EP0301159B1 - Weapon and ammunition support for cannons - Google Patents

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EP0301159B1
EP0301159B1 EP88102342A EP88102342A EP0301159B1 EP 0301159 B1 EP0301159 B1 EP 0301159B1 EP 88102342 A EP88102342 A EP 88102342A EP 88102342 A EP88102342 A EP 88102342A EP 0301159 B1 EP0301159 B1 EP 0301159B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/37—Feeding two or more kinds of ammunition to the same gun; Feeding from two sides
    • F41A9/375—Feeding propellant charges and projectiles as separate units
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/01—Feeding of unbelted ammunition
    • F41A9/06—Feeding of unbelted ammunition using cyclically moving conveyors, i.e. conveyors having ammunition pusher or carrier elements which are emptied or disengaged from the ammunition during the return stroke
    • F41A9/09—Movable ammunition carriers or loading trays, e.g. for feeding from magazines
    • F41A9/10—Movable ammunition carriers or loading trays, e.g. for feeding from magazines pivoting or swinging
    • F41A9/13—Movable ammunition carriers or loading trays, e.g. for feeding from magazines pivoting or swinging in a vertical plane
    • F41A9/16—Movable ammunition carriers or loading trays, e.g. for feeding from magazines pivoting or swinging in a vertical plane which is parallel to the barrel axis

