MINELAYER Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC F41H7/10 

FIELD: armament.

SUBSTANCE: service platform represents a flat frame furnished with a deck made up of a central platform arranged along the minelayer axis and two side platforms, lengthwise beams fastened together in pairs by cross beams. Flat beds are arranged at the intersection of lengthwise and crosswise beams to support three rows of support-rotating appliances of the transport-and-launching containers. The said support-rotating appliances incorporate a fixed support coupled with the frame bed, a rotary support fitted on a bearing assembly to turn around on the fixed support. The transport-launching containers are mounted on the said rotary platforms to go up and sideway to change the mine launching angle. The lengthwise guides are arranged along the service platform edges, while the loading device is arranged at the service platform tail the transport-launching container is turned by hydraulic motors via a screw drive.

EFFECT: increased allowance of ammunition, mine loading mechanisation, wider mine fields and increased protection of allowance of mines.

8 cl, 10 dwg