Patent ID: 8359964

Claim:
A weapon system for caseless ammunition, the weapon system comprising: a weapon barrel having a bore axis; a projectile holder having individual chambers; a propellant charge holder having individual chambers, said projectile holder and said propellant charge holder can be moved relative to said weapon barrel to ensure a firing position in which a respective one of said chambers in said projectile holder and a respective one of said chambers in said propellant charge holder are located coaxially with respect to said bore axis of said weapon barrel; a first ejection device for said projectile holder; said projectile holder can be moved such that one of said chambers of said projectile holder is disposed in an unloading position in which said first ejection device can be activated for a projectile in said one chamber while, in contrast, another of said chambers of said projectile holder can be reloaded in a movement position of said projectile holder; a second ejection device for said propellant charge holder; and said propellant charge holder can be moved such that one of said chambers of said propellant charge holder is disposed in an unloading position in which said second ejection device can be activated for a propellant charge in said one chamber of said propellant charge holder while, in contrast, another of said chambers of said propellant charge holder can be reloaded in a movement position of said propellant charge holder.