AMMUNITION STOWAGE Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC F42B39/26 F41A9/00 

FIELD: weapons.

SUBSTANCE: invention may be used to stow various large-calibre rounds in a fighting cabin of self-propelled artillery vehicles. An ammunition stowage comprises racks for rounds, mounted therein and capable of rotating and locking, provided with sockets. Furthermore, each rack has a lateral surface, a part thereof having the form of a chute disposed above the socket, and a partition with holes arranged respectively to the sockets. The chutes are facing each other and the axis of rotation with their convex part, and the upper part of the rack is constructed as stands being mounted to the lower part of the rack parallel to the axis of the rack rotation. Straps with holes corresponding to the partition holes are mounted to said stands and capable of the axial displacement and locking.

EFFECT: invention enables to extend the capabilities of an ammunition stowage due to stowing large-calibre rounds of different standard sizes and stowing the rounds in the open space of the fighting cabin.

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