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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1986
Erich Zielinski, Haan, DE;
Gert Winkler, Meerbusch, DE;
Rheinmetall GmbH, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
A weapon arrangement for a gun barrel adapted to fire a projectile the propellant charge of which is loaded separately from the projectile in to the loading chamber of the gun barrel. Such projectiles have a long range and can be fired at a rapid firing sequence. The wedge breech block is slidably movable mounted in a mating slit of the bottom member at an angle of about 65.degree. with respect to the vertical plane. The mating slit is open towards the rear. A loading tray is pivotally mounted on an extension of the cradle which extends parallel to the gun barrel axis. The loading tray pivots laterally from an inoperative position to a loading position in which it is in alignment with the gun barrel axis so that a projectile from an ammunition magazine can be fed via two ammunition feed chains to the loading tray. A transfer arm is pivotally mounted about the trunion axis of the gun barrel and serves to transfer the projectile from the feed chains to the loading tray.