EP1338859B1 - Gun barrel with muzzle brake - Google Patents

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EP1338859B1
EP1338859B1 EP03001401A EP03001401A EP1338859B1 EP 1338859 B1 EP1338859 B1 EP 1338859B1 EP 03001401 A EP03001401 A EP 03001401A EP 03001401 A EP03001401 A EP 03001401A EP 1338859 B1 EP1338859 B1 EP 1338859B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A21/00—Barrels; Gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means
    • F41A21/32—Muzzle attachments or glands
    • F41A21/36—Muzzle attachments or glands for recoil reduction ; Stabilisators; Compensators, e.g. for muzzle climb prevention

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  • the invention relates to a weapon barrel with muzzle brake, especially for large-caliber guns.
  • a gun barrel in which a separate muzzle brake is attached to reduce the return energy to the mouth end of the gun barrel.
  • the muzzle brake comprises an aligned with the gun barrel, around its circumference radial bores exhibiting tube piece with caliber-equal inner diameter and a tube surrounding the casing pipe, which has diametrically opposite, perpendicular to the soul tube axis gas outlet openings.
  • a complex processing of the muzzle brake is required to obtain a bum-free for the projectile transition between caliber diameter of the gun barrel and the muzzle brake. This is especially true for towed weapons tubes, where in addition a bumpless transition between the train-field profiles of the barrel and the muzzle brake must be considered.
  • the US 5 036 747 A describes a muzzle brake door pistol, in which several consecutively located, through the wall of the barrel through openings are provided in the mouth region of the barrel.
  • a carriage which has in its inner surface at its, the mouth region of the barrel corresponding section a plurality of annular circumferential grooves, each ending in the finallyligenden gas outlet openings and in which the lying in a plane openings of the gun barrel.
  • the invention has for its object to provide an existing weapon barrel and muzzle brake assembly in which no comparable with known weapon tubes high loads at firing be exerted on the releasably connected to the gun barrel parts of the muzzle brake.
  • the invention is based essentially on the idea of forming the mouth end of the weapon barrel itself as part of the muzzle brake, i. to provide with several annularly around the gun barrel arranged holes.
  • the jacket tube is fixed, which has diametrically opposite, extending in the circumferential direction slot-shaped gas outlet openings.
  • the jacket tube has in its inner surface a plurality of annular grooves, each terminating in the opposite slot-shaped gas outlet openings and in each of which open the lying in a plane openings of the gun barrel.
  • the inventive arrangement of gun barrel and muzzle brake is characterized in that the mouth of the gun barrel is very easy to work.
  • a bumpless passage of the projectiles in the area of the muzzle brake no negative influence on the departure error and thus a high hit accuracy guaranteed.
  • the axially adjacent openings of the weapon barrel in the region of the mouth should preferably be arranged offset from one another.
  • the cross sections of the openings of the weapon barrel in the mouth region can have both the shape of a circle or a slot and the shape of a polygon.
  • Both the size and shape of the openings and the number of openings and the position of the openings in the mouth region of the weapon barrel with respect to the Rohrseelenachse depends on the particular desired effect of the muzzle brake.
  • the muzzle brake 2 comprises the mouth region 3 of the weapon barrel 1 and a jacket tube 4 arranged over the mouth region 3, which is supported at the rear on an annular stop 5 of the weapon barrel 1 and is held on the front side by a threaded onto a thread 6 of the gun barrel 1 screw ring 7.
  • a keyway 8 is provided with a feather key 9 in the jacket tube 4, which engages in a groove, not shown, in the annular stop 5 of the gun barrel 1.
  • both the outer surface 10 of the barrel 1 and the inner surface 11 of the jacket tube 4 have a slightly conical, tapering to the mouth 12 of the barrel 1 course on.
  • a securing piece 13 fastened to the jacket tube 4 on the front side is provided, which engages positively in a serration 14 of the screw ring 7 and secures it against detachment.
  • radially extending bores 16 are provided in a plurality of successively arranged and perpendicular to the soul tube axis 15 of the gun barrel 1 levels, wherein the holes 16 of adjacent planes are arranged offset from one another.
  • the jacket tube 4 arranged above the bores 16 of the weapon barrel 1 has a number of diametrically opposite, slot-shaped gas outlet openings 17 extending diametrically in the circumferential direction and corresponding to the number of bore planes.
  • the jacket tube 4 has on its inner surface 11 annular circumferential grooves 18 which end in the two opposing slot-shaped gas outlet openings 17 and in which those of the lying in a plane holes 16 of the gun barrel 1 open, which do not open directly into the gas outlet openings 17.
  • the arrangement of the lateral Gasaustrittsöfmieux 17 ensures a defined outflow direction of the relaxing propellant charge gases.
  • the size and position of the gas outlet openings 17 affects the size and the range of both the exiting propellant charge gases and the blast pressure.
  • a mouth reference system 19 is further attached to the front.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.
  • it does not necessarily have to be bores at the mouth-side openings of the weapon barrel, but these openings can, for example, also be designed slot-shaped.

