TRAINER FOR LOADING FIGHTING VEHICLES ON WATER- OBSTACLE CROSSING EQUIPMENT Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: servicing fighting vehicles; trainers for drill and materiel facilities. SUBSTANCE: trainer has dummy crossing equipment. It is provided with one or more landmounted hinged platforms with hinged ramp on one of platforms. Each platform is mounted with its gravity center on spherical bearing incorporating cradle coupled with platform and frame mounted on foundation. Hydraulic shock absorbers are installed at platform corners. Hydraulic shock absorber rods are joined with platform. Bodies of hydraulic shock absorbers are joined with frame foundation. The latter has spring-loaded platform vertical vibration limiters. EFFECT: enhanced safety in training soldiers to load fighting vehicles on water obstacle crossing equipment. 2 dwg