Ammunition Replenisher
The ammunition replenisher (fig. 7-22) is a
mechanical ammunition feed device, which interfaces
with the ammunition loader during replenishment. It
consists of a load tray assembly, dump tub chute
assembly, replenisher interchange assembly, and
replenisher mounting base assembly.
OPERATION
Operation of the LALS is divided into four modes:
replenishment mode, aircraft servicing mode, transport
mode and storage mode. Replenishment mode is an
intermediate level function and aircraft-servicing mode
is an organizational level function.
Replenishment mode
To load the ammunition loader, the access door is
unlatched, folded up and back to the open position and
secured. The ammunition replenisher is mounted on the
ammunition loader (fig. 7-23). The aircraft, Aircraft
Interface Unit (AIU) is then unlatched (fig. 7-23) and
removed from its stowed position. The conveyor chute
is rotated 180 degrees in either direction and the AIU is
attached to the ammunition replenisher. Attach load
tray assembly to replenisher interchange assembly.
Three empty ammunition containers are placed beneath
the ammunition replenisher. One container collects the
spent cases downloaded from the ammunition loader;
the second container stores the unfired rounds; and the
third container, if required, catches the cardboard tubes
which are stripped off the tube-packed ammunition.
Ammunition is hand-fed into the load tray assembly
with the rounds pointing as pictured on load tray.
During replenishment, the ammunition loader is
driven in the reverse direction. As the hand crank drives
the
ammunition
replenisher,
the
ammunition
is
transferred out of the load tray assembly by the detuber
rotor. If ammunition is tubed, the cardboard tubes are
stripped off the rounds as they travel around the detuber
rotor. The cardboard tubes are diverted into the tube
dump chute and the rounds are transferred to the
replenisher conveyor belt elements. The ammunition
rounds are then handed off from the conveyor belt
elements to the ammunition loader conveyor assembly
and into the ammunition loader transfer unit. In the
ammunition loader transfer unit the single stream of
ammunition is divided into three streams decelerated
and transferred into the three bays in the storage
container assembly. At the same time, the spent cases
and
unfired
rounds
are
downloaded
from
the
ammunition loader through the lower half of the
replenisher interchange assembly. The ammunition is
transferred from the download rotor on the aircraft
interface unit into the conveyor belt assembly. As the
ammunition moves along the bottom of the conveyor
belt assembly, the spent cases fall into a spent case
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LOAD TRAY ASSEMBLY
(IN LOAD POSITION)
OUTER DETUBER HOUSING
WITH DUMP CHUTE
(FARSIDE)
QUICK
RELEASE PIN
AIU ATTACH POINTS
(4 PLACES)
REPLENISHER
MOUNTING BASE
AIU GEAR
INTERFACE
MANUAL
DRIVE
HOUSING
SERIAL NUMBER
PLATE
IDENTIFICATION
PLATE
REPLENISHER
INTERCHANGE
ASSEMBLY
ROUNDS
EXIT TRAY
AOf0722
Figure 7-22.Ammunition Replenisher.