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A locking mechanism (36a,36b) locks the upper goods supporting platform in a raised position. The upper platform (16) is spaced from and parallel to the lower platform (14) when assuming a raised position to permit loading of goods onto the lower and upper goods supporting platform. The upper goods supporting platform is lowered when assuming a collapsed position.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Waffenrohr mit Mündungsbremse, insbesondere für großkalibrige Rohrwaffen.The invention relates to a weapon barrel with muzzle brake, especially for large-caliber guns.

Aus der EP 0 085 754 B1 ist ein Waffenrohr bekannt, bei dem zur Verringerung der Rücklaufenergie an das Mündungsende des Waffenrohres eine separate Mündungsbremse befestigt ist. Die Mündungsbremse umfaßt ein mit dem Waffenrohr fluchtendes, um seinen Umfang herum radiale Bohrungen aufweisendes Rohrstück mit kalibergleichem Innendurchmesser und einem das Rohrstück umgebenden Mantelrohr, welches diametral gegenüberliegende, senkrecht zur Seelenrohrachse verlaufende Gasaustrittsöffnungen besitzt.From the EP 0 085 754 B1 a gun barrel is known in which a separate muzzle brake is attached to reduce the return energy to the mouth end of the gun barrel. The muzzle brake comprises an aligned with the gun barrel, around its circumference radial bores exhibiting tube piece with caliber-equal inner diameter and a tube surrounding the casing pipe, which has diametrically opposite, perpendicular to the soul tube axis gas outlet openings.

Als nachteilig hat sich bei dieser bekannten Anordnung erwiesen, daß die Verwendung derartiger Mündungsbremsen eine aufwendige Bearbeitung der jeweiligen Waffenrohrmündung erfordert, weil auf die Mündungsbremse bei Schußabgabe relativ hohe Belastungen (hohe Beschleunigungskräfte, hohe Zugkräfte durch die Bremswirkung) wirken, so daß auch die Gewindeverbindung, mittels welcher die Mündungsbremse an dem Waffenrohr befestigt ist, entsprechend diesen Belastungen ausgelegt werden muß. Außerdem ist eine aufwendige Bearbeitung der Mündungsbremse erforderlich, um einen für das Geschoß stoßfreien Übergang zwischen Kaliberdurchmesser des Waffenrohres und der Mündungsbremse zu erhalten. Dieses gilt insbesondere für gezogene Waffenrohre, bei denen zusätzlich ein stoßfreier Übergang zwischen den Zug-Feld-Profilen des Waffenrohres und der Mündungsbremse beachtet werden muß.A disadvantage has been found in this known arrangement that the use of such muzzle brakes requires a complex processing of each gun barrel mouth, because on the muzzle brake at firing shot relatively high loads (high acceleration forces, high tensile forces by the braking effect) act, so that the threaded connection, by means of which the muzzle brake is attached to the gun barrel, must be designed according to these loads. In addition, a complex processing of the muzzle brake is required to obtain a bum-free for the projectile transition between caliber diameter of the gun barrel and the muzzle brake. This is especially true for towed weapons tubes, where in addition a bumpless transition between the train-field profiles of the barrel and the muzzle brake must be considered.

Die US 5 036 747 A beschreibt eine Mündungsbremse tür eine Pistole, in der im Mündungsbereich des Laufes mehrere hintereinander befindlichen, durch die Wand des Laufes hindurchgefühte Öffnungen vorgesehen sind.The US 5 036 747 A describes a muzzle brake door pistol, in which several consecutively located, through the wall of the barrel through openings are provided in the mouth region of the barrel.

