COMBAT COMPARTMENT OF TANK ( VARIANTS ) Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: armor, development of new specimens of tanks and their updating. SUBSTANCE: salient feature of invention consists in installation of additional automatic loading device fitted with conveyer of rotary type located on tank bottom and of round lifting mechanism placed behind gun breech, in zone of its lower part, in turret of combat compartment of tank containing transportation-loading container with automatic loader attached to rear part of turret and fitted with magazine for laying of rounds. Clusters for laying rounds and supporting tray mounted instead of one cluster and attached similar to cluster are uniformly arranged on frame of conveyer of rotary type. Feeding mechanism located in transportation-loading container is used to load both automatic loaders. Combat compartment is equipped with tray catching mechanism that includes tray catcher kinematically coupled to gun breech guard and with gear to remove and reset tray extracted after shot. EFFECT: increased combat and technical efficiency of combat compartment thanks to automatization of loading of tank gun with rounds of ammunition equipment located in tank and to effective use of rounds of entire ammunition equipment proceeding from tactical requirements of combat situation. 7 cl, 7 dwg