MILITARY CATERPILLAR VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC F41H7/02 B62D55/00 

FIELD: armored equipment, mainly fighting reconnaissance-patrol vehicles.

SUBSTANCE: the fixed racer ring is installed in the upper part of the additionally introduced armored cylinder hermetically joined to the hull and having a possibility of vertical motion together with the fighting compartment from the original position by the value of the height of the vehicle hull with the aid of hydraulic cylinders with springs, and parallelogram mechanisms of leveling with fixation in the extreme positions located under the floor of the fighting compartment. An automatic gun of caliber 20-23 mm with a double-belt feed is installed on the turret roof in the vehicle axis. Folding and unfolding reservoirs with a drive linked with the hull and its interior and consisting of hinge-joined to one another and hermetically sealed metal plates are installed in the fore and aft parts of the hull. Rotary water-jet propellers of the "screw-in-checker" type are positioned in the middle part of the vehicle. A hydropneumatic suspension with a device providing an adjustable clearance is installed in the caterpillar drive. The drier's seat for disposition in the reclined position is located to the left of the engine-transmission installation of viewed in the direction of vehicle motion.

EFFECT: enhanced operating characteristics of the vehicle, reduced its mass-dimensions parameters.

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