Um den Lauf ist einen Schlitten angeordnet, welcher in seiner inneren Oberfläche an seinem, den Mündungsbereich des Laufes entsprechenden Abschnitt mehrere kreisringförmig umlaufende Nuten besitzt, die jeweils in den gegenüberligenden Gasaustrittsöffnungen enden und in welche die in einer Ebene liegende Öffnungen des Waffenrohres münden.To the run a carriage is arranged, which has in its inner surface at its, the mouth region of the barrel corresponding section a plurality of annular circumferential grooves, each ending in the gegenüberligenden gas outlet openings and in which the lying in a plane openings of the gun barrel.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine aus Waffenrohr und Mündungsbremse bestehende Anordnung anzugeben, bei der keine mit bekannten Waffenrohren vergleichbaren hohen Belastungen bei Schußabgabe auf die mit dem Waffenrohr lösbar verbundenen Teile der Mündungsbremse ausgeübt werden.The invention has for its object to provide an existing weapon barrel and muzzle brake assembly in which no comparable with known weapon tubes high loads at firing be exerted on the releasably connected to the gun barrel parts of the muzzle brake.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Weitere, besonders vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung offenbaren die Unteransprüche.This object is achieved by the features of claim 1. Further, particularly advantageous embodiments of the invention disclose the dependent claims.

Die Erfindung beruht im wesentlichen auf dem Gedanken, das mündungsseitige Ende des Waffenrohres selbst als Teil der Mündungsbremse auszubilden, d.h. mit mehreren ringförmig um das Waffenrohr herum angeordneten Bohrungen zu versehen. Über diesem mündungsseitigen Waffenrohrabschnitt ist das Mantelrohr befestigt, welches diametral gegenüberliegende, sich in Umfangsrichtung erstreckende schlitzförmige Gasaustrittsöffnungen aufweist.The invention is based essentially on the idea of forming the mouth end of the weapon barrel itself as part of the muzzle brake, i. to provide with several annularly around the gun barrel arranged holes. About this mouth-side weapon tube section, the jacket tube is fixed, which has diametrically opposite, extending in the circumferential direction slot-shaped gas outlet openings.

Vorzugsweise besitzt das Mantelrohr in seiner inneren Oberfläche mehrere kreisringförmige Nuten, die jeweils in den gegenüberliegenden schlitzförmigen Gasaustrittsöffnungen enden und in welche jeweils die in einer Ebene liegenden Öffnungen des Waffenrohres münden.Preferably, the jacket tube has in its inner surface a plurality of annular grooves, each terminating in the opposite slot-shaped gas outlet openings and in each of which open the lying in a plane openings of the gun barrel.

Da bei der erfindungsgemäßen Anordnung von Waffenrohr und Mündungsbremse bei Schußabgabe bis zu 80% der Bremskräfte direkt auf das Waffenrohr übertragen werden und nur ca. 20% der Bremskräfte von dem Mantelrohr auf das Waffenrohr übertragen werden müssen, können das Mantelrohr sowie das entsprechende Befestigungsgewinde etc. wesentlich geringer dimensioniert werden als bei vergleichbaren Waffenrohranordnungen mit vollständig separater Mündungsbremse. Die erfindungsgemäße Anordnung weist daher auch ein geringeres Gewicht gegenüber vergleichbaren bekannten Anordnungen auf.Since in the inventive arrangement of gun barrel and muzzle brake at firing, up to 80% of the braking forces are transmitted directly to the barrel and only about 20% of the braking forces must be transferred from the casing to the gun barrel, the jacket tube and the corresponding mounting thread, etc. are dimensioned much smaller than comparable weapons gun assemblies with completely separate muzzle brake. The arrangement according to the invention therefore also has a lower weight compared with comparable known arrangements.

