Ammunition Storage and Transfer Mechanism.
Abstract
A military tank having a turret, a gun mounted in the forward portion of the turret, and ammunition storage magazines in the rear portion of the turret. A loader is arranged within the turret in alignment with the gun to transfer individual rounds of ammunition from the magazine area into the gun. The arrangement provides a compact storage system capable of storing a relatively large number of rounds in a given height turret. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 26, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADD008578
Entities
People
- James R. Underwood
- John Geraltowaski
- Joseph M. Dabrowski
- Richard H. Fryer
- Valentine P. Daubar
Organizations
- United States Army