Abstract: At an armored vehicle containing a firing weapon, such as for instance a cannon, there is required an automatic loading apparatus, by means of which the rounds of ammunition or projectiles can be automatically infed to the firing weapon from an ammunition magazine arranged behind an armored turret of the armored vehicle. The loading apparatus removes the projectiles from two different containers. This loading apparatus comprises two withdrawal or removal devices, two pivot devices, a rotatable table containing two cartridge receiving locations or stations as well as an ammunition infeed device. This ammunition device comprises a lifting or hoisting device, a loading cradle or shell and a rammer.

Abstract: An automatic loading device consisting of a magazine of rounds of ammunit, a tray and rammer assembly to receive a round from the magazine as the gun tube recoils from firing a previous round, means responsive to counter recoil movement of the gun tube for moving the tray into position for loading a round into the gun chamber, cable means for releasing a rammer mechanism to exert forward movement against the round to move it forward into the gun chamber and close the gun breech. A fluid drive means retracts the rammer to cocked position during recoil to enable it to operate (move the round forward) during counter recoil of the gun tube.

Abstract: A novel method and apparatus for loading a projectile and its propellant charge into a firing chamber of a firearm, comprising the steps of: positioning the projectile on a loading tray which is then pivoted into a position coinciding with an axis extending through the firearm barrel, positioning the propellant charge on a carrying member which is then pivoted into a position directly behind the projectile, moving the carrying member toward the barrel chamber to push the projectile into firing position therein, reversing the movement of the carrying member wherein a charge retainer retains the propellant charge in proper position within the firing chamber.

Abstract: A rammer head assembly for moving a projectile and a propellant charge from a first position behind a barrel chamber of a firearm into a second position within the barrel chamber, with the propellant charge being positioned adjacent to a closed rear end of the chamber. The rammer head assembly being rotatably supported so as to swing the propellant charge end-to-end behind the projectile and including a pivotable front end portion for contacting and moving the projectile into the firing chamber.

Abstract: An assembly for loading a projectile and a propellant charge into a barrel chamber of a firearm, wherein the projectile is movable from a first position at the side of a plane extending along an axis of the barrel to a second position coinciding with the barrel axis, and a rammer head assembly which pivots the propellant charge into line behind the projectile and drives the projectile and propellant charge into the firearm.

Abstract: A loading pendulum picks up an ammunition round from a magazine fixed to a tank body, traverses around the tank to the position of the tank gun, raises the round into the recoil housing of the gun and, following ramming returns to the magazine for the next round.

Abstract: A tank supporting a large-caliber firearm which can be raised and lowered relative to the tank chassis. A first magazine is hingedly connected to the firearm at its rear end, and a second magazine is hingedly connected to the tank chassis. When the barrel of the firearm is in its zero traverse position and in its lowermost position relative to the tank chassis, the first and second magazines are interconnected and a hoisting apparatus lifts successive rounds of ammunition from the second magazine to the first magazine, and the rounds are then rammed into the barrel of the firearm.

Abstract: A device for a magazine comprises a number of tubular containers which are arranged in an endless chain, intended to contain rounds, and provided with blocking members for fixing the respective rounds in the longitudinal direction in the containers, driving devices for driving the containers around in the magazine, and a releasing device which in a common feed-out position for the rounds in the magazine can coact with the blocking members of the containers.

Abstract: A round is rapidly transferred from a magazine, located at a fixed position on the chassis of a tank, to a ramming position adjacent a traversable firearm mounted in a turret on the tank, by use of a loading trough which is actuated by a hydraulic cylinder to transport a round from the magazine to a round cradle. The round cradle is rotatable about an axis extending at right angles to the traversing plane of the firearm, is located in a predetermined feeding position relative to the magazine for receiving the round delivered by the loading trough, is thereafter rotated through an angle to orient the cradle and round thereon to a position coinciding with the prevailing traverse position of the firearm, whereafter gripping members are activated to move the round from the cradle to the ramming position adjacent the firearm.

Abstract: A magazine, for use on a tank having a large calibre firearm thereon, takes the form of a magazine body which is separate from the tank chassis and which is freely suspended low on the tank on the outside of the tank chassis at the rear end of the tank.

Abstract: The magazine-loading device is designed for loading fin-stabilized projectiles or shells into the barrels of grenade launchers. The magazine-loading device comprises a shell storage enclosure having an inclined elongated base designed for supporting a series of fin-stabilized shells in side-by-side relationship. A shell-receiving unit is located at the lower end of the base and is arranged to receive the lowermost shell of the series which is transferred by displacement means from the shell-receiving unit into the barrel of an adjacent grenade launcher. Releasable retaining means is arranged to retain the shells in position above the shell-receiving unit while a shell is being transferred and to release the shells allowing them to move downwardly with the lowermost shell entering the shell-receiving unit after the shell previously in the shell-receiving unit has been transferred to the grenade launcher barrel.

Abstract: Apparatus for the loading of rounds of ammunition from a magazine into the barrel of a firearm, particularly a firearm supported on a tank. The firearm is movable in elevation about a first axis, and a pendulum-like member is provided which is rotatable about a second axis parallel to the axis about which the barrel rotates. The pendulum-like member is also movable translationally along the axis about which it rotates. Apparatus is provided for rotating the pendulum-like member about the axis of rotation between first and second angular positions, and further apparatus is provided for translationally moving the pendulum-like member along its rotational axis between predetermined spaced locations. To transfer a round of ammunition to the pendulum-like member from a magazine, the member is translationally moved along the axis and also rotated about the axis so as to be disposed adjacent the magazine, thereby making possible the transfer of an ammunition round into the member.

Abstract: A ramming device for shells by means of which the kinetic energy necessary for free flight through a Chamber of a gun is imparted to a shell having a base. The device comprises a ramming lever engaging behind the base of said shell and adapted to be driven in a swinging motion around a pivot point. The latter is guided in turn over a circular path such that the end of said lever which acts on said shell passes along an at least approximately linear path parallel to the axis of the bore of a barrel of said gun.