Sgt. Cav
11-10-2009, 07:10 PM
When you need to slince the really big guns, and not disturb the Jihadi
Worlds Largest Gun Suppressor! (http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/)
This photo, taken at a German Army artillery range, is not a fake.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/155mm_suppressor-tfb-tm.jpg
The side expansion chambers will be to accommodate the blast of the cannon's muzzle brake.
I know what you are thinking: "WTF!".It was build to reduce noise to communities nearby. The vehicle pictured is the M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzer.
Many thanks to Sven (http://defense-and-freedom.blogspot.com/) for emailing it to me.
UPDATE: Thanks to Mark for these images of another German tank suppressor.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ifl_schalldaempfer_sch_368o-tfb-tm.jpg
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ifl_schalldampfer_76fs-tfb-tm.jpg
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/picture_5-tfb-tm.jpg
A silencer arrangement for large-caliber guns (3;33,34) including at least one silencer (5;54,55). In order for the system characteristics of the gun (3;33,34) not to be negatively influenced by the heavy weight of the silencer (5;54,55), the silencer is not fastened (5;54,55), as in the case of...
Inventors: Herbert Krumm, Karl Wiemers
Assignee: Rheinmetall GmbH
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P****r?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN%2F5461962
U.S. Classification
89/144 (http://www.google.com/url?id=56QlAAAAEBAJ&q=http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/uspc089/defs089.htm&usg=AFQjCNHoUhQDO3nvhUmc5BbW1rqovr7l_w#C089S144000 ); 181/223 (http://www.google.com/url?id=56QlAAAAEBAJ&q=http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/uspc181/defs181.htm&usg=AFQjCNHw4bCKtcwthG-n8m8gjehDh7BYLw#C181S223000)
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/picture_5-tfb-tm.jpg
Worlds Largest Gun Suppressor! (http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/)
This photo, taken at a German Army artillery range, is not a fake.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/155mm_suppressor-tfb-tm.jpg
The side expansion chambers will be to accommodate the blast of the cannon's muzzle brake.
I know what you are thinking: "WTF!".It was build to reduce noise to communities nearby. The vehicle pictured is the M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzer.
Many thanks to Sven (http://defense-and-freedom.blogspot.com/) for emailing it to me.
UPDATE: Thanks to Mark for these images of another German tank suppressor.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ifl_schalldaempfer_sch_368o-tfb-tm.jpg
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ifl_schalldampfer_76fs-tfb-tm.jpg
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/picture_5-tfb-tm.jpg
A silencer arrangement for large-caliber guns (3;33,34) including at least one silencer (5;54,55). In order for the system characteristics of the gun (3;33,34) not to be negatively influenced by the heavy weight of the silencer (5;54,55), the silencer is not fastened (5;54,55), as in the case of...
Inventors: Herbert Krumm, Karl Wiemers
Assignee: Rheinmetall GmbH
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P****r?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN%2F5461962
U.S. Classification
89/144 (http://www.google.com/url?id=56QlAAAAEBAJ&q=http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/uspc089/defs089.htm&usg=AFQjCNHoUhQDO3nvhUmc5BbW1rqovr7l_w#C089S144000 ); 181/223 (http://www.google.com/url?id=56QlAAAAEBAJ&q=http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/uspc181/defs181.htm&usg=AFQjCNHw4bCKtcwthG-n8m8gjehDh7BYLw#C181S223000)
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/picture_5-tfb-tm.jpg