The magazine for the ammunition of a large-caliber weapon

摘要

The large calibre gun, particularly a gun mounted on a tank, has the ammunition stored in a magazine in the form of a drum (2) with the axes of the receptacles (10) parallel to the drum axis (9). The drum has a radial opening (12) which has a width which is at least equal to the dia. of a shell and extends axially over the whole or part of the length of the drum. The opening extends radially inwards to the drum axis (9). The drum axis (9) and the axis (19) of the gun barrel lie in a common vertical plane with the drum axis (9) inclined to the barrel axis (19) at an angle (alpha). USE - Guns for tanks.