PNEUMATIC COUNTERRECOIL MECHANISM FOR ARTILLERY SYSTEMS

Upon recoil to the right, piston 2, whose rod 1 is attached to the barrel, compresses the air in cylinder 3. Upon counterrecoil, the compressed air, acting on the piston, returns the barrel to its initial position. Leakage of air from the cylinder is prevented by delivering fluid to the seals of the counterrecoil mechanism at a pressure somewhat exceeding that of the air compressed in the mechanis…