COMBAT VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC F41H7/00 

FIELD: armoured tracked vehicles.

SUBSTANCE: combat vehicle comprises a driving compartment, an engine compartment, a fighting compartment and a personnel compartment located in the rear and fitted with crew stations. An autoloading cannon coupled with a machine gun is installed on the turret along with an anti-tank missile launcher; the turret also has work stations for the commander and the operator. A stowage area for anti-tank missile launcher ammunition is located on the right side of the hull. The combat vehicle is fitted with navigation equipment consisting of a periscopic aiming circle and a topographic support system, intercommunications system and a self-contained power generating set, all located inside the hull. The driving compartment is fitted with a course indicator and a map plotter, a GPS satellite antenna is installed on the hull roof in front of the manhole, an all-round surveillance device is installed on the fighting compartment turret between the commander's and the operator's manholes. The stowage area for anti-tank missile launcher ammunition is made in the form of longitudinal fixed racks with ridges in its front parts and lids in its rear parts. The said lids are jointed to the rack bases and fixed by cam locks which ensure the longitudinal pressure of the containers to the front wall of the stowage area.

EFFECT: vehicle missile firepower increase; performance improvement.

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