A weapons platform including an undercarriage (11, 111) and a weapon (13, 113) that is positioned in a directable manner on the undercarriage (11, 111). The undercarriage (11, 111) may be supported in relation to the ground beneath by a supporting device (16, 116) that is damped in order to absorb firing recoil forces, the damping characteristics of the supporting device (16, 116) being adjustable in accordance with the firing recoil forces that are to be expected from the weapon (13, 113). The weapons platform (10, 110) may be mounted on a military vehicle (1). A method for operating such a weapons platform (10, 110) is also disclosed.
WEAPONS PLATFORM, MILITARY VEHICLE COMPRISING A WEAPONS PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WEAPONS PLATFORM
2015-06-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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