ARTILLERY PIECE ALLOWING RECOIL AND RESET TO ARMED POSITION Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC F41A25/00 

FIELD: weaponry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to artillery pieces allowing recoil and resetting to armed position. The proposed artillery piece comprises movable shooting unit fitted inside the gun guiding stock furnished with two fire-control pistol-type handles arranged shifted from the gun vertical plane, one to the right and the other one to the left. There is lower lengthwise opening to eject shall cases. The lower box-type magazine, immovable in firing, to be mounted on the said guiding gun stock. The said magazine is furnished with breech crosswise hinge intended for upper lengthwise cover which closes from upward the guiding stock and supports the shooting unit spring resetting mechanism. The said lower ejection opening is arranged between the pair of fire control handles. Note here that the lower magazine is mounted ahead of one of the said handles shifted laterally from the gun vertical plane and nearby the ejection opening muzzle part. The upper lengthwise gun cover bears the shooting unit resetting mechanism.

EFFECT: improved combat performances.

5 cl, 3 dwg