Feb 24, 2026

US12560402 - Recoil system

A field gun, comprising an elevating mass and a wheeled carriage. The elevating mass includes an ordnance for firing a projectile, and a cradle for holding the ordnance at a traverse and an elevation. The ordnance includes a barrel defining a barrel axis and having a muzzle towards a front end of the field gun and a breech assembly at a rear end of the barrel. The wheeled carriage is connected to the cradle and includes at least one wheel, a rechargeable electric storage device, and a regenerative braking system, which includes a brake control configured for applying a braking force to said at least one wheel in response to movement of the wheeled carriage, said movement caused by a recoil force from the firing of the projectile from the barrel.

Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
Inventors: Edward Elliott
Filing date: 2022-10-10

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The patent describes a field gun featuring an elevating mass that includes an ordnance for firing projectiles, mounted on a wheeled carriage equipped with a rechargeable electric storage device and a regenerative braking system. This system is designed to apply a braking force in response to the recoil movement generated when the projectile is fired.

Claim 1

1 . A field gun, comprising: an elevating mass comprising an ordnance for firing a projectile, the ordnance comprising a barrel defining a barrel axis and having a muzzle towards a front end of the field gun and a breech assembly at a rear end of the barrel, and a cradle for holding the ordnance at a traverse and an elevation; and a wheeled carriage connected to the cradle and comprising at least one wheel, a rechargeable electric storage device, and a regenerative braking system comprising a brake control configured for applying a braking force to said at least one wheel in response to movement of the wheeled carriage, said movement caused by a recoil force from the firing of the projectile from the barrel. an elevating mass comprising an ordnance for firing a projectile, the ordnance comprising a barrel defining a barrel axis and having a muzzle towards a front end of the field gun and a breech assembly at a rear end of the barrel, and a cradle for holding the ordnance at a traverse and an elevation; and an ordnance for firing a projectile, the ordnance comprising a barrel defining a barrel axis and having a muzzle towards a front end of the field gun and a breech assembly at a rear end of the barrel, and a cradle for holding the ordnance at a traverse and an elevation; and a wheeled carriage connected to the cradle and comprising at least one wheel, a rechargeable electric storage device, and a regenerative braking system comprising a brake control configured for applying a braking force to said at least one wheel in response to movement of the wheeled carriage, said movement caused by a recoil force from the firing of the projectile from the barrel. at least one wheel, a rechargeable electric storage device, and a regenerative braking system comprising a brake control configured for applying a braking force to said at least one wheel in response to movement of the wheeled carriage, said movement caused by a recoil force from the firing of the projectile from the barrel.

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