Patent ID: 9649903
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B60G,F41A

Claim:
1. A weapons platform comprising an undercarriage ( 11 , 111 ) and a weapon ( 13 , 113 ) arranged in a directable manner with respect to the undercarriage ( 11 , 111 ), wherein the undercarriage ( 11 , 111 ) is supported with respect to the ground beneath by means of a supporting device ( 16 , 116 ) of a damped design for absorbing firing reaction forces of the weapon, characterized in that damping characteristics of the supporting device ( 16 , 116 ) are adjustable in dependence on the firing reaction forces of the weapon ( 13 , 113 ) that are to be expected; the supporting device including a plurality of supports, a selected one of the plurality of supports having a damping set relatively harder than at least one other of the plurality of supports in a first region in which relatively higher firing reaction forces are expected from the weapon.