Bofors Ab

General Dynamics Armament Systems, Inc.

Bertil Wall

David L Maher

Sten Hallqvist

Joseph F Bender-Zanoni

Bengt Berglund

Orjan Skoglund

An ammunition storage and retrieval system for a weapon is provided. The storage and retrieval system includes a main magazine having a main carrier belt that is configured to store a plurality of munitions have a first set of handling characteristics and a handoff unit that retrieves a selected one of the plurality of munitions and transfers the selected munition to the weapon. The main magazine also includes an auxiliary magazine mount. There is further provided a set of auxiliary magazines that are selectively engageable with the auxiliary magazine mount. A first one of the auxiliary magazines is configured to store munitions having the first set of handling characteristics and a second one of the auxiliary magazines is configured to store munitions having a second set of handling characteristics.

Modular ammunition storage and retrieval system

The present invention relates to an ammunition handling system primarily for self-propelled artillery guns (1). According to the invention, the gun (1) in question is provided with carrier arms (19, 20) which are pivotally journalled in the chassis of the gun and which carry special ammunition magazines (21, 22) or cassettes in which a primary requirement of propellant charges (18) and shells (14) is stored. In such instance, the design of the carrier arms (19 and 20) and magazine (21, 22) is such that the magazine may be pivoted by simple manoeuvres forwards from a transport position where they are folded-in, in a direction towards the centre line of the gun, to a second position closely adjacent the loading breech of the gun or the replenishment position for auxiliary systems (13, 17) utilized on loading of the gun. The present invention also encompasses specific designs of the relevant magazines and a piece of ordnance designed in accordance with the inventive concept has herein disclosed.

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Kristinehamn, Sweden

Bertil Wall