TANK Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: armored equipment, in particular, tanks, applicable for enhancing the fire power of newly developed or modernized tanks. SUBSTANCE: a supporting- rotary platform with a drive for its orientation in the horizontal plane is installed in the tank turret. A rocket launcher connected to the platform by means of a link mechanism with a drive for orientation of rockets in the vertical plane is positioned on the rotating section of the platform. A complex of launcher fore control is built in parallel with the fire control complex of the main armament with provision of conducting of aimed fire from the launcher by rockets from the commander's seat and automatic input of the angle of elevation at firing. EFFECT: enhanced fire power of the tank due to simultaneous effective conduction of fire at well protected targets located in different directions, air targets inclusive, with possibility of their destruction from the main and additionally arranged rocket armament. 3 cl, 6 dwg