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  • the invention relates to a weapon and ammunition carrier for barrel weapons according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a magazine for cartridge ammunition is arranged on both sides of the barrel weapon.
  • a charging cradle that can be swiveled from a takeover position behind the respective magazine into a position in alignment with the tube axis.
  • this is not suitable for achieving a fully automatic charge flow with ammunition separated into projectiles and propellant charges.
  • a weapon and ammunition carrier according to the features specified in the preamble of claim 1 is known, in which the projectiles are separated from the The propellant charge is stored in a separate magazine behind the rearmost return position of the barrel weapon.
  • the magazines are designed as drum magazines and require a comparatively high tower silhouette for their arrangement in a tank tower.
  • the projectile has to be conveyed from the drum magazine into a transfer device and swiveled from there into the respective leveling position of the weapon barrel and then swiveled from the side into a weapon barrel transfer position only after the gun barrel advance, in a time-consuming manner.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a weapon and ammunition carrier according to the preamble of claim 1 in such a way that a fully automatic loading flow of separate ammunition with high cadence is ensured in a flat housing.
  • the weapon and ammunition carrier is particularly suitable for large-caliber guns, such as 150 mm howitzers, and enables the projectile and propellant to be transported quickly to the position of use.
  • the barrel weapon and magazine are rigidly arranged with respect to one another via a housing, the barrel having a relatively long return path, at the end of which it is caught and held for attachment to a projectile, while the propellant charge is provided via a propellant charge charging shell.
  • the entire weapon and ammunition holder can be adjusted in height about a common axis of rotation.
  • Fig. 1 shows schematically a weapon and ammunition carrier for a barrel weapon partially in longitudinal section.
  • FIG. 2 shows a top view of the weapon and ammunition carrier from FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 shows a detail of the weapon and ammunition holder of FIG. 1.
  • the weapon and ammunition carrier shown according to the exemplary embodiment comprises a housing 1, which is hammer- or T-shaped in plan view and seen from the side, and which is pivotable about a vertical axis 2.
  • the optionally armored housing 1 receives a barrel weapon 3, which comprises a barrel 4 protruding from the housing 1 and a base piece 5 in the housing 1 with a breech.
  • the housing 1 has slide bearings 6 for the tube 4 in the front area, so that the tube weapon 3 is accommodated by the housing 1 in an axially displaceable manner between a front firing position and a rear return position.
  • the leveling of the barrel weapon 3 takes place via the housing 1, which is arranged for side alignment on a rotatable base frame.
  • At least one ammunition hatch 7 is located on the rear of the housing 1.
  • a magazine 8 is arranged in the leg of the housing 1 extending transversely to the tube axis, so that the magazine 8 and the barrel weapon 3 are rigidly connected to one another via the housing 1.
  • the magazine 8 receives storeys 9 in one level and propellant charges 10 approximately in a module form in a level below it, separated from the storeys 9.
  • the projectile 9 sition of the magazine 8 is in a position coaxial to the tube 4.
  • the magazine 8 is, for example, a known cross-band magazine with which the supply of different ammunition is mutually possible.
  • the magazine 8 thus also serves as a charging cradle for the projectile 9, the projectile ejector 11 being movable in a manner known per se via a drive in the direction of the tube axis, while the drive is reached by reaching the Return position can be set in motion by the barrel weapon 3 via a corresponding switch.
  • a catching and holding device 12 for the gun 3 is provided in the return position of the gun 3.
  • this consists of several, for example three, circumferentially distributed stop blocks 13 which are firmly connected to the housing 1.
  • the stop block 13 can have a buffer 14 made of hard rubber, for example, or a cylinder body which is guided in the stop block 13 and cushioned relative to it.
  • the stop block 13 receives an angle lever 16 which can be rotated about an axis of rotation 15 and has a locking lug 17 which projects radially out of the stop block 13 into the path of the base piece 5.
  • the angle lever 16 is biased towards the pipe axis by means of a spring 18 and on its leg which is not spring-loaded, a plunger 19 which is coaxial with the pipe axis and is spring-loaded backwards engages and can be displaced forwards against the spring preload via a piston 20. If the barrel weapon 3 is triggered or pushed into the return position after the triggering of a shot or for the first shot, the rear edge of the base piece 5 first presses the bell crank 16 outward against the force of the springs 18, after which the locking lugs 17 continue to return the barrel weapon 3 fall into corresponding recesses in the base piece 5.
  • the piston 20 can be pressurized by means of a corresponding switching element at the end of the return stroke of the projectile ejector 11 after the ejection and attachment process for loading the barrel weapon 3, so that the plunger 19 is pressed forward and the barrel weapon 3 is thereby released.
  • a propellant charge ejector 21 which, like the projectile ejector 11, can be actuated separately from or together with and possibly synchronously with it, and serves to eject propellant charge modules 10 onto a propellant charge shell 22 from the magazine 8.
  • the propellant charge shell 22 which comprises a trough for receiving propellant charge modules 10 and a slide device which can be actuated by a corresponding drive, for inserting the propellant charges 10 located on the propellant charge shell 22 into the barrel weapon 3, is in its starting position below the barrel axis 3 the height of the magazine level for the propellant charges 10 and is pivotable via a parallelogram suspension 23 such that it aligns the propellant charges 10 with the barrel axis in the firing position of the barrel weapon 3.
  • the tube 4 runs back and is held in the rearward return position by the catching and holding device 12 for the time of the ejection of a projectile 9 from the magazine 9 and attachment thereof, until the projectile ejector 11 performs the pre-fetching of the tube 4 causes the pipe recoiler 26, which in turn leads to the loading of the propellant charges 10, which are either transported from the magazine 8 to the propellant charge charging shell 22 after reaching the initial position through the propellant charge charging shell 22 or at the same time as the projectile is ejected, and to the closing of the wedge lock.
  • the tube 4 has a relatively long return path of, for example, 1.2 m.
  • the projectiles 9 are not tilted in any way during the entire loading flow, the angular position of the projectiles 9 is not changed relative to the tube 4 until it is fired. A fully automatic loading flow of separated ammunition with high cadence is guaranteed.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Waffen- und Munitionsträger für Rohrwaffen nach dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1.The invention relates to a weapon and ammunition carrier for barrel weapons according to the preamble of claim 1.

Bei einem aus der DE-AS 23 49 185 bekannten Waffen- und Munitionsträger ist beiderseits von der Rohrwaffe jeweils ein Magazin für patronierte Munition angeordnet. Für jedes Magazin ist eine Ladeschale vorhanden, die aus einer Übernahmeposition hinter dem jeweiligen Magazin in eine Position in Ausrichtung mit der Rohrachse schwenkbar ist. Zur Erzielung eines vollautomatischen Ladeflusses bei in Geschosse und Treibladungen getrennter Munition ist dies jedoch nicht geeignet.In a weapon and ammunition carrier known from DE-AS 23 49 185, a magazine for cartridge ammunition is arranged on both sides of the barrel weapon. For each magazine there is a charging cradle that can be swiveled from a takeover position behind the respective magazine into a position in alignment with the tube axis. However, this is not suitable for achieving a fully automatic charge flow with ammunition separated into projectiles and propellant charges.

