Configurable weapon station having under armor reload
US9568267B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A27/28
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle-mounted weapon station is configurable to adjust the height of a rotational elevation axis thereof. The weapon station is provided with at least one fixed hanging ammunition container that is reloadable under the armored protection of the vehicle and the weapon station shell. The weapon station may have both electrically-powered and manually-powered drive systems for rotating a pedestal about an azimuth axis relative to the vehicle, and for rotating weaponry and operational units about the elevation axis, wherein the electrical and manual drive systems transmit power through the same output gear.
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