Military tank

Details Military tank Military tank

1992-09-11

1994-05-17

Bentley, Stephen C.

Ordnance

Shields

Transportable

89 3613, 89 46, F41H 702

Patent

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053118073

ABSTRACT:
A military tank with a heavy weapon suspended to pivot in elevation in a turret that rotates on a chassis. The turret (2) is on the rear half (1.2) of the chassis (1) and its drive mechanisms are in the forward half. At least the section of the upper surface (1.2) below the turret slopes back and down at a prescribed angle (.alpha.) to the horizontal. The vertical longitudinal cross-section (LM) of the turret is a wedge that tapers together forward with its bottom (2.1) paralleling the upper surface of the chassis and its top (2.2) at another prescribed angle (.beta.) to the horizontal.

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Technology Update, Military, "Coming: Our Fast New Battle Armor", Popular Mechanics, Feb. 1984, pp. 68-69.
Nick Nichols, "Tanks for Tomorrow", Popular Mechanics, May 1988, pp. 68-71.

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