GB1248783A - High firing rate hypervelocity gun - Google Patents
High firing rate hypervelocity gunInfo
- Publication number
- GB1248783A GB1248783A GB41910/68A GB4191068A GB1248783A GB 1248783 A GB1248783 A GB 1248783A GB 41910/68 A GB41910/68 A GB 41910/68A GB 4191068 A GB4191068 A GB 4191068A GB 1248783 A GB1248783 A GB 1248783A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- booster
- bore
- barrel
- breech
- firing
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
Classifications
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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
- F41A9/01—Feeding of unbelted ammunition
- F41A9/24—Feeding of unbelted ammunition using a movable magazine or clip as feeding element
- F41A9/26—Feeding of unbelted ammunition using a movable magazine or clip as feeding element using a revolving drum magazine
- F41A9/27—Feeding of unbelted ammunition using a movable magazine or clip as feeding element using a revolving drum magazine in revolver-type guns
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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
- F41A1/00—Missile propulsion characterised by the use of explosive or combustible propellant charges
- F41A1/02—Hypervelocity missile propulsion using successive means for increasing the propulsive force, e.g. using successively initiated propellant charges arranged along the barrel length; Multistage missile propulsion
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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
- F41A21/00—Barrels; Gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means
- F41A21/12—Cartridge chambers; Chamber liners
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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
- F41A9/38—Loading arrangements, i.e. for bringing the ammunition into the firing position
- F41A9/46—Loading arrangements, i.e. for bringing the ammunition into the firing position the cartridge chamber being formed by two complementary elements, movable one relative to the other for loading
Abstract
1,248,783. Hypervelocity guns; cartridges and boosters. TRW Inc. 3 Sept., 1968 [1 Sept., 1967], No. 41910/68. Headings F3A and F3C. A hypervelocity gun for firing primary ammunition rounds 32 containing a primary propellant 38 and a projectile 34 and booster ammunition rounds 42 containing a booster propellant 44 comprises a barrel 12 having a bore 14 and breech means 16, 18 for transporting primary ammunition rounds in succession to a primary firing position at the breech end of the barrel and co-axial with the bore thereof and booster ammunition rounds in succession to at least one secondary firing position in which the booster propellant in each booster round is in ignition relation to the bore forward of the breech end of the barrel. The arrangement is such that when a primary round is fired the projectile thereof is propelled forwardly through the bore and the propellant gases from the primary round ignite a booster round in the or each secondary firing position after the projectile has passed the or each position to produce additional propellant gas which enters the bore behind the projectile to further urge it through the bore. In the construction shown the breech means consists of two breech mechanisms 16, 18 each including a rotatable cylinder which is formed with laterally open firing chambers of generally triangular shape. In the firing position the chambers are closed by a firing strap of the associated breech frame 20. The cylinders are driven, step by step and in unison by an electric motor 66 through a Geneva mechanism, the rounds being fired electrically through a cam operated firing circuit (Fig. 5a, not shown). The firing chambers of the cylinders are fed from hoppers 80. The booster ammunition rounds 42 are provided with a co-axially arrayed, perforated tube which forms an intermediate portion of the bore of the barrel. The booster ammunition rounds 42 are further provided with a yieldable, non-combustible case 46 and a combustible cover sleeve (Fig. 4, not shown) the latter to prevent the booster propellant 44 from entering the tube during handling of the rounds. In a further embodiment (Figs. 6 to 8, not shown) the primary breech mechanism comprises a rotatable cylinder having closed chambers and the secondary breech mechanism is of the open chamber type as previously described but the chambers communicate with the bore of the barrel through ports passing through the breech frame and the wall of the barrel. The cylinders are coupled for rotation through gearing. The booster ammunition rounds are provided with an opening along one of its sides, the opening being closed by a combustible cover sheet (Fig. 8, not shown). The gun may also comprise a multi-barrel assembly (Figs 9, 10, not shown). In this case a barrel is provided for each co-operating pair of firing chambers in two open chamber cylinders and the barrels are connected to the cylinders for rotation therewith. The booster ammunition rounds are as those shown in the accompanying Fig.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US66515567A | 1967-09-01 | 1967-09-01 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB1248783A true GB1248783A (en) | 1971-10-06 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB41910/68A Expired GB1248783A (en) | 1967-09-01 | 1968-09-03 | High firing rate hypervelocity gun |
