Ordnance – Loading – Hoisting apparatus
Patent
1989-11-17
1990-10-30
Jordan, Charles T.
Ordnance
Loading
Hoisting apparatus
F41A 909
Patent
active
049660640
ABSTRACT:
An armoured car or vehicle with front wheel drive has a vehicle hull and a turret with gun, as well as a front revolving magazine located on the bottom of the turret platform in the vicinity of the gun for large caliber ammunition inserted in upright form. In order to be able to carry maximum ammunition stocks within the vehicle and ensure a mechanized, automatic ammunition flow, on the bottom of the vehicle hull behind the front revolving magazine is provided a rear revolving magazine largely filling the rear vehicle space and receiving the ammunition in standing form and between the two revolving magazines is provided a transfer mechanism occupying an empty position on the front revolving magazine from the rear revolving magazine.
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Janda Helmut
Jorg Josef
Kaustrater Gert
Johnson Stephen
Jordan Charles T.
Kuka Wehrtechnik GmbH
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