DE1959548A1 - Armored vehicle, especially Panzerjaeger - Google Patents

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Dr.-Ing. H. e. F. PORSCHE KG 7 STUTTGART-ZUFFENHAUSEN PORSCHESTRASSE 42

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Armored vehicle, especially tank destroyer

The invention relates to an armored vehicle, in particular a PanzerJäger, whose armament from an outside of the tank room on a rotating turret arranged gun and at least one rocket launcher, which is from " can be operated from a control station arranged within the armored room.

The invention aims to increase the combat power of such vehicles.

It is known to use armored vehicles with one of the tank hunt to equip missile armament and armament for close defense, in particular a machine gun. However, recoil-propelled missiles naturally have only a very low initial acceleration and are used for Tank hunting is only suitable if there is a sufficient distance from J to the target object, otherwise those with a low initial speed missile approaching the target object from made out to this and either undercut it without difficulty or can be outmaneuvered. Stand up for effective combat against tanks that have already entered the immediate vicinity practically large-caliber guns are currently available. The usual large-caliber guns, however, have a considerable Weight so that they can only be carried on a suitably sized vehicle. As a carrier for such Defense guns are therefore only large and proportionate cumbersome armored vehicles into consideration, in particular alü tank destroyers are at a disadvantage because, on the one hand, they relatively easy to recognize due to their size

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and on the other hand, relatively due to their low mobility are easy to shoot at.

In contrast, the invention is based on the object of providing a tank for hunting both at close range and at a distance To create a suitable armored vehicle of the type mentioned at the outset, the armament of which has a low dead weight and thus allows a high degree of mobility and which also has a silhouette that is as flat as possible.

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This object is achieved according to the invention in that a small-caliber gun with high firing power in a frontal niche in the vehicle's longitudinal center plane of the turret in Schildwangen stored in a height-adjustable manner and at least one retractable into the armored room of the turret Missile launcher is arranged behind the gun. The ammunition supply Both weapons, the small-caliber gun and the rocket launcher are made from within the tank room of the turret and preferably in the vehicle longitudinal center plane aligned one behind the other arranged consumer magazines, with the rocket magazine below one in the turret ^ cover the opening provided for the rocket launcher. ^ is arranged. The consumer magazine for the small bore gun can be arranged deeply on the bottom of the turret and the appropriately strapped ammunition can be attached to the small-caliber gun can be fed in via a vertical feed channel. Since each of the weapons of the armored vehicle according to the invention due its special nature can only be used during certain combat sections, is for optimal exploitation ; of the available memory space according to the invention It is provided that the small-caliber gun and rocket launcher can be operated independently of one another from a common control station and can be operated by the same crew member. With regard to the recoil effect, the gun is in the vehicle's longitudinal center plane arranged, while the rocket launcher is arranged asymmetrically to this teaEtn.

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As a result of the progress in modern weapon technology, highly explosive, small-caliber projectiles are available today Available that can be fired from automatic rapid-fire weapons and that almost all of them are currently available able to break the usual armor. The ability to be fired from automatic rapid-fire weapons is guaranteed a high probability of hits, so that an automatic small caliber gun is more suitable when used Projectiles represent an effective anti-tank means for close range. The inventive combination of a Small caliber gun with high firing power for close range and a rocket launcher for fighting tanks At a greater distance, a practically universal tank destroyer is therefore created, which also has the advantages an extraordinarily high degree of mobility and a flat, difficult-to-locate silhouette. The privilege high mobility is achieved through the use of a small caliber gun, its relatively low weight allows the use of a small, lightly armored vehicle as a carrier vehicle, while the flat silhouette of the vehicle by the inventive arrangement of the small caliber gun in a niche of the turret and the retractability of the rocket launcher is achieved. To the optimal use of the available armored space, which is a prerequisite for keeping the silhouette of the Armored vehicle forms, carries the operability of both weapons from a common control station and by the same shooter, so that the otherwise for the accommodation space required by a second shooter to accommodate their facilities or supplies. This is possible without overtaxing the shooter, as the two weapons do not have to be operated at the same time. ·

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The invention is described in the following example using an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing described in detail. In the drawing shows the

1 shows a simplified longitudinal section through the armored vehicle according to the invention, and

FIG. 2 shows a section through FIG. 1 along the line H-II.

