Field gun aim
US8726784B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A25/20
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A howitzer suitable for deployment on a ground plane, the howitzer having an ordnance for firing a projectile. The ordnance can include a barrel defining a barrel axis and having a muzzle towards the front end of the howitzer and a breech assembly at the back end of the barrel; a cradle for holding the ordnance at a traverse and an elevation; two trunnion pins located on the cradle, which co-locate with receiving trunnion bearings on a saddle, wherein in a first position said breech is located forward of the trunnion, in a second position, at the end of the recoil stroke, the breech is retracted substantially behind the trunnion, wherein a recoil stroke is variable depending on the selection of the elevation.
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