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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1991
Gerard Bouver, St Etienne, FR;
Alain Larochette, Rive-de-Gier, FR;
Mohamad Ben-Ahmed, St Etienne, FR;
Creusot-Loire Industrie, Puteaux, FR;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling the automatic loading of a gun of an armored vehicle gun turret has a rotating magazine, a rammer, at least one munitions type sensor, a selection unit, a control unit, and a managing device. The rotating magazine has cells for storing munitions, and is disposed in proximity to a chamber of the gun. The rammer rams munitions stored in the rotating magazine towards a chamber of the gun. The munition type sensor detects a type of munition stored in a cell of the rotating magazine. The selection unit selects a type of munition to be used. The control unit controls the rotating magazine to position a selected type of munition for loading into the chamber of the gun, the rammer to ram the selected type of munition towards the chamber of the gun, and a transfer of the selected munition from the rammer towards the chamber of the gun. The managing device manages the munitions stored in the rotating magazine, and instructs the control unit based on the output of the munition type sensor and the selection unit.