Außerdem ist es aus der DE-OS 30 46 642 bekannt, zwei Magazine in einem Panzerturm hinter der Rohrwaffe anzuordnen, wobei die patronierte Munition längs oder quer zur Rohrachse von den Magazinen aufgenommen und mittels schwenkbarer, vor den Magazinen befindlicher Ladeschalen in eine zum Ansetzen geeignete Lage gebracht wird. Ein Ansetzer ist zwischen den beiden Magazinen angeordnet. Auch diese Anordnung ist nicht für getrennte Munition geeignet.In addition, it is known from DE-OS 30 46 642 to arrange two magazines in a tank tower behind the barrel weapon, the cartridge ammunition being taken up longitudinally or transversely to the barrel axis by the magazines and by means of swiveling charging trays located in front of the magazines into a suitable one for attachment Situation is brought. A piecer is placed between the two magazines. This arrangement is also not suitable for separate ammunition.

Aus der EP-A1 0051119 ist ein Waffen- und Munitionsträger nach den im Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1 angegebenen Merkmalen bekannt, bei dem die Geschosse getrennt von der Treibladung in einem separaten Magazin hinter der hintersten Rücklaufposition der Rohrwaffe bevorratet werden. Die Magazine sind jedoch als Trommelmagazine ausgebildet und benötigen für ihre Anordnung in einem Panzerturm eine vergleichsweise hohe Turmsilhoutte. Für den Ladevorgang muß beispielsweise das Geschoß aus dem Trommelmagazin in eine Übergabevorrichtung befördert und von dort aus in die jeweilige Höhenrichtposition des Waffenrohres nachgeschwenkt sowie anschließend zeitaufwendig erst nach dem Waffenrohrvorlauf von der Seite her in eine Waffenrohrübergabeposition geschwenkt werden.From EP-A1 0051119 a weapon and ammunition carrier according to the features specified in the preamble of claim 1 is known, in which the projectiles are separated from the The propellant charge is stored in a separate magazine behind the rearmost return position of the barrel weapon. However, the magazines are designed as drum magazines and require a comparatively high tower silhouette for their arrangement in a tank tower. For the loading process, for example, the projectile has to be conveyed from the drum magazine into a transfer device and swiveled from there into the respective leveling position of the weapon barrel and then swiveled from the side into a weapon barrel transfer position only after the gun barrel advance, in a time-consuming manner.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, einen Waffen- und Munitionsträger nach dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1 derart auszubilden, daß ein vollautomatischer Ladefluß getrennter Munition mit hoher Kadenz in einem flachen Gehäuse gewährleistet wird.The object of the invention is to provide a weapon and ammunition carrier according to the preamble of claim 1 in such a way that a fully automatic loading flow of separate ammunition with high cadence is ensured in a flat housing.

Gelöst wird diese Aufgabe durch die im kennzeichnenden Teil des Patentanspruchs 1 angegebenen Merkmale.This object is achieved by the features specified in the characterizing part of patent claim 1.

Der Waffen- und Munitionsträger eignet sich insbesondere für großkalibrige Geschütze, etwa 150 mm-Haubitzen, und ermöglicht einen sofortigen schnellen Transport von Geschoß und Treibladung in die Gebrauchslage. Rohrwaffe und Magazin sind über ein Gehäuse starr zueinander angeordnet, wobei das Rohr einen relativ langen Rücklaufweg hat, an dessen Ende es gefangen und zum Ansetzen eines Geschosses gehalten wird, während die Treibladung über eine Treibladungsladeschale bereitgestellt wird. Der gesamte Waffenund Munitionsträger ist um eine gemeinsame Drehachse höhenrichtbar.The weapon and ammunition carrier is particularly suitable for large-caliber guns, such as 150 mm howitzers, and enables the projectile and propellant to be transported quickly to the position of use. The barrel weapon and magazine are rigidly arranged with respect to one another via a housing, the barrel having a relatively long return path, at the end of which it is caught and held for attachment to a projectile, while the propellant charge is provided via a propellant charge charging shell. The entire weapon and ammunition holder can be adjusted in height about a common axis of rotation.

In bezug auf die hierbei verwendete Treibladungsladeschale ist darauf hinzuweisen, daß Ladeschalen mit Parallelogrammlenkung an sich bekannt sind, beispielsweise aus der US-PS 4,388,854. Ebenso sind Rohrvorholer z. 0. aus "Waffentechnisches Taschenbuch" der Fa. Rheinmetall GmbH, 6. Auflage 1983, S. 343 ff. bekannt.With regard to the propellant charge cradle used here, it should be noted that charging cradles with parallelogram steering are known per se, for example from US Pat. No. 4,388,854. Likewise, pipe feeders are e.g. 0. off "Weapons technical paperback" from Rheinmetall GmbH, 6th edition 1983, p. 343 ff.

