Articulated platforms for advanced types of artillery weapons

When conducting modern combat operations, the main attention is paid to high-precision weapons. This is due to the fact that modern barrel artillery approaches, and sometimes exceeds, rocket weapons in its effectiveness. The reason for this is the inability to intercept artillery shells during flight, high rate of fire and low cost of ammunition. Based on a system analysis of existing platforms for the placement of artillery weapons, a layout diagram of a self-propelled artillery gun of an articulated type with an active drive of the trailer section (SSAO) is proposed. The execution of a self-propelled artillery gun (CAO) according to this scheme allows you to increase the firepower and mobility of the machine. Calculations are given showing an increase in the support-coupling patency due to the distribution of the mass of the CAO into two sections. It is shown that the use of a loading machine in the quality of the second section of the SSAO makes it possible to increase the ammunition carried by 3-4 times, reduce the crew and get rid of the CAO loading system “from the ground”. Based on the structural approach, the option of creating a complex of machines based on a single power module or control module, which houses the power plant and the crew of the machine, is considered. Depending on the operational and tactical tasks being solved, sections with different tactical purposes are attached to the control module. The question of the distribution of the force flow between the elements of the SSAO during movement on different support surfaces is considered. The results of simulation modeling of the SSAO movement at different values of kinematic mismatch between sections of the machine and recommendations on its magnitude on various types of soil are presented. Variants of the development of articulated vehicles as platforms for promising types of artillery weapons are given.