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.