DEVICE FOR AMMUNITION LOADING Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC F42B33/02 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: device comprises a unit of fixing a shell with a charge, a tube, a sleeve and a stop spring-loaded relative to the sleeve. The unit of fixing a shell with a charge is made in the form of a split ring made at least of two sectors spring-loaded in radial direction and installed in a groove arranged in the tube, and comprises a limiter of opposite radial displacement of sectors. The diameter of a circle inscribed tangentially to the inner border of the split ring end facing the tail on the shell is more than the diameter value of the tail end on the shell. The spring-loaded stop contacts with sectors.

EFFECT: higher rate of fire of artillery tubes with studded shells.

6 cl, 7 dwg