EP0375922B1 - Launching apparatus for smoke-generating charges, explosive charges and the like - Google Patents

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EP0375922B1
EP0375922B1 EP89121412A EP89121412A EP0375922B1 EP 0375922 B1 EP0375922 B1 EP 0375922B1 EP 89121412 A EP89121412 A EP 89121412A EP 89121412 A EP89121412 A EP 89121412A EP 0375922 B1 EP0375922 B1 EP 0375922B1
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Hans-Joachim Dipl.-Ing. Franke
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F41AFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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  • the invention relates to a throwing system for fog candles, explosive devices and the like, in which the firing takes place by electrical ignition of a propellant charge.
  • Such throwing systems are described for example in DE-PS 24 20 862 and DE-OS 37 06 213. They consist of a launcher with at least one throwing cup and throwing bodies that can be used in these, the throwing cup having a launch tube open at both ends, which can be closed at the rear by a removable base piece and into the interior of which electrical contact pins, which protrude through the jacket, protrude loaded throwing cup are in electrically conductive connection with contact rings of the throwing body.
  • the throwing cups are designed for a certain effective mass and a defined recoil.
  • the generally introduced throwing cups with a diameter of 76 mm are suitable for firing active weights up to approx. 1100 g. with a recoil pulse of approx. 4.4 kN.
  • a throwing system is known from Austrian patent specification 330 030, in which the launch tube is inserted into a short receiving tube and is supported on the receiving tube with a collar. The bottom of the inserted launch tube is closed with a cover in which the ignition device is accommodated. This cover is screwed to the bottom of the receiving tube, and the electrical wiring for the ignition device is also guided in the bottom cover via this screw connection.
  • This arrangement serves to make the bottom part of the launch tube interchangeable with the electrical wiring and the ignition device, so that assembly and disassembly or due cleaning are facilitated. It is not intended to fire larger or different active masses with this throwing system; moreover, it would also be cumbersome to replace the launch tube.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a throwing system with the features specified above, in which it is possible to use the known throwing cup, ie without interfering with the known throwing system, to shoot higher active masses and to achieve greater ranges without thereby limiting To exceed recoil forces.
  • the basic idea of the invention is to integrate a longer tube into the known throwing cup, from which the larger active mass is fired with a lower powder charge.
  • the invention makes use of the known fact that the barrel length of a gun has a positive effect on the build-up of gas pressure in the gun barrel. This means that, to put it simply, a larger pipe length, with the correct design of the components, can achieve a greater range of the projectiles or, with the same range, can fire higher masses.
  • the larger pipe length serves to fire a larger active mass with approximately the same range and with a lower recoil pulse.
  • Fig. 1 the throwing cup of a known throwing system is shown with a launch tube 1, a mounting ring 2, a mounting block 3, in which in Fig. 1 not visible in the interior of the launch tube 1 nine electrical contact pins 17 are arranged and a receiving collar 4 for the removable base 5.
  • FIG. 2 The conversion of this throwing cup by inserting an extension tube is shown in Fig. 2.
  • an extension tube 7 is inserted from the front in the direction of arrow E (FIG. 2), which has a retaining collar 8 acting as a stop on its outer circumference.
  • contact rings 9 are arranged on the circumference in a manner explained in more detail below.
  • the propellant charge assembly 10, which is explained in more detail below, is arranged on the closed rear side of the extension tube 7.
  • the retaining collar 8 lies against the front end of the launch tube 1, as can be seen, for example, from FIG. 4.
  • extension tube 7 with an inserted throwing body 14 is shown in more detail.
  • the extension tube 7 consists of a molded plastic part with a molded-on retaining collar 8 and circumferential grooves, in which contact rings 9 are arranged, which for example consist of a self-adhesive contact foil, preferably in a gold-plated design.
  • a propellant charge assembly 10 is arranged at the rear end of the extension tube 7, which is closed with a base 7.1. It has a propellant charge screw 12, which is screwed into a central opening of the base 7.1 by means of a receiving thread 13 and which contains the propellant charge and an ignition device and is connected to the contact rings 9 via conductor tracks (not shown).
  • a protective cap 11 is arranged on the outside of the base 7.1.
  • a throwing body 14 is arranged in the extension tube 7, the diameter of which essentially corresponds to the inside diameter of the extension tube 7. At its rear end, the throwing body 14 has an annular guide edge 16 which, when the throwing body is inserted, sits on the floor 7.1 and, as can be seen from FIG. 3, encloses an expansion chamber 15 which is arranged between the bottom 7.1 and the underside of the throwing body 14.
  • the extension tube 4 shows the extension tube inserted into the throwing cup with the throwing body inserted.
  • the retaining collar 8 is arranged on the extension tube 7 such that in the inserted state the extension tube 7 protrudes from the launch tube 1 at both ends and the contact pins 17 of the throwing cup lie opposite the contact rings 9 of the extension tube and are in electrically conductive contact with them, so that The ignition current can be conducted to the propellant charge screw 12 via the contact pins 17 and the contact rings 9 as well as the conductor tracks (not shown) in order to ignite the propellant charge.
  • the space required for the expansion of the propellant gases is given by the expansion chamber 15 in the bottom of the throwing body 14. This ensures that a 12% longer guide path is achieved and a more favorable effect of the gas pressure is generated.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Wurfsystem für Nebelkerzen, Sprengkörper und dergleichen, bei dem das Abfeuern durch elektrische Zündung einer Treibladung erfolgt.The invention relates to a throwing system for fog candles, explosive devices and the like, in which the firing takes place by electrical ignition of a propellant charge.

