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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1982
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1975
Helmut Hausenblas, Kassel-Kirchditmold, DE;
Rheinstahl Aktiengesellschaft, Essen, DE;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for precisely aligning a top-mounted individually stabilized weapon on an armored vehicle by means of a fire control system including an optical observation and aiming system controlled by the vehicle gunner after a target, which has been optically sighted by the vehicle commander by means of a stabilized panoramic optical device, has been taken over by the vehicle gunner in his own individually stabilized optical device. After sighting a target the vehicle commander initiates a control signal which causes the actual values of position of his panoramic optical device to be transmitted to the stabilization control of the gunner's optical device as rated values resulting in the two optical devices being aligned. Thereafter, in response to control signals generated by the gunner, the weapon is aimed at the target as seen through the gunner's optical device, the image of the target as seen by a target television camera fixedly mounted on the weapon is switched to a television monitor in front of the gunner, and then the weapon is finely aimed at the target as seen on the monitor and is fired.