Patent · US Expired

Armor car-mounted mortar

US4495852A · kind A · utility

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2References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Rheinmetall GmbH · DE

Inventors

Gert Winkler · Meerbusch, DE
Wilfried Becker · Düsseldorf, DE
Erich Zielinski · Haan, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 3, 1982
Grant date	Jan 29, 1985
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 3, 2002

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41A23/34
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A weapons system including a mortar and a vehicle. The vehicle has a body including a side wall having a region constructed for receiving the mortar. A mounting device is connected with the vehicle for mounting the mortar for movement between a traveling position in which the mortar is positioned to travel with the vehicle and a firing position in which the mortar is positioned to fire a projectile. The traveling position is delimited by the region provided in the side wall for receiving the mortar and the firing position is located on the ground in the vicinity of the vehicle.

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