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US 5,311,807 AGranted
Military tank
AssigneeFirma Wegmann & Co. GmbH
InventorGottlieb Ruttgerodt
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Abstract
A military tank with a heavy weapon suspended to pivot in elevation in a turret that rotates on a chassis. The turret (2) is on the rear half (1.2) of the chassis (1) and its drive mechanisms are in the forward half. At least the section of the upper surface (1.2) below the turret slopes back and down at a prescribed angle (.alpha.) to the horizontal. The vertical longitudinal cross-section (LM) of the turret is a wedge that tapers together forward with its bottom (2.1) paralleling the upper surface of the chassis and its top (2.2) at another prescribed angle (.beta.) to the horizontal.
Claims11
A military tank comprising:
- a chassis having a front half and a rear half having an upper surface;
- a turret;
- means mounting the turret for rotation on the upper surface of the rear half of the chassis;
- a heavy weapon;
- means mounting the weapon for pivotable movement on the turret;
- wherein at least a section of the upper surface of the rear half of the chassis below the turret slopes back and down at a given angle .alpha. to the horizontal of 3.degree. to 70.degree.;
- wherein a vertical cross section of the turret is a wedge which tapers together towards the front half and with a bottom wall paralleling said section of the upper surface of the rear half of the chassis and a top wall disposed at a given angle .beta. to the horizontal of 3.degree. to 7.degree.;
- wherein the means mounting the weapon comprises a weapon mount on the top wall of the turret to suspend the weapon pointed forward and pivoting up and down;
- and wherein the turret has a rear wall and further comprising an ammunition bunker attached behind and to the rear wall of the turret above the chassis.
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