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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
May. 16, 2023
Bae Systems Plc, London, GB;
Richard Peter Lewin, Barrow-in-Furness, GB;
Edward Elliott, Farnborough, GB;
BAE SYSTEMS PLC, London, GB;
Abstract
A self-propelled gun system defining a recoil mitigation system comprises a chassis; a gun barrel and a chassis suspension system comprising a first wheel arm extending away from the chassis to a first wheel, the first wheel being rotatably mounted on the first wheel arm, the first wheel configured for engagement with a support surface. The first wheel arm and first wheel are configured to support the chassis a distance (Dz) apart from the support surface. The recoil mitigation system is operable such that a maximum recoil damping distance (Dz_max) of the chassis from the support surface in the z-axis for a gun firing condition is controlled to be set according to a predetermined relationship by pivoting the first wheel arm relative to the z-axis.