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US 7,908,971 B2Granted
Propellant charge for recoilless gun
AssigneeSaab AB
InventorsPär Gustafsson, Henrik Irdell
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Abstract
A propellant charge for a recoilless gun, in particular a propellant charge for a round of a reloadable support weapon. The propellant charge is cylindrically shaped and adapted for loading into a charge chamber formed between an inner casing and an outer casing of the round.
Claims3
A propellant charge for a round of a reloadable support weapon, the propellant charge comprising:
- a cylindrically shaped propellant charge comprising at least one tubular sheet arranged in a charge chamber arranged between an inner casing and an outer casing of said round;
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- a holding fixture configured to attach the propellant charge to the inner casing, wherein the holding fixture is configured to lock a radial position and a longitudinal position of the charge in the charge chamber, and wherein the holding fixture comprises braces extending over a surface of the tubular sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.