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A howitzer suitable for deployment on a ground plane, the howitzer comprising an ordnance for firing a projectile. The ordnance comprising a barrel defining a barrel axis and having a muzzle towards the front end of the howitzer and a breech assembly at the back end of the barrel; and a cradle for h...

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Hauptverfasser:	WEBB, MICHAEL JOHN, DAWSON, KEITH, HERBERT, FREDERICK
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; pol
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS,e.g. CANNONS BLASTING FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS ANDORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS HARPOON GUNS HEATING LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A howitzer suitable for deployment on a ground plane, the howitzer comprising an ordnance for firing a projectile. The ordnance comprising a barrel defining a barrel axis and having a muzzle towards the front end of the howitzer and a breech assembly at the back end of the barrel; and a cradle for holding the ordnance at a traverse and an elevation; two trunnion pins located on said cradle, which co-locate with receiving trunnion bearings on a saddle, wherein in a first position said breech is located forward of said trunnion, in a second position, at the end of the recoil stroke, said breech is retracted substantially behind said trunnion, wherein said recoil stroke is variable depending on the selection of the elevation.