ARTILLERY GUN Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: gun mounts. SUBSTANCE: artillery gun has recoil parts, hydropneumatic counterrecoil mechanism and a balancing gear, it is furnished with a flexible pipe connecting the liquid-filled cavities of the counterrecoil mechanism and balancing gear. The pipe has a valve that is engageable with the gun recoil parts. The use of the energy of the counterrecoil mechanism for the balancing mechanism and its disengagement for the time of recoil makes it possible to reduce the gun mass and overall dimensions. EFFECT: reduced gun mass and dimensions. 2 cl, 1 dwg