Weitere Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind der nachfolgenden Beschreibung und den Unteransprüchen zu entnehmen.Further embodiments of the invention can be found in the following description and the subclaims.

Die Erfindung wird nachstehend anhand des in den beigefügten Abbildungen dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert.The invention is explained below with reference to the embodiment shown in the accompanying figures.

Fig. 1 zeigt schematisch einen Waffen- und Munitionsträger für eine Rohrwaffe teilweise im Längsschnitt.Fig. 1 shows schematically a weapon and ammunition carrier for a barrel weapon partially in longitudinal section.

Fig. 2 zeigt eine Draufsicht auf den Waffen- und Munitionsträger von Fig. 1.FIG. 2 shows a top view of the weapon and ammunition carrier from FIG. 1.

Fig. 3 zeigt ein Detail des Waffen- und Munitionsträgers von Fig. 1.FIG. 3 shows a detail of the weapon and ammunition holder of FIG. 1.

Der dargestellte Waffen- und Munitionsträger gemäß dem Ausführungsbeispiel umfaßt ein in Draufsicht hammer- oder T-förmiges und von der Seite her gesehen flaches Gehäuse 1, das um eine Höhenrichtachse 2 schwenkbar ist. Das gegebenenfalls gepanzerte Gehäuse 1 nimmt eine Rohrwaffe 3 auf, die ein aus dem Gehäuse 1 herausragendes Rohr 4 und ein im Gehäuse 1 befindliches Bodenstück 5 mit Verschluß umfaßt. Das Gehäuse 1 weist im vorderen Bereich Gleitlager 6 für das Rohr 4 auf, so daß die Rohrwaffe 3 axial verschieblich zwischen einer vorderen Feuerposition und einer hinteren Rücklaufposition von dem Gehäuse 1 aufgenommen wird. Das Höhenrichten der Rohrwaffe 3 erfolgt über das Gehäuse 1, das zum Seitenrichten auf einem drehbaren Untergestell angeordnet ist. An der Rückseite des Gehäuses 1 befindet sich wenigstens eine Aufmunitionierungsluke 7.The weapon and ammunition carrier shown according to the exemplary embodiment comprises a housing 1, which is hammer- or T-shaped in plan view and seen from the side, and which is pivotable about a vertical axis 2. The optionally armored housing 1 receives a barrel weapon 3, which comprises a barrel 4 protruding from the housing 1 and a base piece 5 in the housing 1 with a breech. The housing 1 has slide bearings 6 for the tube 4 in the front area, so that the tube weapon 3 is accommodated by the housing 1 in an axially displaceable manner between a front firing position and a rear return position. The leveling of the barrel weapon 3 takes place via the housing 1, which is arranged for side alignment on a rotatable base frame. At least one ammunition hatch 7 is located on the rear of the housing 1.

In dem quer zur Rohrachse verlaufenden Schenkel des Gehäuses 1 ist ein Magazin 8 angeordnet, so daß das Magazin 8 und die Rohrwaffe 3 über das Gehäuse 1 starr miteinander verbunden sind. Das Magazin 8 nimmt in einer Ebene Geschosse 9 und in einer darunter befindlichen Ebene getrennt von den Geschossen 9 Treibladungen 10 etwa in Modulform auf. Das Geschoß 9 sition des Magazins 8 befindet sich in einer Stellung koaxial zum Rohr 4. Das Magazin 8 ist beispielsweise ein an sich bekanntes Querbandmagazin, mit dem die Zuführung verschiedener Munition wechselseitig möglich ist. Rückseitig in dem Gehäuse 1 befindet sich koaxial zum Rohr 4 ein Geschoßausstoßer 11, der zugleich als Ansetzer für das mittlere Geschoß 9 dient, das in der Rücklaufposition der Rohrwaffe 3 direkt aus dem Magazin 8 geladen wird. Das Magazin 8 dient hier somit auch als Ladeschale für das Geschoß 9, wobei der Geschoßausstoßer 11 in an sich bekannter Weise über einen Antrieb in Richtung der Rohrachse verfahrbar ist, während der Antrieb durch das Erreichen der Rücklaufposition durch die Rohrwaffe 3 über einen entsprechenden Schalter in Gang setzbar ist.A magazine 8 is arranged in the leg of the housing 1 extending transversely to the tube axis, so that the magazine 8 and the barrel weapon 3 are rigidly connected to one another via the housing 1. The magazine 8 receives storeys 9 in one level and propellant charges 10 approximately in a module form in a level below it, separated from the storeys 9. The projectile 9 sition of the magazine 8 is in a position coaxial to the tube 4. The magazine 8 is, for example, a known cross-band magazine with which the supply of different ammunition is mutually possible. On the back of the housing 1 there is a projectile ejector 11 coaxial with the tube 4, which also serves as an attachment for the middle projectile 9, which is loaded directly from the magazine 8 in the return position of the tube weapon 3. The magazine 8 thus also serves as a charging cradle for the projectile 9, the projectile ejector 11 being movable in a manner known per se via a drive in the direction of the tube axis, while the drive is reached by reaching the Return position can be set in motion by the barrel weapon 3 via a corresponding switch.

