

secondary optics

6

cultivation

7

Elevating drive

8th

main optics

9

Launch system

Claims (9)

1.Device for the height direction of a secondary armament on a military vehicle with a wheeled or chain drive and a drive for locomotion as well as a vehicle body for receiving and installing all components for the operation of the vehicle including a vehicle crew and an weapon system ( 1 ) with a main armament including a height and side straightening device, characterized in that the secondary armament is attached to the main weapon ( 2 ) as part of the height-adjustable mass of the main armament, including a separate height adjustment drive ( 7 ) for the secondary weapon ( 3 ) and all other parts of the secondary weapon ( 3 ) , 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the secondary weapon ( 3 ) on the outside of the main weapon ( 2 ) is grown as part or replacement of the ammunition magazine of the main weapon ( 2 ) attached there. 3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the secondary weapon ( 3 ) is mounted as an easily replaceable unit instead of one of the side ammunition magazines of the main weapon ( 2 ). 4. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the secondary weapon (3) mounted externally on the side of the primary weapon (2) as part of the carrier arms of the main weapon (2). 5. Device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the leveling drive ( 7 ) for the secondary weapon ( 3 ) forms the interface and storage of the secondary weapon ( 3 ) on the ammunition magazine or on the main armament. 6. Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a separately height-adjustable weapon holder as an adapter, interface and storage for a secondary weapon to be attached ( 3 ) on the ammunition magazine main weapon ( 2 ) or on the height-adjustable mass of the main armament. 7. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the secondary weapon ( 3 ) has an associated optronic aiming device which is rigidly connected to the secondary weapon ( 3 ). 8. Device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the independent leveling drive ( 7 ) of the secondary weapon ( 3 ) is, for example, an electrical or hydraulic external drive. 9. Device according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that according to the same construction principle, instead of a secondary armament, a throwing system ( 9 ) for camouflage and deceit is flanged independently height-adjustable to the height-adjustable mass of the main armament.