Country Status (10)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US3503300A (en) |
BE (1) | BE720222A (en) |
CA (1) | CA924553A (en) |
CH (1) | CH503247A (en) |
DE (1) | DE1728131A1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES357767A1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR1603740A (en) |
GB (1) | GB1248783A (en) |
IL (1) | IL30610A0 (en) |
SE (2) | SE368083B (en) |
Cited By (1)
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EP1394493A1 (en) * | 2002-08-29 | 2004-03-03 | Valtro Europe S.r.l. | Magazine with a plurality of cylinders in series, in particular for compressed-airguns |
Families Citing this family (19)
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JPS4949284B1 (en) * | 1971-05-26 | 1974-12-26 | ||
US3880044A (en) * | 1973-07-05 | 1975-04-29 | Us Army | Muzzle attachment for accelerating a projectle |
US4336741A (en) * | 1980-01-17 | 1982-06-29 | Ford Motor Company | Liquid propellant velocity assistance system for guns |
US4555972A (en) * | 1982-12-20 | 1985-12-03 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Electromagnetic launcher with powder driven projectile insertion |
DE3309288A1 (en) * | 1983-03-16 | 1984-09-20 | Diehl GmbH & Co, 8500 Nürnberg | SLEEVELESS AMMUNITION FOR MACHINE ARMS |
US5392685A (en) * | 1983-08-18 | 1995-02-28 | Ares, Inc. | Automatic cannon with carbioid-shaped shell chamber path |
DE3628153C1 (en) * | 1986-08-19 | 1987-11-12 | Rheinmetall Gmbh | Cartridge feed for automatic weapons, especially for use on caseless cartridges |
US4748892A (en) * | 1987-07-30 | 1988-06-07 | David Dardick | Energy transfer multi-barrel gun |
FR2624269B1 (en) * | 1987-12-04 | 1993-02-12 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | HIGH SPEED MONOECLAT PROJECTILE LAUNCHER |
US6766793B2 (en) * | 2002-12-12 | 2004-07-27 | General Atomics | Electromagnetic gun and rotating pulse forming network |
DE102008060215A1 (en) | 2008-12-04 | 2010-06-10 | Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh | Drive and quick stop for a weapon with preferably linear closure or ammunition supply |
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DE102008060217A1 (en) | 2008-12-04 | 2010-06-10 | Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh | Shutter drive for a weapon |
DE102008060214A1 (en) | 2008-12-04 | 2010-06-10 | Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh | Shutter drive for a weapon with linear shutter or ammunition supply |
DE102010017876A1 (en) | 2010-04-21 | 2011-10-27 | Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh | Belt system and multi-purpose weapon |
WO2014109798A2 (en) * | 2012-09-17 | 2014-07-17 | Open Chamber Systems, Llc | Open chamber mechanism and ammunition |
RU2669233C2 (en) * | 2015-02-26 | 2018-10-09 | Валерий Михайлович Дороготовцев | Method and device for giving the rotation to the destructive element |
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Family Cites Families (6)
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US44119A (en) * | 1864-09-06 | Improvement in ordnance | ||
US2397800A (en) * | 1944-03-20 | 1946-04-02 | Graham S Mcarthur | Gun |
US2648257A (en) * | 1951-09-21 | 1953-08-11 | Everett N Stanley | Projectile-accelerating mechanism for firearms |
US2821116A (en) * | 1952-12-17 | 1958-01-28 | Mach Tool Works Oerlikon Admin | Cocking device for automatic firearms |
US2865126A (en) * | 1954-09-03 | 1958-12-23 | Dardick Corp | Open chamber gun |
US2922341A (en) * | 1955-11-07 | 1960-01-26 | Olin Mathieson | Projectile propelling system |
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1967
- 1967-09-01 US US665155A patent/US3503300A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1968
- 1968-08-19 CA CA027847A patent/CA924553A/en not_active Expired
- 1968-08-22 IL IL30610A patent/IL30610A0/en unknown
- 1968-08-29 FR FR1603740D patent/FR1603740A/fr not_active Expired
- 1968-08-29 DE DE19681728131 patent/DE1728131A1/en active Pending
- 1968-08-30 SE SE13847/71A patent/SE368083B/xx unknown
- 1968-08-30 SE SE11713/68A patent/SE353390B/xx unknown
- 1968-08-30 CH CH1306568A patent/CH503247A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1968-08-30 BE BE720222D patent/BE720222A/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1968-08-31 ES ES357767A patent/ES357767A1/en not_active Expired
- 1968-09-03 GB GB41910/68A patent/GB1248783A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP1394493A1 (en) * | 2002-08-29 | 2004-03-03 | Valtro Europe S.r.l. | Magazine with a plurality of cylinders in series, in particular for compressed-airguns |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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BE720222A (en) | 1969-02-03 |
US3503300A (en) | 1970-03-31 |
SE353390B (en) | 1973-01-29 |
IL30610A0 (en) | 1970-03-22 |
FR1603740A (en) | 1971-05-24 |
ES357767A1 (en) | 1970-03-16 |
CH503247A (en) | 1971-02-15 |
SE368083B (en) | 1974-06-17 |
DE1728131A1 (en) | 1972-07-27 |
CA924553A (en) | 1973-04-17 |
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