SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY JOINED WEAPON Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC F41H7/00 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: self-propelled artillery joined weapon comprises militant and working bodies, propellers with power drives and support-link device. The main armament, complex for control of firing from it and ammunition are installed in militant body, and tower of working body accommodates places of crew members and light armament. Working body is installed on basic frame of automobile chassis and is equipped with armored cabin and inspection holes for mechanic-driver, tower with circular rotation in horizontal plane with places for other crew members and manholes for their boarding and exit. Militant body is installed onto four-wheel single trolleys equipped with propeller, with the possibility of rotation in horizontal plane due to mechanism of steering control from duplicating place of mechanic driver with blocking in case of spontaneous turn in process of control from militant body cabin. Power drive for back trolley is arranged as lightened and is controlled from duplicating place of militant body.

EFFECT: reduced weight of weapon, capacity of power drive and reduced fuel consumption without reduction of endurance range.

2 cl, 2 dwg