In der Rücklaufposition der Rohrwaffe 3 ist eine Fang- und Halteeinrichtung 12 für die Rohrwaffe 3 vorgesehen. Diese besteht bei dem Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 3 aus mehreren, beispielsweise drei umfangsmäßig verteilten Anschlagblöcken 13, die mit dem Gehäuse 1 fest verbunden sind. An der dem Bodenstück 5 zugewandten Seite kann der Anschlagblock 13 einen Puffer 14 etwa aus Hartgummi oder aus einem im Anschlagblock 13 geführten und gegenüber diesem abgefederten Zylinderkörper besitzen. Der Anschlagblock 13 nimmt einen um eine Drehachse 15 drehbaren Winkelhebel 16 mit einer Verriegelungsnase 17 auf, die radial aus dem Anschlagblock 13 in den Weg des Bodenstücks 5 herausragt. Der Winkelhebel 16 ist zur Rohrachse hin mittels einer Feder 18 vorgespannt und an seinem nicht federvorgespannten Schenkel greift ein zur Rohrachse koaxialer, nach rückwärts federvorgespannter Stößel 19 an, der über einen Kolben 20 nach vorne gegen die Federvorspannung verschiebbar ist. Wenn die Rohrwaffe 3 nach dem Auslösen eines Schusses oder für den ersten Schuß in die Rücklaufposition gelangt bzw. geschoben wird, drückt die Hinterkante des Bodenstück 5 zunächst die Winkelhebel 16 gegen die Kraft der Federn 18 nach außen, wonach die Verriegelungsnasen 17 bei dem weiteren Rücklauf der Rohrwaffe 3 in entsprechende Ausnehmungen im Bodenstück 5 einfallen. Die elastischen Puffer 14, die den Aufprall der Rohrwaffe 3 dämpfen, drücken anschließend das Bodenstück 5 gegen die Verriegelungsnasen 17, so daß die Rohrwaffe 3 in einer vorbestimmten Axialstellung festgehalten wid. Der Kolben 20 ist über ein entsprechendes Schaltelement am Ende des Rückhubs des Geschoßausstoßers 11 nach dem Ausstoß- und Ansetzvorgang zum Laden der Rohrwaffe 3 druckmittelbeaufschlagbar, so daß der Stößel 19 nach vorne gedrückt und die Rohrwaffe 3 hierdurch freigegeben wird..In the return position of the gun 3, a catching and holding device 12 for the gun 3 is provided. In the embodiment of FIG. 3, this consists of several, for example three, circumferentially distributed stop blocks 13 which are firmly connected to the housing 1. On the side facing the base piece 5, the stop block 13 can have a buffer 14 made of hard rubber, for example, or a cylinder body which is guided in the stop block 13 and cushioned relative to it. The stop block 13 receives an angle lever 16 which can be rotated about an axis of rotation 15 and has a locking lug 17 which projects radially out of the stop block 13 into the path of the base piece 5. The angle lever 16 is biased towards the pipe axis by means of a spring 18 and on its leg which is not spring-loaded, a plunger 19 which is coaxial with the pipe axis and is spring-loaded backwards engages and can be displaced forwards against the spring preload via a piston 20. If the barrel weapon 3 is triggered or pushed into the return position after the triggering of a shot or for the first shot, the rear edge of the base piece 5 first presses the bell crank 16 outward against the force of the springs 18, after which the locking lugs 17 continue to return the barrel weapon 3 fall into corresponding recesses in the base piece 5. The elastic buffers 14, which dampen the impact of the barrel weapon 3, then press the base piece 5 against the locking lugs 17, so that the barrel weapon 3 is held in a predetermined axial position. The piston 20 can be pressurized by means of a corresponding switching element at the end of the return stroke of the projectile ejector 11 after the ejection and attachment process for loading the barrel weapon 3, so that the plunger 19 is pressed forward and the barrel weapon 3 is thereby released.

