Aiming system for a mounted fire arm

Details Aiming system for a mounted fire arm Aiming system for a mounted fire arm

1997-03-27

1999-01-26

Johnson, Stephen M.

Ordnance

Mounts

Trunnion

89 4003, F41A 2334

Patent

active

058640851

ABSTRACT:
An aiming system for a fire arm (3) mounted on an armored vehicle in which the gun can travel in elevation and in azimuth following two perpendicular directions, characterized in that the elevation bearing axis (Y'-O-Y) is located in a substantially horizontal plane, when the armored vehicle is standing on substantially horizontal ground, whereas the azimuth bearing axis (Z'-O-Z) is perpendicular to the elevation bearing axis (Y'-O-Y) and also perpendicular to the gun axis.

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patent: 2342644 (1944-02-01), Colby
patent: 2554019 (1951-05-01), Du Bois
patent: 4353283 (1982-10-01), Cvepin
General Electric, Vulcan Air Defense System Turret, Jul. 1, 1971.
Soderholm, Three-Axis Gun Mount, Design News vol. 15, No. 14, three pages, Jul. 4, 1960.

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