EP0635695A2 - Véhicule de combat, en particulier obusier, comportant des magasins de munitions - Google Patents

Véhicule de combat, en particulier obusier, comportant des magasins de munitions Download PDF

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EP0635695A2
EP0635695A2 EP94108753A EP94108753A EP0635695A2 EP 0635695 A2 EP0635695 A2 EP 0635695A2 EP 94108753 A EP94108753 A EP 94108753A EP 94108753 A EP94108753 A EP 94108753A EP 0635695 A2 EP0635695 A2 EP 0635695A2
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Heinrich Heldmann
Manfred Hopke
Erich Wallwey
Günter Dipl.-Ing. Hesse
Michael Dipl.-Ing. Kohlstedt
Peter Liebel
Olaf Schöppe
Heinz Jürgen Dipl.-Ing. Schlömer
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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
    • F41A9/06—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
    • F41A9/20—Movable ammunition carriers or loading trays, e.g. for feeding from magazines sliding, e.g. reciprocating
    • 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
    • F41A9/82—Reloading or unloading of magazines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H7/00—Armoured or armed vehicles
    • F41H7/02—Land vehicles with enclosing armour, e.g. tanks

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  • the invention relates to a combat vehicle, in particular a self-propelled howitzer, with a rotatable turret arranged on the vehicle in the area behind the center of the vehicle, on which a heavy weapon is pivotally arranged in elevation and in which at least some of the projectiles and the propellant charges are mounted inside the vehicle and a loading / unloading opening opening to the rear is arranged at the rear of the vehicle.
  • Such a self-propelled howitzer is described for example in EP 0 331 980 B1.
  • the projectiles are essentially stored in the area of the center of the vehicle and are conveyed from the projectile magazine by means of an automatic projectile feed device with multiple rotations to the area behind the weapon end and there, with alignment in azimuth and elevation to the current direction of the weapon in the Loading position raised.
  • the invention is based on the object, by means of a new concept of storing the projectiles and propellant charges within the combat vehicle, not only simplifying the process of conveying projectiles and propellant charges to the weapon, but also simplifying the loading and unloading of the vehicle with projectiles and propellant charges to reach. Furthermore, it should be achieved that the supply of projectiles and propellant charges to the weapon can be carried out by means of very simply constructed, possibly manually operated projectile supply devices.
  • the invention is based on the basic idea of arranging projectiles and propellant charges as close as possible to the loading / unloading opening arranged in the rear of the vehicle, in such a way that on the one hand the available storage space within the vehicle is optimally utilized and on the other hand simple loading and unloading by means of simple mechanical aids Unloading of projectiles and propellant charges is possible.
  • the ones arranged in the rear of the vehicle play transversely Bullet magazines that can be moved to the center of the vehicle and that overlap the chain boxes of the vehicle in the storage position play a preferred role.
  • the space above the chain boxes can be used for storing additional storeys and / or propellant charges.
  • the storage concept is supplemented by the storey magazine located in the rear of the tower. Due to this arrangement of the projectiles, the loading and unloading of the vehicle with projectiles and propellant charges as well as the transport of the projectiles from the outside or from one of the projectile magazines to the weapon can be carried out by means of very simply constructed projectile delivery devices.
  • an ammunition feed device can be used, for example, for loading and unloading the vehicle and for transporting projectiles from the storey magazines to the weapon, as used, for example, in the older, not prepublished German patent application P 43 24 572.2, "Projectile supply device for a self-propelled howitzer "by the same applicant (filed on July 21, 1993).
  • the self-propelled howitzer shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 consists of a vehicle F with a chain undercarriage FW, on which a tower T is rotatably mounted via a slewing ring D.
  • the tower T is arranged behind the center of the vehicle and on it a heavy weapon W, which is guided into the interior of the vehicle, is arranged so as to be pivotable in elevation.
  • the floors are preferably stored in the rear of the vehicle and the tower.
  • Some of the storeys are stored in the rear of the vehicle on both sides of the longitudinal median plane M of the vehicle in a storey magazine 3 or 4, the shape of which is selected such that, as shown in FIG. 3, it is possible to store several storeys in a particularly space-saving manner .
  • Each of the storey magazines 3 and 4 consists of a first part 3.1 or 4.1 which is perpendicular to the vehicle floor and a second part 3.2 or 4.2 which is arranged at the upper end of the first part and runs parallel to the vehicle floor and extends outwards.
  • both Parts of storeys G3 and G4 are stored with the projectile tip pointing forward.
  • Each of the two storey magazines 3 and 4 can be moved from a loading position directly in front of the loading / unloading opening B of the vehicle transversely to the longitudinal center plane M into a storage position and back (arrow direction Q1 and Q 2), as can be seen from FIGS. 2 and 3, in which the second part 3.2 or 4.2 of the storey magazine overlaps the chain case K1 or K2 running on the long sides of the vehicle interior.
  • the space above the chain boxes K1 and K2 is thus optimally used in its rear part as storage space.
