Tripod (weapon)

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In weapons technology is a tripod (engl. Tripod ) a three-legged support arms. It is used to carry the weight of the weapon, to absorb the recoil and to maintain a stable position of the weapon when aiming and firing in order to increase the accuracy. The weapon can be swiveled both horizontally and vertically. Undesirable influences of the shooter on the alignment of the weapon, for example through breathing or trembling, are reduced by using a tripod. The shooter needs little to no force to keep the weapon stable. A tripod is usually height-adjustable. The legs are usually foldable, which makes it more portable. An angled telescopic sight can be mounted on some tripods in order to fire from cover. Some tripods, e.g. B. those of the heavy machine guns DShK , Type 77 and Type W-85, can be used both for ground combat and for anti-aircraft defense ( anti-aircraft tripods). A wheel axle with wheels can be mounted on the tripod of the DShK without tools. When the legs are then folded back together, it becomes a wheel carriage, with which it can be pulled by people, mules or vehicles. In this condition the mount has a seat for the shooter. Tripods make a weapon heavier and more bulky. They are mainly used for machine guns , machine grenade launchers , recoilless guns and anti-tank guided weapons .

  • AR-10 on tripod

  • M24 sniper rifle on tripod

  • Tripod in combination with bipod

  • MG3 on tripod with angled riflescope, additionally with shoulder straps and padding for transport on the back

  • MG42 on tripod

  • HK GMW (short for H Eckler & K och G Ranat m achines w monkey )

  • recoilless gun SPG-9

  • Anti-tank guided missile 9K115 Metis on a 9P152 tripod mount

  • Australian soldier with two tripods folded

  • DShK with tripod

  • The DShK's tripod was converted into a wheel mount with a gunner's seat

See also

literature

  • Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun, Wilfried Copenhagen : Rifle weapons (1945–1985) . In: Illustrated encyclopedia of rifles from around the world . 3. Edition. tape 1 and 2. Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1993, ISBN 978-3-89488-057-6 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chris McNab: The FN MAG Machine Gun: M240, L7, and other variants . Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018, ISBN 978-1-4728-1968-0 , pp. 51 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. ↑ Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun, Wilfried Copenhagen : Illustrated encyclopedia of rifle weapons from around the world: Rifle weapons today (1945–1985) . 3. Edition. tape 1 , 1993, ISBN 3-89488-058-9 , pp. 158/159 .
  3. ↑ a b Terry Gander: Modern machine guns: An international overview . 1st edition. Motorbuch, 2000, ISBN 3-613-02013-0 , p. 71, 84 .
  4. ^ Ian V. Hogg: The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Firearms . A&W Publishers, New York 1980, ISBN 0-89479-031-5 ( archive.org ). (see: “Tripod”).