Static mount Weapon mount

1 static mount

1.1 turret
1.2 coaxial
1.3 fixed
1.4 pintle
1.5 swing arm

static mount

an m1 abrams several static mounts.

a static mount non-portable weapon support component used on self-propelled vehicle.

turret

a gun turret protects crew or mechanism of weapon , @ same time lets weapon aimed , fired in many directions.

a turret rotating weapon platform. can mounted on fortified building or structure such coast artillery battery, or on armoured fighting vehicle, naval ship, or military aircraft.

turrets may armed 1 or more machine guns, automatic cannons, large-calibre guns, missile launchers, , directed-energy weapons , laser weapon systems. may manned or remotely controlled, , armoured. small turret, or sub-turret on larger one, called cupola. term cupola describes rotating turrets carry no weapons instead sighting devices, in case of tank commanders. finial extremely small sub-turret or sub-sub-turret mounted on cupola turret.

the protection provided turret may against battle damage or against weather, conditions , environment in weapon or crew operate.

coaxial

turret of panhard aml-60 armoured car, incorporates co-axial weapon mounts machine guns , 60mm mortar.

a coaxial mount mounted beside primary weapon , points in same general direction main armament, relying on turret s ability traverse in order change arc. term coaxial misnomer arrangement paraxial (i.e., parallel axes, opposed same axis).

nearly main battle tanks , infantry fighting vehicles have coaxial machine gun mounted fire along parallel axis main gun. coaxial weapons aimed use of main gun control. used engage infantry or other soft targets when main gun collateral damage excessive, or conserve main gun ammunition.

some weapons such m40 recoilless rifle , law 80 have smaller caliber spotting rifle mounted in coaxial fashion on weapon s barrel, allows operator visualise primary weapon s projectile hit.

fixed

a fixed mount not moveable respect vehicle. vehicle must move in order change direction of fire. fixed mounts commonly found on aircraft, , commonly direct weapon forward, along aircraft s vector of movement, pilot aim , steer @ same time. minor aircraft designs used different concept of fixed mounts, found in schräge musik or ac-47 spooky.

pintle

lewis , clark s pirogues mounted blunderbusses bow pintle.

a pintle mount fixed mount allows gun freely traversed and/or elevated while keeping gun in 1 fixed position. commonly found on armoured vehicles, gunner stations on bomber aircraft, , helicopter gunships. unlike turret, pintle has little or no armour protection.

swing arm

a swing mount fixed mount allows far greater , more flexible arc of fire simple pintle mount system. utilising system of 1 or 2 articulated arms gunner can swing weapon through wide arc though gunner s position fixed relative mount. these systems vary in complexity simple arm, double arm ability lock weapon in firing position.