The acquisition of contemporary knowledge in the field of design of artillery and automatic weapons.

Students acquire advanced knowledge in the field of design of artillery and automatic weapons.

Design of elements of artillery weapons. Design of simple monoblock gun tube, doublelayer gun tube and monoblock gun tube with autofrettage. Design of muzzle brakes. Design of recoil mechanisms (recuperator, hydraulic recoil brake, hydraulic counterrecoil brake and fluid compensator). Design of devices and mechanisms of artillery mounts (cradle, top carriage, bottom carriage arms and equilibrators). Design of breechblock mechanism elements for: obturation, triggering and firing, opening, case ejection and closing. Design of breech rings. Design of automatic weapons: blow back operation systems, recoil operated systems, gas operation systems.

Design of elements of artillery weapons - selected examples of calculations. Design of simple monoblock gun tube, doublelayer gun tube and monoblock gun tube with autofrettage. Design of muzzle brakes. Design of recoil mechanisms (recuperator, hydraulic recoil brake, hydraulic counterrecoil brake and fluid compensator). Design of devices and mechanisms of artillery mounts (cradle, top carriage, bottom carriage arms and equilibrators). Design of breechblock mechanism elements for: obturation, triggering and firing, opening, case ejection and closing. Design of breech rings. Design of automatic weapons: blow back operation systems, recoil operated systems, gas operation systems.

Without special conditions.

Design of Towed Artillery Weapon Systems, MIL-HDBK-785(AR), 1990. Alferov V.V., Construction and Calculation of Automatic Weapons (in Russian), Masinostroenie, Moskow, 1977. Allsop D.F., Cannons, Brassey's, London, 1995.

Total assigned hours: 65

New material: 40
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 10

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

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 3
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 9
Review and grading of the project: 0
Test: 0
Test: 0
Final exam: 3

Activity during lectures: 0
Test/test: 0
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 20
Seminar paper: 40
Project: 0
Final exam: 40
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 30

Automatic Weapons - Engineering Design Handbook, US Army Materiel Command Pamphlet 706-260, 1970;