Integration of a large calibre gun on a ship

Abstract

A method for integrating a large-calibre gun on a ship, including connecting a turret having an armament of a lad gun with a calibre >127 mm in a modular configuration to an adaptor plate and a shock-absorbing mounting, and installing the turret on the ship so that an existing steel structure of the ship withstands increased recoil forces from the armament.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The invention relates to a method for integration of a large-caliber gun on a ship, as claimed in the features of the precharacterizing clauses of claims 1 and 2, and to a ship gun as claimed in the features of the precharacterizing clause of claim 6. PRIOR ART [0002] According to the prior art, it is known for ships currently to fire up to ranges of 15 to 18 km with munition calibers of 57, 76, 100 up to a maximum of 127 mm. A number of nations have started to develop guided missiles with the capability to attack land targets. The effectiveness of the guns used is considered to differ depending on the caliber, the rate of fire and the type of ammunition used. However, in general it can be stated that the effect on the target increases with the caliber. Large-caliber guns of the types used by Army artillery are currently not used for this purpose because the ship structure will not withstand the recoil forces of large-caliber ammunition in the long term. Of th...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] The invention is based on the knowledge that the use of land guns on ships, which has not been possible until now, satisfies the new naval requirement by the use of existing technology, which even exceeds expectations, rather than by expensive new development. The use of the land guns with a caliber of >127 mm on a ship advantageously makes it possible to use the proven technology of large-caliber land guns for newly built ships. In a further advantageous manner, the turret of a land gun can be connected to an adaptor plate and a shock-absorbing mounting and can be installed on the ship in such a way that the existing steel structure of the ship withstands the increased recoil forces. It is particularly simple for this installation to be in a modular form, so that no significant modifications need be made to the ship, and the installation can be carried out in a short time. Land guns with a caliber of >127 mm can be used without modification, with the recoil forces to be transmitted to the gun deck being absorbed in a particularly advantageous manner by a shock-absorbing mounting so that the advantageous adaptation (which can be produced in a technologically simple manner) and refinement of the adaptor plate and additional shock damping for the gun deck allows the ship technology standard to be linked to the land technology standard, with this new naval requirement being covered by existing land guns, preferably from the armored 155 mm howitzer, rather than by expensive new development.

[0011] The modular (for example) use of the turret and of the weapon system from the armored 155 mm howitzer as a ship gun makes it possible in a particularly advantageous manner to achieve a long range and high effectiveness on the target with little scatter. The gun according to the invention can also advantageously carry intelligent submunitions, for example cluster munitions or smoke munitions. In the coastal area, the use of a turret with a weapon system from the armored 155 mm howitzer as a ship gun allows fire support for land operations from a safe position with an advantageous range of >40 km. In a further advantageous manner, the modular installation of the armored howitzer...

Problems solved by technology

Large-caliber guns of the types used by Army artillery are currently not used for this purpose because the ship structure will not withstand the recoil forces of large-caliber ammunition in the long term.

The ship ammunition that is used at the moment is specially manufactured and is not compatible with land ammunition.

Other ammunition, for example armor-piercing ammunition etc, cannot be used.

In some circumstances, there are resupply difficulties during operations abroad.

A further disadvantage of the currently used ship ammunition is the short range, as a result of which land targets cannot be attacked without considerable risk to the ship.

A further disadvantage of the comparatively small caliber of ship guns is that the guns are susceptible to weather influences, for example wind, so that small ammunition is subject to comparatively wide scatter.

A further disadvantage of the known ship projectiles mentio...

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