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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1977
Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon-Buhrle AG, Zurich, CH;
Abstract
A weapon system containing a gun mount upon which there is mounted to be pivotable about an elevation alignment axis an automatic firing weapon or gun containing an ammunition container or magazine. A reloading container having an ammunition outlet opening is arranged at the gun mount. There is provided a conveyor device, by means of which sets of cartridges located in the reloading container can be brought to the outlet opening from which location these cartridges can be refilled into the ammunition container. The reloading container is displaceably arranged at the gun mount and its outlet opening can be brought into alignment with an inlet opening of the ammunition container which has been pivoted into an ammunition loading position. The conveyor device comprises transport elements which can be moved together with the sets of cartridges out of the reloading container into the ammunition container.