Self-propelled off-road vehicle

A self-propelled off-road vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a support platform;
• first means operative to raise said support platform above said chassis;
• an operator platform located superjacent said support platform, and including a lower section and further including an upper section adapted to support an operator, said upper section having a retracted position overlying said lower section in generally parallel relation to said support platform;
• elongated optical sighting means pivotally connected at one extremity to said upper section, and characterized by a viewing port at said one extremity and by a sighting axis defined at its opposite extremity;
• second means operative to pivot said one extremity of said optical sighting means from a retracted position adjacent said upper section of said operator platform to a raised position above said upper section;
• third means operative to rotate said lower section about a generally vertical axis to direct said sighting axis of said sighting means in said raised position toward a target area;
• a weapons pod carried by said upper section of said operator platform and characterized by a firing axis;
• fourth means operative to raise said weapons pod above said upper section of said operator platform to orient said firing axis in predetermined relation to said sighting axis of said sighting means in said raised position of said sighting means;
• and
• fifth means operative to tilt said upper section of said operator platform from said retracted position for directing said sighting axis toward said target area.

A self-propelled off-road vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a support platform;
• first means operative to raise said support platform above said chassis;
• an operator platform located superjacent said support platform, and including a lower section and further including an upper section adapted to support an operator said upper section having a retracted position overlying said lower section in generally parallel relation to said support platform;
• sighting means mounted to said operator platform upper section and characterized by a sighting axis, said sighting means being movable relative to said operator platform to direct said sighting axis toward a target area;
• second means operative to rotate said lower section about a generally vertical axis;
• and,
• third means operative to tilt said upper section of said operator platform from said retracted position, said sighting means being pivotally secured to said upper section of said operator platform for pivotal displacement from a substantially retracted position generally parallel with respect to said upper section to an elevated position.

A self-propelled off-road vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a support platform;
• first means operative to raise said support platform above said chassis;
• an operator platform located superjacent said support platform, and including a lower section and further including an upper section adapted to support an operator, said upper section having a retracted position overlying said lower section in generally parallel relation to said support platform;
• second means operative to rotate said lower section about a generally vertical axis;
• and
• third means operative to tilt said upper section of said operator platform from said retracted position and comprising first pivot means associated with adjacent first extremities of the superjacent upper and lower sections of said operator platform;
• second pivot means associated with adjacent second extremities of said upper and lower sections opposite said first extremities;
• hinge means operative in a first state to interconnect said first pivot means and disconnect said second pivot means, and operative in a second state to interconnect said second pivot means and disconnect said first pivot means;
• and fluid actuated means operative to raise said upper section relative to said lower section whereby said upper section pivots about said first pivot means in said first state of said hinge means, and about said second pivot means in said second state of said hinge means.