Automatic loading device for a weapon mounted on a turret

摘要

The invention relates to a loading device for a medium or large caliber weapon supplied with rounds constituted by a projectile and modular charges.It comprises means to receive a projectile and modular charges, a vehicle incorporating at least two housings and suitable support means to allow the vehicle to move from a starting replenishing position to a final weapon loading position in which the projectile housing then the modular charge housing are successively brought into said position. The support means are constituted by a cage having two sides between which the vehicle travels. The vehicle is constituted by a slide and a drum provided with housings at its parallel edges each intended to receive a container.Application of 155 mm 52 caliber weapons.