On the turret 1 of an armored vehicle 2 is in an end face, In the longitudinal center plane of the armored vehicle, niche J5 in shield cheeks 4 and trunnion 5 is a small caliber support 6 vertically adjustable. Behind the gun 6 is a retractable into the armored room 7 of the turret 1 Missile launcher 8 arranged. The rocket launcher 8 consists essentially of an extension arm articulated on a console 9 10 and a launch bracket 11 hinged to this, which in a known manner via grippers with the Launch shells of the missiles 12 arranged recordings interacts. The rocket launcher 8 is provided in the ceiling of the turret 1 and can be closed by means of an armor cover Ij5 Opening 14 assigned. The rocket launcher 8 can go into the armored compartment during the march or when it is not required for any other reason 7 of the turret 1 are retracted so that it has the silhouette of the armored vehicle 2 is not enlarged. With the rocket launcher 8 in the extended retractor position is the launching bracket 11 set against the level of the rotating tower ceiling in the direction of travel by a certain angular amount / which in detail by a handlebar 15 on the one hand on the launching bracket 11 and on the other hand on the console is hinged, is achieved. By training the rocket launcher 8 as an extension arm 10 is an extremely space-saving accommodation of the same in the retracted state possible, so that this, without making an enlargement of the turret 1 necessary, within the fan room 7

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can be charged and kept in a standby position. Small caliber gun 6 and rocket launcher 8 are supplied with ammunition from consumer magazines 16, IJ arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal center plane of the vehicle. The belted small-caliber bullets 18 are fed from the consumer magazine 16 in a manner known per se via an upright feed channel 19 and with the aid of a feed drive not shown in detail in the drawing to the small-caliber gun 6. From the Pig. It can also be seen that a servomotor designed as a double-acting hydraulic cylinder 20 serves the vertical direction of the small-bore gun 6. A servomotor, designed in the same way as a double-acting hydraulic cylinder 21, is assigned to the extension and retraction of the rocket launcher 8. Small caliber gun β and rocket launcher 8 can be operated independently of one another and by the same shooter from a common control station 22.

The small-caliber gun intended for close-range anti-tank defense 6 is designed as an automatic rapid-fire weapon, with the necessary to operate the same Activity of the shooter on the introduction of the ammunition ~ urtes as well as the aiming and firing of the weapon are restricted. The rocket launcher 8, on the other hand, is loaded, extended and aimed by the shooter before each launch. This is what happens Loading the rocket launcher 8 by removing a rocket from the rocket magazine 17 and hanging it in the launching holder; during the deployment of the rocket launcher 8 medium. '; de ;; Servomotor 21 happens. The opening and closing The armor cover Ij5 is a well-known one in the Automatic PoI-EOiitouorunfc not shown in detail iäur; eorders which one to open or, respectively, to close dor lanzerabdookunp; I ^ Depending on the actuation the; hydrauLifJohen Jtellr-iotorr; 'Ί causes.

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Claims (2)

Tgb.-No. A HTP 21/69 4 copies> \. Execution Property right claims (T) Armored vehicle, in particular a tank destroyer, the armament of which consists of a gun arranged outside the tank room on a turret and at least one rocket launcher, which can be operated from a control station arranged inside the tank room, characterized in that a small-caliber gun (6) with high firing power in a frontal niche (j?) of the turret (l) located in the longitudinal center plane of the vehicle in shield cheeks (4) and at least one rocket launcher (8) that can be retracted into the armored compartment (7) of the turret (l) behind the gun (6) is arranged. 2. Armored vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that both the small-caliber gun (6) and the or the rocket launchers (8) within the rotating turret (1) in the vehicle longitudinal center plane in alignment one behind the other Consumption magazines (16, 17) are assigned. 5. Armored vehicle according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that that small caliber gun (6) and rocket launcher (o) from a common control station (22) and through the same Crew member can be operated independently of one another. 109823 / QSS2 BAD ORiGtNAL