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A lightweight military vehicle is provided with an unmanned turret for interchangeably supporting large weapon stations. Elastomer filled stanchions connected to a turret platform serve to isolate weapon impulse forces from the vehicle frame. Driver, commander and gunner seats are located externally

A lightweight military vehicle is provided with an unmanned turret for interchangeably supporting large weapon stations. Elastomer filled stanchions connected to a turret platform serve to isolate weapon impulse forces from the vehicle frame. Driver, commander and gunner seats are located externally to the turret and provided with said doors to enable quick exiting. Both powered and manual backup drives are external to the rotating turret disk and are accessible from the gunner\s seat. The elevation drive employs a ball and socket joint connecting an upper yoke mounted to the weapon with a fixed lower portion controlling vertical movement of the yoke and thereby the elevation of the gun.

대표청구항 ▼

A military land vehicle having a roof and an interior volume having at least one passenger seat, the vehicle permitting interchangeability of different weapon stations, each weapon station including a weapon mounted on a disk, the vehicle comprising: a platform located interiorly of an opening in th

A military land vehicle having a roof and an interior volume having at least one passenger seat, the vehicle permitting interchangeability of different weapon stations, each weapon station including a weapon mounted on a disk, the vehicle comprising: a platform located interiorly of an opening in the roof of the vehicle, the platform having a generally flat upper surface and an aperture therethrough, lower portions of the platform being connected to a frame for the vehicle by way of a plurality of flexible stanchions spaced about the periphery of the platform; azimuth drive means on the upper surface of the platform for rotating the disk about 360 degrees, said azimuth drive means having at least one electric motor driving a gear assembly mounted to the upper platform surface; means for removably attaching the disk of the desired weapon station to the gear assembly of the azimuth drive means; elevation drive means including a ball and socket joint located in the interior of the vehicle and extending through the aperture in the platform; and connection means for removably connecting the elevation drive means to the weapon.