Giat Industries

Didier Thebault

Dominique Guesnet

Laurent Le Grand

Christophe Nicolas

Laurent Legrand

Christian Gay

Bernard Petit

Gilles Lamure

Franck Pollet

Jean Luc Pelissier

Francois Roger

Jean-Patrick Simon

Francedillaois Roger

Jean-Luc Pelissier

The invention concerns a device () for artillery intended to ram a projectile () into the chamber of a weapon barrel, such device comprising an impulse jack () incorporating a mobile rod () driving a carriage () mounted able to slide with respect to a chute (), the carriage () being able to drive the projectile towards the weapon chamber using drive means (). This device comprises a loading tray () intended to receive the projectile, such loading tray with respect to which the carriage () may translate to drive the projectile () and wherein the impulse jack () is a dual-acting jack and it is the withdrawal movement of the mobile rod () that is used to drive the projectile.

Projectile ramming device

The invention relates to a loading device for a shell in the cannon chamber of a weapon fitted with a screw breech incorporating a receiving tray onto which the shell is positioned, enabling it to be brought from a set up position to a loading position in which the shell is aligned with the cannon axis, ramming means and means to wedge the shell in the cannon operating successively, the ramming means and the wedging means being integral with the tray, said tray being connected to the slide of the weapon in an articulated manner in order to move the shell from the set up position to the loading position, the wedging means being connected in an articulated manner with respect to the tray such that after the shell has been rammed into place said wedging means partially engage in the tray substantially in the cannon axis, said tray being engaged in the weapon breech in abutment against a sealing cone of the cannon. The tray is fitted at its front end with protection means abutting against said sealing cone.

Loading device for a shell in the cannon chamber of a weapon fitted with a screw breech

A system to automatically pick up the propellant charge modules stored in a magazine, such system includes at least one pick-up device carried by a mobile support bracket activated by a driving motor to be able to penetrate inside the magazine and pick up at least one module, wherein the pick-up device has two forks arranged opposite one another and marking out between them a housing to receive at least one module, and at least one retractable retention device intended to protrude inside the housing to retain the module inside the housing after the two forks have moved on either side of the module to be picked up.

Automatic pick-up system for propellant charge modules stored in a

Apparatus for transferring modules (3) that make up propellant charges from a storage magazine to a loading system (5) for loading the modules into the chamber of a large-caliber gun barrel, in particular a barrel mounted in a turret or in an armored casemate, said apparatus being characterized in that it includes: first means (6) for receiving n modules (3) taken from a magazine; second means (7) for transferring each of the n modules (3) to a conveyor (8) of a loading system (5); and control apparatus (9) for controlling the second means (7) so as to select transferal of a determined number of modules (3) to the conveyor (8) as a function of the quantity of modules (3) making up the desired propellant charge for firing a projectile.

Transfer device for transferring modules constituting propellant charges

A device assists in the loading and/or unloading of a field artillery gun using cylindrical uni-modular charges or powder bags. The loading/unloading device includes an implement to carry the charges into the chamber of the gun, and to release the charges before firing. A method for loading/unloading a field artillery gun includes placing the charges on an implement; and inserting the implement into the chamber along with the charges to position the charges within the chamber before firing.

Method and device for loading of an artillery gun

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Bourges, France

Didier Thebault