• Semester 6, position 3

Introducing students to the basics of construction of artillery weapons, small arms, automatic cannons, armoured vehicles and tanks. The study of basic tactical - technical requirements, processes that occur during firing, and the principles of operation, determining the structural solutions of certain systems. Analysis of individual structural elements of different classical armament systems.

Mastering the basic principles of the design of classical armament systems. Qualification for the calculation of basic parameters of processes that determine the design of individual systems. The basis for the later detailed study of artillery and automatic weapons design.

Load on the artillery weapon carriage during firing. Types of gun mounts. A typical design and function principles of recoil braking systems. Basic types of construction solutions of gun barrels. Basic types and mechanisms of the breechblock. Types of devices on the gun mount. Basic characteristics and operating mechanisms of small arms. Automatic weapons based on the blow back operation. Automatic weapons with recoil operation. Recoil intensifiers and accelerators. Automatic weapons on the principle of gas operation. Types of locking and mechanical safety. Cartridge case extraction and ejection mechanisms, feed systems, trigger and firing mechanisms. Muzzle devices (muzzle breaks, flash hiders, silencers, muzzle deflectors). The characteristics of the construction of automatic cannons with their own or external power source. Concept and characteristics of self-propelled artillery weapons and tanks.

Load on the artillery weapon carriage during firing. Calculation of the recoil braking system. Calculation of gun barrels. Basic types and mechanisms of the breechblock. Automatic weapons based on the blow back operation. Characteristic examples of the function of automatic weapons with recoil operation and with gas operation. Types of locking and mechanical safety. Cartridge case extraction and ejection mechanisms, feed systems, trigger and firing mechanisms. Muzzle devices (muzzle breaks, flash hiders, silencers, muzzle deflectors).

There are no special conditions for attending the subject.

Total assigned hours: 75

New material: 20
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 10

Auditory exercises: 28
Laboratory exercises: 0
Calculation tasks: 2
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 0
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 0
Research study work: 0

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 0
Review and grading of the project: 0
Test: 10
Test: 0
Final exam: 5

Activity during lectures: 10
Test/test: 60
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 0
Final exam: 30
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 35

Handbook on Weaponry, Rheinmetal GmbH, Dusseldorf, 1982; Allsop D.F., Toomey M.A.: Small Arms - General Design, Brassey's, London, 1999; Micković D.: Classical armament design - Handouts; Vasiljević M.: Automatic weapons, TŠC KoV JNA, Zagreb