Derartige Wurfsysteme sind beispielsweise in DE-PS 24 20 862 und DE-OS 37 06 213 beschrieben. Sie bestehen aus einer Abschußeinrichtung mit mindestens einem Wurfbecher und in diesen einsetzbaren Wurfkörpern, wobei der Wurfbecher ein an beiden Enden offenes Abschußrohr aufweist, das an seiner Rückseite durch ein abnehmbares Bodenstück verschließbar ist und in dessen Innenraum durch den Mantel geführte elektrische Kontaktstifte hineinragen, die bei geladenem Wurfbecher mit Kontaktringen des Wurfkörpers in elektrisch leitender Verbindung stehen.Such throwing systems are described for example in DE-PS 24 20 862 and DE-OS 37 06 213. They consist of a launcher with at least one throwing cup and throwing bodies that can be used in these, the throwing cup having a launch tube open at both ends, which can be closed at the rear by a removable base piece and into the interior of which electrical contact pins, which protrude through the jacket, protrude loaded throwing cup are in electrically conductive connection with contact rings of the throwing body.

Bei dem bekannten Wurfsystem sind die Wurfbecher auf eine bestimmte Wirkmasse und einen definierten Rückstoß ausgelegt. So sind beispielsweise die allgemein eingeführten Wurfbecher mit einem Durchmesser von 76 mm für den Verschuß von Wirkmassen bis ca. 1100 g geeignet. wobei ein Rückstoßimpuls von ca. 4,4 kN entsteht.In the known throwing system, the throwing cups are designed for a certain effective mass and a defined recoil. For example, the generally introduced throwing cups with a diameter of 76 mm are suitable for firing active weights up to approx. 1100 g. with a recoil pulse of approx. 4.4 kN.

Größere Wirkmassen lassen sich mit dem bekannten Wurfbecher nicht verschießen, weil der beim Verschuß größerer Wirkmassen erzeugte Rückstoßimpuls von der Lafettierung der bekannten Wurfbecher nicht aufgenommen werden kann.Larger active masses cannot be fired with the known throwing cup, because the recoil pulse generated when firing larger active masses cannot be absorbed by the mounting of the known throwing cups.