Außerdem ist unterhalb des Geschoßausstoßers 11 ein Treibladungsausstosser 21 vorgesehen, der wie der Geschoßausstoßer 11 getrennt von oder gemeinsam mit und gegebenenfalls synchron zu diesem betätigbar ist und dazu dient, Treibladungsmodule 10 auf eine Treibladungsladeschale 22 aus dem Magazin 8 auszuschieben.In addition, below the projectile ejector 11, a propellant charge ejector 21 is provided which, like the projectile ejector 11, can be actuated separately from or together with and possibly synchronously with it, and serves to eject propellant charge modules 10 onto a propellant charge shell 22 from the magazine 8.

Die Treibladungsladeschale 22, die eine Mulde zur Aufnahme von Treibladungsmodulen 10 sowie eine Schiebeeinrichtung, die von einem entsprechenden Antrieb betätigbar ist, zum Einschieben der auf der Treibladungsschale 22 befindlichen Treibladungen 10 in die Rohrwaffe 3 umfaßt, befindet sich in ihrer Ausgangsposition unterhalb der Rohrachse 3 auf der Höhe der Magazinebene für die Treibladungen 10 und ist über eine Paralellogrammaufhängung 23 derart verschwenkbar, daß sie in der Feuerposition der Rohrwaffe 3 die Treibladungen 10 zur Rohrachse ausrichtet.The propellant charge shell 22, which comprises a trough for receiving propellant charge modules 10 and a slide device which can be actuated by a corresponding drive, for inserting the propellant charges 10 located on the propellant charge shell 22 into the barrel weapon 3, is in its starting position below the barrel axis 3 the height of the magazine level for the propellant charges 10 and is pivotable via a parallelogram suspension 23 such that it aligns the propellant charges 10 with the barrel axis in the firing position of the barrel weapon 3.

Nach dem Laden der Rohrwaffe 3 mit einem Geschoß 9 in der hinteren Rücklaufposition der Rohrwaffe 3 wird diese nach vorne in die Feuerstellung verschoben. Dies wird ausgelöst durch ein gehäusefestes Schaltelement 25, das durch den Geschoßausstoßer 11 in dessen Endstellung betätigt wird. Ein insbesondere hydraulisch arbeitender Rohrvorholer 26, der ebenso wie eine Rohrbremse über Rohrhalter (nicht dargestellt) am Bodenstück 5 angreift, bewegt die Rohrwaffe 3 nach vorne in die Feuerstellung, zumal diese bei Beendigung des Geschoßladevorgangs von der Fang- und Halteeinrichtung 12 freigegeben ist. Während des Vorholens wird die Treibladungsladeschale 22 durch eine hydraulisch betätigte Mitnahmeeinrichtung 27 mitgenommen, d.h. angehoben und in die Ladeposition für die Treibladungsmodule 10 geschwenkt. Während des weiteren Vorlaufs erfolgt das Laden der Treibladungsmodule 10 und anschließend kurz vor dem Ende des Vorlaufs das automatische Verriegeln des Keilverschlusses. Unmittelbar danach schwenkt die Treibladungsladeschale 22 in ihre Ausgangsposition zurück.After loading the barrel weapon 3 with a projectile 9 in the rear return position of the barrel weapon 3, it is moved forward into the firing position. This is triggered by a switching element 25 fixed to the housing, which is actuated by the projectile ejector 11 in its end position. An especially hydraulically working tube recoiler 26, which acts on the base piece 5 like a tube brake via tube holder (not shown), moves the tube weapon 3 forward into the firing position, especially since this is released by the catching and holding device 12 at the end of the projectile loading process. During the pre-fetching, the propellant charge cradle 22 is carried along by a hydraulically operated entraining device 27, i.e. raised and pivoted into the loading position for the propellant charge modules 10. During the further advance, the propellant charge modules 10 are loaded and then shortly before the end of the advance the wedge lock is automatically locked. Immediately thereafter, the propellant charge cradle 22 swings back into its starting position.