  • the movement of the storey magazines 3 and 4 takes place via telescope guides which are connected to the vehicle and are not specifically shown and are known per se.
  • the projectile magazines 3 and 4 are each held in place by locking devices, not shown.
  • the longitudinal axis of the projectile magazines is offset outwards by a small acute angle ⁇ relative to the longitudinal center plane M of the vehicle.
  • the projectiles are held in the storey magazines by means of simple clamping devices known per se.
  • additional magazines 5 and 6 are arranged in the area in front of the storey magazines 3 and 4 above the chain boxes K1 and K2 to accommodate further storeys.
  • the storeys are also arranged with the storey tip at the front. The loading and unloading of these additional magazines 5 and 6 can take place via the storey magazines 3 and 4.
  • the propellant charges are also arranged inside the vehicle so that quick access is possible.
  • containers 9 for receiving propellant charges are arranged on one of the chain boxes.
  • Another container 7 for propellant charges is arranged in the transverse direction, seen from the top on the right, next to the end of the weapon W, while an additional container 8 for propellant charges is fastened in the longitudinal direction on the inside of the right chain case K1.
  • both storeys and propellant charges are also stored in the tower.
  • a turret magazine 1 is arranged in the rear of the turret behind the weapon for receiving projectiles G1 which point forward with the projectile tip and which lie one above the other in several rows.
  • a further container 2 for propellant charges is arranged above and next to The tower magazine 1 for propellant charges. It has proven to be advantageous here for reasons of space saving if the propellant charges TR arranged above the storeys G1 of the tower magazine are staggered with respect to the storeys.
  • the loading and unloading of the tower magazine 1 and the feeding of bullets both from the outside and from the tower magazine 1, the bullet magazines 3 and 4 and the additional magazines 5 and 6 can be carried out with the aid of a bullet feed device in the form of a loading aid, generally designated 10.
  • This loading aid 10 is arranged between the rear end of the weapon W and the turret magazine 1.
  • the projectile feeder is basically constructed so that a transverse guide 10.4 is attached to the inside of the roof plate of the turret T between the rear end of the weapon W and the turret magazine 1, on which a slide (arrow direction Q) is slidably guided, on which a support arm 10.1 extending downward into the tower is suspended, on which one Charging cradle receptacle is movably guided along the support arm 10.1, which carries a charging cradle 10.3.
  • the arrangement and suspension of the parts is such that the longitudinal axis of the charging cradle 10.3 can be brought into a position in alignment with the barrel core axis of the weapon in at least one elevation position of the weapon W.
  • the charging cradle can also be raised by means of a chain drive 10.2 on the support arm 10.1 in positions in which the rear end of the charging cradle lies directly in front of predetermined storage locations of the tower magazine 1. Furthermore, the charging cradle 10.3 can be brought into a position in which the rear end of the charging cradle directly adjoins the front end of a roller conveyor 11 arranged in the area of the loading / unloading opening B.
  • the charging cradle 10.3 is pivotally connected to the charging cradle receptacle about an axis parallel to the shield pin axis of the weapon W, so that it can assume different angular positions in elevation in the different positions.
  • the loading aid 10 described above can either be constructed as a simply constructed, purely manually operated unit. However, it is also possible to motorize individual movements, such as, for example, lifting the charging cradle 10.3. It has the task of relieving the operator when loading and unloading the tower magazine, when shooting from the tower magazine, when shooting from the stack and when storing the projectiles from the vehicle into the rear of the tower. With the charging cradle, which can be moved vertically on the support arm, it can still be used as a Serve preparation unit for the next floor (e.g. in the event of a fire). Furthermore, a shell-like inner charging shell part can be arranged within the charging shell in a manner not shown, which can be moved out of the charging shell in the direction of the weapon and makes it easier to attach the projectiles.
  • the loading and unloading as well as the direct delivery of projectiles to the weapon takes place from the outside via the roller conveyor 11, which can be locked in a tower-fixed holder in the region of the turret pivot bearing D. As a result, it can pivot along with the directional movements of the tower (T) within the loading / unloading opening B and remains aligned with the direction of the charging cradle 10.3.
  • the roller conveyor 11 can be released from its tower holder and stowed in or on the vehicle.
  • the propellant charge containers 7, 8 and 9 are preferably constructed as multi-chamber containers and are constructed in a manner not shown so that all propellant charges can be reached easily and quickly by folding down inner partition walls. This chamber design is inexpensive and the containers can be quickly replaced if necessary.

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EP94108753A 1993-07-24 1994-06-08 Véhicule de combat, en particulier obusier, comportant des magasins de munitions Expired - Lifetime EP0635695B1 (fr)

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DE4324966A DE4324966A1 (de) 1993-07-24 1993-07-24 Kampffahrzeug, insbesondere Panzerhaubitze
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