Mortar training device
AssigneesSaab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd., Saab Trainings & Simulation
InventorsMartin Jandl, Kai Schlegel
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Abstract
A training device for a mortar that includes a firing tube with a front, open end, a rear end, a tube wall and a removal opening for removing a round of mortar training ammunition from the firing tube. The training device further includes a base plate to which the rear end of the firing tube is pivotably connected and a support with an aiming and alignment device. The firing tube is movably connected to the support on a front area by the aiming and alignment device. The training device also includes a transport device arranged on the rear and of the firing tube with which rounds of mortar training ammunition can be automatically transported away out of the firing tube through the removal opening.
Claims26
A training device for a mortar, comprising:
- a firing tube with a front, open end, a rear end, a tube wall, and a removal opening for removing a round of mortar training ammunition from the firing tube;
- a base plate to which the rear end of the firing tube is pivotably connected;
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- a support with an aiming and alignment device;
- wherein the firing tube is movably connected to the support via the aiming and alignment device,
- wherein the training device further comprises a transport device arranged on the rear end of the firing tube, by means of which rounds of mortar training ammunition are automatically transported away from the firing tube through the removal opening,
- wherein the removal opening is a tube wall cutout extending from the rear end of the firing tube parallel to a longitudinal tube axis, and
- wherein the transport device comprises a cam, which is configured to be received in an open hollow space on a lower end of a round of mortar training ammunition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.