Ammunition supply system

Abstract

An ammunition supply system includes a weapon mounted on an exterior of a fighting vehicle; a magazine loading unit mounted on the exterior of the fighting vehicle and configured to load a magazine for the weapon; a hatch unit configured to form an entrance to allow a combatant to enter and exit the fighting vehicle; and a hatch lifting unit configured to supply power to the hatch unit to move in a vertical direction with respect to the fighting vehicle. The hatch unit includes: a hatch door unit through which the combatant enters and exits the fighting vehicle, and a hatch passage part forming a passage for connecting the hatch door unit and an interior of the fighting vehicle. The hatch passage part includes a first opening facing the magazine loading unit so that the magazine is transferred from the interior of the fighting vehicle to the magazine loading unit without the combatant being exposed to the exterior of the fighting vehicle.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO THE RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2018-0039482 filed on Apr. 5, 2018 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND1. Field[0002]Apparatuses consistent with exemplary embodiments relate to a system for supplying ammunition to a weapon, and more particularly, to a system for supplying ammunition to a weapon mounted on the exterior of a fighting vehicle, using a hatch that moves vertically.2. Description of the Related Art[0003]For the safety of combatants, weapons mounted on the exterior of the fighting vehicles may be remotely controlled by a combatant inside the fighting vehicle. Because the combatant is spatially separated from the weapon, fighting vehicles needs to be equipped with an ammunition supply system that may continually supply the ammunition to the weapon.[0004]FIG. 1 illustrates an ammunition supply sys...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

This system secures additional space inside the vehicle, enables stable ammunition supply and weapon control without exposing combatants, and allows for safe manual operation of external weapons without leaving the vehicle.

Problems solved by technology

Also, due to a case where a failure occurs in a system that remotely controls the weapon, a situation may arise in which the combatant needs to manually operate the weapon mounted on the exterior of the fighting vehicle.

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