Aus der österreichischen Patentschrift 330 030 ist ein Wurfsystem bekannt, bei dem das Abschußrohr in ein kurzes Aufnahmerohr eingesteckt wird und sich auf dem Aufnahmerohr mit einem Kragen abstützt. Der Boden des eingesteckten Abschußrohres wird mit einem Deckel verschlossen, in dem die Zündeinrichtung aufgenomnen ist. Dieser Deckel wird mit dem Boden des Aufnahmerohres verschraubt, wobei über diese Schraubverbindung auch die elektrische Verkabelung für die Zündeinrichtung im Bodendeckel geführt ist. Diese Anordnung dient dazu, den Bodenteil des Abschußrohres mit der elektrischen Verkabelung und der Zündeinrichtung auswechselbar zu gestalten, so daß die Montage und Demontage oder eine fällige Reinigung erleichtert werden. Es ist nicht vorgesehen, mit diesem Wurfsystem größere oder unterschiedliche Wirkmassen zu verschießen; darüberhinaus wäre auch das dazu notwendige Austauschen des Abschußrohres umständlich.A throwing system is known from Austrian patent specification 330 030, in which the launch tube is inserted into a short receiving tube and is supported on the receiving tube with a collar. The bottom of the inserted launch tube is closed with a cover in which the ignition device is accommodated. This cover is screwed to the bottom of the receiving tube, and the electrical wiring for the ignition device is also guided in the bottom cover via this screw connection. This arrangement serves to make the bottom part of the launch tube interchangeable with the electrical wiring and the ignition device, so that assembly and disassembly or due cleaning are facilitated. It is not intended to fire larger or different active masses with this throwing system; moreover, it would also be cumbersome to replace the launch tube.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Wurfsystem mit den oben angegebenen Merkmalen zu schaffen, bei dem es möglich ist, mittels des bekannten Wurfbechers, also ohne Eingriffe in das bekannte Wurfsystem, höhere Wirkmassen zu verschießen und größere Reichweiten zu erzielen, ohne damit die limitierten Rückstoßkräfte zu überschreiten.The invention has for its object to provide a throwing system with the features specified above, in which it is possible to use the known throwing cup, ie without interfering with the known throwing system, to shoot higher active masses and to achieve greater ranges without thereby limiting To exceed recoil forces.

Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe erfolgt erfindungsgemäß mit den Merkmalen aus dem kennzeichnenden Teil des Patentanspruchs 1.This object is achieved according to the invention with the features from the characterizing part of patent claim 1.

Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprücnen beschrieben.Advantageous developments of the invention are described in the subclaims.

Der Grundgedanke der Erfindung besteht darin, in den bekannten Wurfbecher ein längeres Rohr zu integrieren, aus dem mit einer geringeren Pulverladung die größere Wirkmasse verschossen wird. Die Erfindung macht dabei von der bekannten Tatsache Gebrauch, daß sich die Rohrlänge eines Geschützes positiv auf den Aufbau des Gasdrucks im Geschützrohr auswirkt. Dies bedeutet, daß man vereinfacht ausgedrückt durch eine größere Rohrlänge bei richtiger Auslegung der Komponenten eine höhere Reichweite der Geschosse erzielen kann oder bei gleicher Reichweite höhere Massen verschießen kann. Bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Wurfsystem dient die größere Rohrlänge dazu, eine größere Wirkmasse mit etwa der gleichen Reichweite und bei geringerem Rückstoßimpuls zu verschießen. Dies ist bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Wurfsystem in besonders einfacher Weise möglich, indem von dem bekannten Wurfbecher das Bodenstück abgenommen wird und in das an beiden Enden offene Abschußrohr das Verlängerungsrohr eingeführt wird, das bei entsprechender Anordnung des Anschlags an beiden Seiten aus dem Abschußrohr herausragt, womit die größere Rohrlänge realisiert ist. Das an seinem hinteren Ende verschlossene Verlängerungsrohr dient als Abschußmörser, in den ein in seinen Dimensionen an das Verlängerungsrohr angepaßter Wurfkörper eingesetzt wird, der durch eine entsprechende Treibladung angetrieben wird.The basic idea of the invention is to integrate a longer tube into the known throwing cup, from which the larger active mass is fired with a lower powder charge. The invention makes use of the known fact that the barrel length of a gun has a positive effect on the build-up of gas pressure in the gun barrel. This means that, to put it simply, a larger pipe length, with the correct design of the components, can achieve a greater range of the projectiles or, with the same range, can fire higher masses. In the throwing system according to the invention, the larger pipe length serves to fire a larger active mass with approximately the same range and with a lower recoil pulse. This is possible in a particularly simple manner in the throwing system according to the invention, in that the base piece is removed from the known throwing cup and the extension tube is inserted into the launch tube open at both ends larger pipe length is realized. The extension tube, which is closed at its rear end, serves as a launching mortar, one into its Dimensions adapted to the extension tube is used, which is driven by a corresponding propellant charge.

Mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Wurfsystem werden folgende Vorteile erzielt:

  • a) Verschuß von Wurfkörpern mit größerer Wirkmasse und größerem Volumen;
  • b) trotz der höheren Wirkmassen wird aufgrund der günstigen innenballistischen Eigenschaften des Verlängerungsrohres ein geringerer Rückstoß als bei dem bekannten Wurfsystem erreicht;
  • c) durch die Verwendung des eingesetzten Verlängerungsrohres wird die Verschmutzung des Wurfbechers und damit die daraus resultierende Korrosion und zusätzliche Reinigungsarbeit vermieden;
  • d) das erfindungsgemäße Wurfsystem ist ohne konstruktive Eingriffe in das bekannte Wurfsystem integrierbar und gestattet auch den Verschuß der bekannten vorhandenen Wurfkörper, indem nach Entfernen des Verlängerungsrohres der Wurfbecher mit dem Bodenstück verschlossen wird und dann das Wurfsystem in bekannter Weise mit den bekannten Wurfkörpern einsetzbar ist.
The following advantages are achieved with the throwing system according to the invention:
  • a) firing projectiles with a larger active mass and a larger volume;
  • b) despite the higher effective masses, due to the favorable internal ballistic properties of the extension tube, a lower recoil is achieved than with the known throwing system;
  • c) the use of the extension tube used prevents contamination of the throwing cup and thus the resulting corrosion and additional cleaning work;
  • d) the throwing system according to the invention can be integrated into the known throwing system without structural intervention and also allows the known throwing bodies to be fired by closing the throwing cup with the base piece after removal of the extension tube and then using the throwing system in a known manner with the known throwing bodies.

Im folgenden wird anhand der beigefügten Zeichnungen ein Ausführungsbeispiel für das bekannte Wurfsystem näher erläutert.An exemplary embodiment of the known throwing system is explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In den Zeichnungen zeigen:

Fig. 1
in einer perspektivischen explodierten Darstellung einen Wurfbecher mit Bodenstück;
Fig. 2
in einer Darstellung analog Fig. 1 den Wurfbecher und das in ihm einzusetzende Verlängerungsrohr;
Fig. 3
in einer vergrößerten Schnittdarstellung das Verlängerungsrohr mit eingesetztem Wurfkörper;
Fig. 4
in einer Schnittdarstellung analog Fig. 3 das in den Wurfbecher eingesteckte Verlängerungsrohr mit eingesetztem Wurfkörper.
The drawings show:
Fig. 1
in a perspective exploded view, a throwing cup with a bottom piece;
Fig. 2
in a representation analogous to Figure 1, the throwing cup and the extension tube to be used in it;
Fig. 3
in an enlarged sectional view the extension tube with inserted throwing body;
Fig. 4
in a sectional view analogous to FIG. 3, the extension tube inserted into the throwing cup with inserted throwing body.

In Fig. 1 ist der Wurfbecher eines bekannten Wurfsystems dargestellt mit einem Abschußrohr 1, einem Halterungsring 2, einem Halterungsblock 3, in welchem in Fig. 1 nicht sichtbarer Weise die in den Innenraum des Abschußrohres 1 nineingeführten elektrischen chen Kontaktstifte 17 angeordnet sind sowie einem Aufnahmebund 4 für das abnehmbare Bodenstück 5.In Fig. 1 the throwing cup of a known throwing system is shown with a launch tube 1, a mounting ring 2, a mounting block 3, in which in Fig. 1 not visible in the interior of the launch tube 1 nine electrical contact pins 17 are arranged and a receiving collar 4 for the removable base 5.

