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US 4481860

CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE FOR CANNON MOUNTED IN TANK TURRETS, ESPECIALLY ARMORED CAR TURRETA

Assignee

KUKA WEHRTECHNIK GMBH

Filed

Aug 19, 1981

Granted

Nov 13, 1984

Location

AUGSBURG DE

Abstract

A cartridge magazine comprising tubular containers each equipped for the pickup and feed of one cartridge case, these containers being in parallel to each other and aligned with the bore axis of the cannon barrel. The containers are on an endless track revolving in mutually superposed horizontal planes and the tubular containers on both of their faces are linked to conveyor chains carried in guide rails by means of a trunnion, and are guided in additional magazine fixed guide rails, of which one is restricted, to an endless-trackless deflecting section, by means of two pilots attached to each container outside the circular track of this trunnion to the effect of maintaining a constantly positioned rotation of the containers.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Sep 24, 1982

Rescinded

May 9, 1983

Duration

7 months

Inventor

  • 1AUGUST SCHIELE
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