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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2002
Alfons Falk, Bonassund, SE;
Alvis Hagglunds Aktiebolag, Ornskoldsvik, SE;
Abstract
Turret ( ) fitted with automatic canon and intended for a combat unit, said turret ( ) comprising a turret housing ( ) which is intended to be mounted on the outside of the combat unit and can rotate about a substantially vertical axis, and in which turret housing ( ) there is a weapon holder ( ) for pivotably supporting a canon about a horizontal axis, which canon has a barrel ( ) projecting from the turret housing ( ) and a rear part ( ) with associated loading mechanism ( ) situated inside the housing ( ). At least one ammunition magazine ( ) is arranged to the side of the rear part ( ) of the canon and has an outlet ( ) for the ammunition belt situated in such a way that the latter can be conveyed from a rear part of the magazine and guided forwards along an underside ( ) of the magazine and thereafter curved through ca. 90° about an axis substantially at right angles to the plane of the belt for feeding the projectiles to the loading mechanism ( ).