Giat Industries

Laurent Legrand

Didier Thebault

Dominique Guesnet

Christophe Nicolas

Christian Gay

Jean Luc Pelissier

Francois Roger

Jean-Patrick Simon

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

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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Mehun/Yevre, France

Laurent Legrand