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.

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       16 . A method for integrating a large-calibre gun on a ship, comprising connecting a turret having an armament of a land 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.  
   
   
       17 . The method as claimed in  claim 16 , including supporting the shock-absorbing mounting by a mounting frame, and mounting the mounting frame together with the adaptor plate and the turret in a modular form on the ship, the mounting frame being used for three-dimensional compensation for a hole which is provided on a free deck of the ship, and being mounted on an adjacent hole rim area of the deck.  
   
   
       18 . The method as claimed in  claim 17 , including providing a sealing skirt to protect the shock-absorbing mounting on the mounting frame against waves of water.  
   
   
       19 . The method as claimed in  claim 17 , including providing a turret basket area located under the turret with NBC sealing by means of a radial damper located between the mounting frame and an intermediate frame which is connected to a turret ring mount of the adaptor.  
   
   
       20 . A ship gun, comprising: a turret which can rotate in an azimuth direction; a weapon system which can be aimed in elevation, the turret and the weapon system being of a land-based gun with a caliber of more than 127 mm and of modular construction; and a shock-absorbing mounting attachable to the ship, the turret being mounted with the weapon system in the shock-absorbing mounting so as to prevent unacceptable recoil forces from acting on the ship structure.  
   
   
       21 . The ship gun as claimed in  claim 20 , wherein the turret and the weapon system are an armored howitzer with a calibre of 155 mm.  
   
   
       22 . The ship gun as claimed in  claim 20 , and further comprising a ring mount attached to the turret, the ring mount having a lower ring mount part connected to an intermediate frame or to an adaptor or an adaptor plate, or inserted in the intermediate frame, the intermediate frame being connected to the shock-absorbing mounting.  
   
   
       23 . The ship gun as claimed in  claim 20 , wherein the shock-absorbing mounting is configured to have a maximum damping movement of approximately 150 mm.  
   
   
       24 . The ship gun as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein the shock-absorbing mounting is composed of mounting elements which are arranged like segments on a circumference.  
   
   
       25 . The ship gun as claimed in  claim 24 , wherein the mounting elements are connected to the intermediate frame so as to absorb compressive or tensile forces depending on firing direction and elevation angle and are compressable or extendable elastically accordingly, for shock damping.  
   
   
       26 . The ship gun as claimed in  claim 24 , wherein the mounting elements are configured so as to be loadable and elastically deformable on a number of axes.  
   
   
       27 . The ship gun as claimed in  claim 26 , wherein the mounting elements are composed of a rubber mixture, a steel spring or some other suitable elastically deformable spring or damping element.  
   
   
       28 . The ship gun as claimed in  claim 24 , and further comprising a mounting frame firmly connectable on one side to a free deck of the ship and on another side supports the shock-absorbing mounting.  
   
   
       29 . The ship gun as claimed in  claim 28 , and further comprising a radial damper arranged to form an airtight NBC seal between the intermediate frame and the mounting frame.  
   
   
       30 . The ship gun as claimed in  claim 29 , wherein the radial damper is a hollow rubber flexible tube.  
   
   
       31 . The ship gun as claimed in  claim 28 , and further comprising a sealing skirt arranged so as to protect the mounting elements and the mounting frame from waves of water.  
   
   
       32 . The ship gun as claimed in  claim 20 , wherein the turret is equipped with an inertial platform which contains a GPS-assisted, high-precision inertial navigation system, which directly determines attitude of a weapon barrel of the weapon system in three dimensions and geographical position on the earth without ship-related influences.