Die Umrüstung dieses Wurfbechers durch Einsetzen eines Verlängerungsrohres ist Fig. 2 zu entnehmen. Nacn Abnehmen des Bodenstückes 5 in Pfeilrichtung A (Fig. 1) wird von vorne in Pfeilrichtung E (Fig. 2) ein Verlängerungsrohr 7 eingesteckt, das an seinem äußeren Umfang einen als Anschlag wirkenden Haltebund 8 aufweist. Weiterhin sind in weiter unten näher erläuterter Weise am Umfang Kontaktringe 9 angeordnet. An der verschlossenen Rückseite des Verlängerungsrohres 7 ist die weiter unten näher erläuterte Treibladungsbaugruppe 10 angeordnet.The conversion of this throwing cup by inserting an extension tube is shown in Fig. 2. After removing the bottom piece 5 in the direction of arrow A (FIG. 1), an extension tube 7 is inserted from the front in the direction of arrow E (FIG. 2), which has a retaining collar 8 acting as a stop on its outer circumference. Furthermore, contact rings 9 are arranged on the circumference in a manner explained in more detail below. The propellant charge assembly 10, which is explained in more detail below, is arranged on the closed rear side of the extension tube 7.

Nach dem Einstecken des Verlängerungsrohres 7 liegt der Haltebund 8 am vorderen Ende des Abschußrohres 1 an, wie dies beispielsweise aus Fig. 4 zu entnehmen ist.After the extension tube 7 has been inserted, the retaining collar 8 lies against the front end of the launch tube 1, as can be seen, for example, from FIG. 4.

In den Fig. 3 und 4 ist das Verlängerungsrohr 7 mit einem eingesetzten Wurfkörper 14 genauer dargestellt.3 and 4, the extension tube 7 with an inserted throwing body 14 is shown in more detail.

Das Verlängerungsrohr 7 besteht aus einem Kunststoff-Formteil mit einstückig angegossenem Haltebund 8 und Umfangsnuten, in denen Kontaktringe 9 angeordnet sind, die beispielsweise aus einer selbstklebenden Kontaktfolie, vorzugsweise in vergoldeter Ausführung, bestehen. Am ninteren Ende des mit einem Boden 7.1 verschlossenen Verlängerungsrohres 7 ist eine Treibladungsbaugruppe 10 angeordnet. Sie besitzt eine, mittels eines Aufnahmegewindes 13 in eine zentrale Öffnung des Bodens 7.1 eingeschraubte Treibladungsschraube 12, die die Treibladung und eine Zündvorrichtung enthält und über nicht dargestellte Leiterbahnen mit den Kontaktringen 9 verbunden ist. An der Außenseite des Bodens 7.1 ist eine Scnutzkappe 11 angeordnet.The extension tube 7 consists of a molded plastic part with a molded-on retaining collar 8 and circumferential grooves, in which contact rings 9 are arranged, which for example consist of a self-adhesive contact foil, preferably in a gold-plated design. A propellant charge assembly 10 is arranged at the rear end of the extension tube 7, which is closed with a base 7.1. It has a propellant charge screw 12, which is screwed into a central opening of the base 7.1 by means of a receiving thread 13 and which contains the propellant charge and an ignition device and is connected to the contact rings 9 via conductor tracks (not shown). A protective cap 11 is arranged on the outside of the base 7.1.

In dem Verlängerungsrohr 7 ist ein Wurfkörper 14 angeordnet, dessen Durchmesser im wesentlichen dem Innendurchmesser des Verlängerungsrohres 7 entspricht. An seinem hinteren Ende besitzt der Wurfkörper 14 einen ringförmigen Führungsrand 16, der bei eingesetztem Wurfkörper auf dem Boden 7.1 aufsitzt und, wie aus Fig. 3 ersichtlich, eine zwischen dem Boden 7.1 und der Unterseite des Wurfkörpers 14 angeordnete Ausdehnungskammer 15 umschließt.A throwing body 14 is arranged in the extension tube 7, the diameter of which essentially corresponds to the inside diameter of the extension tube 7. At its rear end, the throwing body 14 has an annular guide edge 16 which, when the throwing body is inserted, sits on the floor 7.1 and, as can be seen from FIG. 3, encloses an expansion chamber 15 which is arranged between the bottom 7.1 and the underside of the throwing body 14.