Nach dem Auslösen des Schusses läuft das Rohr 4 zurück und wird für die Zeit des Ausstoßens eines Geschosses 9 aus dem Magazin 9 und Ansetzens desselben in der rückwärtigen Rücklaufposition durch die Fang- und Halteeinrichtung 12 gehalten, bis der Geschoßausstoßer 11 das Vorholen der Rohrs 4 durch den Rohrvorholer 26 bewirkt, was wiederum zum Laden der Treibladungen 10, die entweder nach Erreichen der Ausgangsstellung durch die Treibladungsladeschale 22 oder zeitgleich mit dem Geschoßausstoßen aus dem Magazin 8 auf die Treibladungsladeschale 22 befördert werden, und zum Schließen des Keilverschlusses führt.After the firing of the shot, the tube 4 runs back and is held in the rearward return position by the catching and holding device 12 for the time of the ejection of a projectile 9 from the magazine 9 and attachment thereof, until the projectile ejector 11 performs the pre-fetching of the tube 4 causes the pipe recoiler 26, which in turn leads to the loading of the propellant charges 10, which are either transported from the magazine 8 to the propellant charge charging shell 22 after reaching the initial position through the propellant charge charging shell 22 or at the same time as the projectile is ejected, and to the closing of the wedge lock.

Das Rohr 4 hat einen relativ langen Rücklaufweg von beispielsweise 1,2m. Die Geschosse 9 werden während des gesamten Ladeflusses in keiner Weise gekippt, die Winkellage der Geschosse 9 wird gegenüber dem Rohr 4 bis zum Verschießn nicht verändert. Es wird ein vollautomatischer Ladefluß getrennter Munition mit hoher Kadenz gewährleistet.The tube 4 has a relatively long return path of, for example, 1.2 m. The projectiles 9 are not tilted in any way during the entire loading flow, the angular position of the projectiles 9 is not changed relative to the tube 4 until it is fired. A fully automatic loading flow of separated ammunition with high cadence is guaranteed.

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  1. Weapon and ammunition carrier for a barrel weapon (3) with a housing (1), having a magazine (8) which is separated into projectiles (9) and propulsive charges (10) and which is equipped with a projectile ejector and propulsive charge ejector (11,21) situated behind the rearmost recoil position of the barrel weapon (3) having an elevation axis pivot (2), a loading dish (22) capable of pivoting the propulsive charge into the loading position being provided between the magazine (8) and the barrel weapon (3), a barrel recuperator (16) being provided for moving the barrel weapon (3) forward from a rear recoil position into the firing position, characterised by the fact that the housing (1) and the magazine (8) situated therein are pivotable together with the barrel weapon about the elevation axis (2),
    - that the magazine (8) has two stages of which the uppermost for the reception of projectiles (9) is so constructed that the middle projectile (9) is aligned with the barrel axis while the lower stage is designed for the reception of propulsive charges,
    - that the projectile ejector (11) is at the same time a loading device,
    - that when the barrel weapon (3) occupies the rear recoil position an interception and holding device (12) is provided which is releasable via the projectile ejector (11),
    - that the loading dish (22) is situated on a level with that stage of the magazine (8) which accommodates the propulsive charges (10) and is provided with a parallelogram suspension (23) via which the loading dish (22) in the loading position is pivotable upwards towards the barrel weapon (3).
  2. Weapon and ammunition carrier in accordance with Claim 1, characterised by the fact that the housing (1) as seen in horizontal projection is substantially hammer shaped.
  3. Weapon and ammunition carrier in accordance with Claim 1 or 2, characterised by the fact that the parallelogram suspension (23) is coupled to an entrainment device (27).
  4. Weapon and ammunition carrier in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 3, characterised by the fact that the loading dish (22) during the forward movement into the loading position can be moved towards the barrel weapon (3) and that the process of loading the propulsive charges can be effected during the forward movement.
  5. Weapon and ammunition carrier in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 4, characterised by the fact that the interception and holding device (12) is provided with stops (13) and releasable detent elements (17).
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