Combat vehicle, especially armored vehicle and tank

Abstract

A combat vehicle, especially an armored vehicle and tank, having a vehicle body that is carried by a chassis and in which is disposed a crew compartment. An unmanned turret pivotable in azimuth via a turntable disposed on a roof plate, is disposed on the upper side of the vehicle body. The turrent contains a weapon pivotable in elevation. A panoramic viewing device, embodied as a glass optical direct viewing device, includes a viewing head disposed above the roof plate on the azimuthal axis of rotation of the turret. A rotationally symmetrical passageway extends through the turret, coaxial to the axis of rotation, from the roof plate to the base plate of the turret. An optical viewing channel is guided through the passageway connecting the viewing head with a viewing part in the crew compartment. At least the viewing head is pivotable, relative to the vehicle body, by at least 360° in azimuth, independently of the position and rotation of the turret.

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       4 . A combat vehicle having a vehicle body that is carried by a chassis and in which is disposed a crew compartment, wherein an unmanned turret, which is pivotable in azimuth, via a turntable disposed on a roof plate, is disposed on an upper side of said vehicle body, and wherein said turret contains a weapon that is pivotable in elevation, said combat comprising: 
 a panoramic viewing device embodied as a glass optical direct viewing device and including a viewing head that is disposed above said roof plate on an azimuthal axis of rotation of said turret;    a rotationally symmetrical passageway that extends through said turret, coaxial to said axis of rotation, from said roof plate to a base plate of said turret; and    an optical viewing channel that is guided through said passageway and connects said viewing head with a viewing part of said viewing device that is disposed in said crew compartment, wherein at least said viewing head is pivotable, relative to said vehicle body, by at least 360° in azimuth, independently of a position and rotation of said turret.    
   
   
       5 . A combat vehicle according to  claim 4 , wherein said optical viewing channel is disposed within a tube that connects said viewing head with said viewing part.  
   
   
       6 . A combat vehicle according to  claim 5 , wherein said viewing part, said tube, and said viewing head are embodied as a common component that is pivotable independently of said turret and is fixed to a hull of said vehicle.