Recoil System of Artillery Canon (like Zis-3 & Flak 36)

[vekongmaster]

Dear WoG Devs and players,

anybody know how the Recoil System of Artillery Canon (like Zis-3 & Flak 36) actually works???

When the canon fires the projectile, it recoils backward on the rail and then it moves back forward.

What is causing the canon to return forward???
Is it the 2 cylinders mounted parallel to the barrel of the canon??? I don't see any recoil spring inside those 2 cylinders though.
What do those 2 cylinders contain? compressed air & hydraulic oil?

Does the Recoil System work with a Hydraulic recoil mechanism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_recoil_mechanism
If so, how it actually works??? Can anybody explain it to me, please? ;')

Thanks in advance!
-Vekongmaster-

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[st0vep1pe]

The barrel moves under the forces of the gas on the breech. Because the recoil is so massive, the barrel and breach can move freely, allowing the recoil impulse to be dealt with over a longer time span. If this weren't the case, the gun would jump up (ruining alignment) or even worse, tip over.

The 2 cylinders are called the buffer and the recuperator. You can find a good drawing here.[nigelef.tripod.com] The buffer contains oil and the piston head traveling in it has openings where the oil can flow through. The size of these openings will dictate the resistance the piston encounters when moving. Either the piston or the buffer itself is fixed to the moving parts, while the other is fixed to the carriage. This causes a force decelerating the recoiling mass.

The recuperator is the part that brings the barrel and breach forward. Different types exist, but they all use compressed air somewhere, sometimes with oil in between to transfer the motion to a more convenient place. See the image I linked above for a type using oil in between.

I hope this helps.

[vekongmaster]

Originally posted by st0vep1pe:

The barrel moves under the forces of the gas on the breech. Because the recoil is so massive, the barrel and breach can move freely, allowing the recoil impulse to be dealt with over a longer time span. If this weren't the case, the gun would jump up (ruining alignment) or even worse, tip over.

The 2 cylinders are called the buffer and the recuperator. You can find a good drawing here.[nigelef.tripod.com] The buffer contains oil and the piston head traveling in it has openings where the oil can flow through. The size of these openings will dictate the resistance the piston encounters when moving. Either the piston or the buffer itself is fixed to the moving parts, while the other is fixed to the carriage. This causes a force decelerating the recoiling mass.

The recuperator is the part that brings the barrel and breach forward. Different types exist, but they all use compressed air somewhere, sometimes with oil in between to transfer the motion to a more convenient place. See the image I linked above for a type using oil in between.

I hope this helps.

Omg thank you so much for the information, dude! :D