TANK TURRET Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: armored equipment, in particular, construction of tank turrets. SUBSTANCE: the turret is made in the form of two symmetrically spaced armor compartments rigidly attached to a common base. Each compartment is formed by spaced outside and inside lateral walls made in the front contour from the embrasure to the turret lateral axis in the form of truncated cones located in alignment. The angle of slope of the lateral faces of pyramids equals 20 to 30 deg. from the base. The external and internal plates of the turret roof are installed with an inclination from the aft plate to the embrasure and from the turret longitudinal axis to the lateral side at an angle equal to 4 to 6 deg. with provision of a clearance between them equal to 0.65 to 0.7 of the clearance between the side walls. EFFECT: enhanced protection of the tank turret without any increase of its overall dimensions and with a minimum increase of the mass. 5 dwg