Patent ID: 8578835

Claim:
A storage system for artillery ammunition, capable of containing artillery ammunition of various types and comprising a plurality of drums rotating about a central axis, each of the drums having a plurality of cells, each of the cells being adapted to contain one of said ammunition; said storage system comprising: a rotatable support, which can turn about an axis of rotation, parallel to said central axis, on which said plurality of rotary drums are rotatably pivoted; and at least one data processing unit for automated selection of a drum from among said plurality of drums; wherein each drum of said plurality of drums comprises an external rack positioned around each drum of said plurality of drums, wherein each cell comprises a semi-cylindrical structure for containing the ammunition, the semi-cylindrical structure being concave and delimits a position of said ammunition in the respective cell towards a center of said drum, and wherein said external rack delimits said position of said ammunition in the cell on an external area of said drum; wherein said external rack is rotatably mounted with respect to said drum and comprises an opening for inserting ammunition into said cell; said opening extending, for a maximum dimension thereof, parallel to said central axis.