US 4,489,639 AGranted

Armor car-mounted mortar

AssigneeRheinmetall GmbH

InventorsGert Winkler, Wilfried Becker, Erich Zielinski, Herbert Lipp

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Abstract

A muzzle loading mortar constructed for mounting on a protected enclosure, for example, an armored vehicle. The mortar includes a mortar tube having an open end for receiving and discharging a projectile, and mounting means, including a tube cradle connected with a recoil-return means, are provided for mounting the tube on the enclosure. The recoil-return means includes a hydraulic member which cooperates with a spring for reducing the forces introduced into the enclosure during development of a shot from the mortar. A loading means is mounted for relative movement between the open end of the tube and the protected enclosure for muzzle loading the open end of the tube with a projectile. The loading means can be operated from within the protected enclosure to load a projectile into the mortar tube.

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Dependent claims

A muzzle loading mortar arrangement forming a combination with a protected enclosure having an upper cover, said combination comprising:

a mortar tube having an open end for receiving and discharging a projectile, said mortar tube having a bore axis;
loading means mounted for relative movement between the open end of said mortar tube and said protected enclosure for muzzle loading the open end of said mortar tube with the projectile;
a rotatable platform defining a lateral plane and being mounted in said upper cover;
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a cradle roll connected to and enclosing said mortar tube, said cradle roll including a recoil-return means for reducing the forces introduced into said protected enclosure during development of a shot from said mortar tube, said cradle roll being mounted in said rotatable platform so that the mortar tube passes through said rotatable platform and is pivotable, along with said cradle roll, about a horizontal axis which extends in close proximity to the lateral plane of said rotatable platform.

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