Feeding device for loading and unloading a radially opening ammunition cup for an automatic gun loading system

A feeding device (1) for loading and unloading a radially opening ammunition cup (2) for an automatic loading system (12) of a gun (13), comprising:

• a housing (3), a loading opening (4) and the radially opening ammunition cup (2), wherein the housing (3) comprises an upper side (3.1), a lower side (3.2), two lateral sides (3.3, 3.4) and a rear side (3.5), wherein the loading opening (4) is arranged and/or formed in the rear side of the housing (3), and wherein the ammunition cup (2) has a cup opening (5) configured for an ammunition (6) to be guided radially through the cup opening (5) to insert the ammunition (6) into the ammunition cup (2) or remove the ammunition (6) from the ammunition cup (2);
• the feeding device (1) further comprising a carriage (7) and a holding device (8), wherein the carriage (7) can be moved between a first position (7.1) and a second position (7.2), wherein the carriage (7) is arranged at least partially outside the housing (3) when the carriage is in the first position (7.1) and wherein the carriage (7) is at least partially inside the housing (3) and essentially parallel to an axis of the ammunition cup (2) when the carriage is in the second position (7.2), wherein the holding device (8) is designed to be loaded and unloaded with the ammunition (6) when the carriage (7) is in the first position (7.1), wherein the holding device (8) is designed to transfer the ammunition (6) to the ammunition cup (2) when the carriage (7) is in the second position (7.2), wherein the holding device (8) is designed to take the ammunition (6) out of the ammunition cup (2) when the carriage (7) is in the second position (7.2), and wherein the carriage (7) can be guided through the loading opening (4) during the movement between the first position (7.1) and the second position (7.2).