Abstract:
Projectiles are supported in parallel rows with the projectiles facing downwardly and having their tail portions spread apart. Each projectile is supported by a ring which extends around its largest diameter and an opening in a plate below the ring, the opening having its axis aligned with the axis of the ring. Each ring and opening pair supports a projectile with its axis at an oblique angle to the surface of a support plate to which the rings and plates in which the openings are formed, are secured. The arrangement is such that the topmost projectile of a vertical row is supported with its axis at a relatively small angle to the surface of the support plate, the next projectile is supported with its axis at a greater angle than the first projectile, etc., so the tail portions of the projectiles are spread apart in fan fashion and are readily accessible. The rings to support successive projectiles of a row are spaced apart by a distance equal to the diameter of a ring. The support plate is provided with suitable straps to carry the storing and transporting arrangement on the back of a man like a knapsack.
Abstract:
A device for automatically setting the elevation angle of the aiming attachment of a grenade launcher in response to adjusting the range scale to the desired range. The range scale is on the surface of a casing mounted on the launcher tube for rotation adjustment. A sleeve extends over the scale indicia to protect the indicia and has a viewing window with a hairline to permit accurate adjustment of the range scale casing. A cam at the end face of the casing cooperates with a follower on the support shaft of the aiming device to adjust the angular setting of the aiming device in response to setting the range scale. The range scale casing is rotatably supported by a clamp sleeve which connects the bipod to the upper end of the launcher tube. With the aiming device angle preset by adjusting the range scale, it is a simple matter to adjust the bipod to position the launcher tube at an elevation angle to fire a projectile the required range.
Abstract:
A fin assembly for use with fin-stabilized projectiles such as grenades and mortars includes a tail carrier tube with a plurality of longitudinally extending fins projecting radially from the tube, the base or foot portion of each fin being pressfitted into the material of the tail carrier tube. The fins are composed of a material having substantially greater strength than the material of the tail carrier tube, and the foot portion of each fin preferably has an undulated configuration with respect to the longidutinal axis of the fin.
Abstract:
A grenade launcher bipod support in which the two legs of the bipod are individually adjustable. The adjustment for each leg includes an internally threaded adjusting sleeve into which upper and lower portions of the legs are threaded so the legs are adjusted in turnbuckle fashion. The upper ends of the legs are pivotally mounted on a connector by gear segments which are in mesh so the legs can only be pivoted simultaneously. A connecting bracket is pivotally connected to the connector and the bracket is in turn pivotally connected to the barrel of the grenade launcher. Means are provided to lock both pivotal connections of the connecting bracket as well as to lock the gear segments so the bipod assembly remains in the position to which it is manually set.