COMBAT VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: salvo-fire jet-propelled weapon, applicable in military equipment, in particular, rocket armament of land forces. SUBSTANCE: the combat vehicle for launching of salvo-fire jet projectiles has a wheel chassis, pack of launching tubes, each made with a screw groove, and pack training and elevation drives, the launching tubes are fastened to one another by means of diaphragms, whose planes are perpendicular to the pack longitudinal axis, the holes in the diaphragms for the launching tubes are so made that the distance between the external surfaces of the launching tubes in a pack makes up at least 0.1 of the caliber of the launching tubes, the departure of the muzzle end of the pack of the launching tubes from the training axis makes up 2.5 to 3 of the width of the muzzle end, the length of the pack of the launching tubes must not exceed the combat vehicle base, and the training drive is provided with a turn restrictor with a level of restriction, whose angle is taken proceeding from condition where Bw-wheel track of combat vehicle, Lt-length of launching tube. EFFECT: reduced level of disturbances acting on the combat vehicle during salvo fire, enhanced combat efficiency of salvo fire. 2 dwg