In Fig. 4 ist das in den Wurfbecher eingesteckte Verlängerungsrohr mit eingesetztem Wurfkörper dargestellt. Der Haltebund 8 ist am Verlängerungsrohr 7 derart angeordnet, daß im eingesteckten Zustand das Verlängerungsrohr 7 an beiden Enden aus dem Abschußrohr 1 herausragt und die Kontaktstifte 17 des Wurfbechers den Kontaktringen 9 des Verlängerungsrohres gegenüberliegen und sich mit ihnen im elektrisch leitenden Kontakt befinden, so daß über die Kontaktstifte 17 und die Kontaktringe 9 sowie die nicht dargestellten Leiterbahnen der Zündstrom zur Treibladungsschraube 12 geleitet werden kann zur Zündung der Treibladung. Der notwendige Raum für die Ausdehnung der Gase der Treibladung ist durch die Ausdehnungskammer 15 im Boden des Wurfkörpers 14 gegeben. Hierdurch wird erreicht, daß ein um 12% längerer Führungsweg erzielt wird und ein günstiger Wirkungsverlauf des Gasdrucks erzeugt wird.4 shows the extension tube inserted into the throwing cup with the throwing body inserted. The retaining collar 8 is arranged on the extension tube 7 such that in the inserted state the extension tube 7 protrudes from the launch tube 1 at both ends and the contact pins 17 of the throwing cup lie opposite the contact rings 9 of the extension tube and are in electrically conductive contact with them, so that The ignition current can be conducted to the propellant charge screw 12 via the contact pins 17 and the contact rings 9 as well as the conductor tracks (not shown) in order to ignite the propellant charge. The space required for the expansion of the propellant gases is given by the expansion chamber 15 in the bottom of the throwing body 14. This ensures that a 12% longer guide path is achieved and a more favorable effect of the gas pressure is generated.

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  1. Projection system for smoke candles, explosive devices and the like, whereby firing takes place by means of electric ignition of a propellant charge (12), consisting of a discharging mechanism with at least one projection cup and projectiles (14) adapted to be inserted into the latter, the projection cup incorporating a firing tube (1) open at both ends and into the interior of which project electrical contact pins (17) which pass through the casing, and an extension tube (7) adapted for insertion into the firing tube (1) and sealed at its back end by a floor (7.1), the external diameter of the said extension tube (7) being substantially the same as the internal diameter of the firing tube (1) and the length thereof being greater than the length of the firing tube (1), the extension tube (7) having on its outer face at least one stop (8) which limits the depth of insertion and in the inserted state rests against the front of the firing tube (1), and there being arranged on the generated surface of the said extension tube (7) contact rings (9) which communicate with the contact pins (17) when the extension tube (7) is inserted and which are connected electrically to an ignition device (12) arranged in the floor (7.1) of the extension tube (7) in order to ignite a propellant charge.
  2. Projection system according to claim 1, characterised in that the stop (8) is so arranged on the extension tube (7) that when the extension tube (7) is inserted into the firing tube (1), the extension tube (7) protrudes from both ends of the firing tube (1).
  3. Projection system according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the stop is in the form of a collar (8) encompassing the circumference of the extension tube (7).
  4. Projection system according to claim 3, characterised in that the extension tube (7) is in the form of a moulded plastics part, the collar (8) being developed as a one-piece cast-on ring and the contact rings (9) being arranged in grooves around the circumference of the moulded plastics part.
  5. Projection system according to claim 4, characterised in that the contact rings (9) consist of contact foils cemented into the circumferential groove.
  6. Projection system according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterised by projectiles (14) whose external diameter is substantially the same as the internal diameter of the extension tube (7) and which on their rear face incorporate a ring-shaped guide rim (16) which when the projectile (14) is inserted into the extension tube (7) sits on the floor (7.1) of the extension tube (7) and surrounds an expansion chamber (15) arranged between the floor (7.1) of the extension tube (7) and the rear of the projectile (14).
  7. Projection system according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the propellant charge and the ignition device are arranged inside a propellant charge screw (12) screwed into the floor (7.1) of the extension tube (7), a protective cap (11) being arranged on the outer face of the floor (7.1).
  8. Projection system according to claim 1, characterised in that the firing tube (1) is adapted to be sealed at the rear by a removable bottom piece (5).
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