ARMORED VEHICLE TURRET WITH WEAPONS SYSTEM Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: armored equipment, in particular, armament system of armored equipment objects. SUBSTANCE: turret is provided with auxiliary weapons units with carriages. A bevel is made in the rear part of the turret, positioned on which is the hatch aperture, whose lower part is located below the carriages of the auxiliary weapons units. The auxiliary weapon is positioned in the cavity of the roof shoulder above the basic weapon, and the other auxiliary weapons units are located on each side of the turret so that their rear parts with carriages are positioned inside the rear part of the turret and in the cavities of the hatch cover shoulders, and their front parts are positioned in the turret cavities that are open outside. All the auxiliary weapons units are kinematically linked with the basic weapon and its sight, and the basic weapon is provided with a housing in the rear part. EFFECT: enhanced probability of target hit, provided protection of the auxiliary weapon and enhanced its operating characteristics. 6 dwg