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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 1984
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1982
Gert Winkler, Meerbusch, DE;
Wilfried Becker, Dusseldorf, DE;
Erich Zielinski, Haan, DE;
Herbert Lipp, Dusseldorf, DE;
Rheinmetall GmbH, Dusseldorf, DE;
Abstract
A muzzle loading mortar constructed for mounting on a protected enclosure, for example, an armored vehicle. The mortar includes a mortar tube having an open end for receiving and discharging a projectile, and mounting means, including a tube cradle connected with a recoil-return means, are provided for mounting the tube on the enclosure. The recoil-return means includes a hydraulic member which cooperates with a spring for reducing the forces introduced into the enclosure during development of a shot from the mortar. A loading means is mounted for relative movement between the open end of the tube and the protected enclosure for muzzle loading the open end of the tube with a projectile. The loading means can be operated from within the protected enclosure to load a projectile into the mortar tube.