TRANSPORTATION AND LOADING POT OF TANK GUN PAST-TURRET AUTOMATIC LOADER

FIELD: war materiel. ^ SUBSTANCE: proposed transportation and loading pot is made in form of armored body provided with additional protection of its surfaces. It is mounted on tail wall of the tank turret. Proposed pot has loading hatch and ejection covers mounted on turret top and hole for feed of ammunition to tank turret in loading the gun; this hole is found in front wall of tank hull. Armored hull top has two openings: one opening is used for loading the ammunition into mechanized packing device of automatic loader and is located near one of side walls of hull. Loading hatch mounted above this opening is armored. Other opening is used for mounting and dismantling the conveyer of automatic loader; it is shifted relative to opposite wall of conveyer body and is provided with detachable load-bearing flange mounted hermetically above it; this flange is of frame construction and is provided with ports. Each port is hermetically closed with thin-walled membrane. Ports are provided with ejection armored covers mounted above membranes. ^ EFFECT: enhanced protection of pot; enhanced tightness of pot and resistance to external dynamic action. ^ 6 cl, 4 dwg