Ferner zeichnet sich die erfindungsgemäße Anordnung von Waffenrohr und Mündungsbremse dadurch aus, daß die Mündung des Waffenrohres sehr einfach bearbeitbar ist. Außerdem wird ein stoßfreier Durchlauf der Geschosse im Bereich der Mündungsbremse, keine negative Beeinflussung des Abgangsfehlerwinekls und daher eine hohe Treffergenauigkeit gewährleistet.Furthermore, the inventive arrangement of gun barrel and muzzle brake is characterized in that the mouth of the gun barrel is very easy to work. In addition, a bumpless passage of the projectiles in the area of the muzzle brake, no negative influence on the departure error and thus a high hit accuracy guaranteed.

Die axial benachbarten Öffnungen des Waffenrohres im Bereich der Mündung sollten vorzugsweise versetzt zueinander angeordnet sein. Dadurch wird einerseits den Festigkeitsanforderungen an das Waffenrohr Rechnung getragen und andererseits wird ein störungsfreies Durchgleiten der Geschosse in diesem Rohrbereich sichergestellt.The axially adjacent openings of the weapon barrel in the region of the mouth should preferably be arranged offset from one another. As a result, on the one hand the strength requirements of the gun barrel account is taken and on the other hand, a trouble-free sliding of the projectiles is ensured in this pipe area.

Die Querschnitte der Öffnungen des Waffenrohres im Mündungsbereich können sowohl die Form eines Kreises oder eines Schlitzes als auch die Form eines Vieleckes besitzen.The cross sections of the openings of the weapon barrel in the mouth region can have both the shape of a circle or a slot and the shape of a polygon.

Sowohl die Größe und Form der Öffnungen als auch die Anzahl der Öffnungen und die Lage der Öffnungen im Mündungsbereich des Waffenrohres in bezug auf die Rohrseelenachse (radial oder winklig) hängt von der jeweils gewünschten Wirkung der Mündungsbremse ab.Both the size and shape of the openings and the number of openings and the position of the openings in the mouth region of the weapon barrel with respect to the Rohrseelenachse (radially or angularly) depends on the particular desired effect of the muzzle brake.

Weitere Einzelheiten und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den folgenden anhand von Figuren erläuterten Ausführungsbeispielen. Es zeigen:

  • Fig.1 einen Längsschnitt durch den mündungsseitigen Bereich eines Waffenrohres mit Mündungsbremse;
  • Fig.2 eine Seitenansicht des in Fig. 1 dargestellten Waffenrohres und
  • Fig.3 eine perspektivische Ansicht des in Fig. 1 dargestellten Waffenrohres.
Further details and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following with reference to figures explained embodiments. Show it:
  • Fig.1 a longitudinal section through the mouth-side region of a gun barrel with muzzle brake;
  • Fig.2 a side view of the in Fig. 1 shown gun barrel and
  • Figure 3 a perspective view of the in Fig. 1 illustrated weapon barrel.

In den Fig.1-3 ist mit 1 das großkalibrige Waffenrohr einer Panzerwaffe bezeichnet, welches vorderseitig mit einer Mündungsbremse 2 versehen ist. Dabei umfaßt die Mündungsbremse 2 den Mündungsbereich 3 des Waffenrohres 1 und ein über dem Mündungsbereich 3 angeordnetes Mantelrohr 4, welches sich heckseitig an einem ringförmigen Anschlag 5 des Waffenrohres 1 abstützt und vorderseitig durch einen auf ein Gewinde 6 des Waffenrohres 1 aufschraubbaren Schraubring 7 gehalten wird.In the Fig.1-3 1 is the large-caliber weapon barrel of a tank weapon, which is provided on the front with a muzzle brake 2. In this case, the muzzle brake 2 comprises the mouth region 3 of the weapon barrel 1 and a jacket tube 4 arranged over the mouth region 3, which is supported at the rear on an annular stop 5 of the weapon barrel 1 and is held on the front side by a threaded onto a thread 6 of the gun barrel 1 screw ring 7.

Zur Fixierung des Mantelrohres 4 gegen Verdrehen ist in dem Mantelrohr 4 eine Paßfedernut 8 mit einer Paßfeder 9 vorgesehen, welche in eine nicht dargestellte Nut in dem ringförmigen Anschlag 5 des Waffenrohres 1 eingreift.To fix the jacket tube 4 against rotation, a keyway 8 is provided with a feather key 9 in the jacket tube 4, which engages in a groove, not shown, in the annular stop 5 of the gun barrel 1.

Um sowohl eine schnelle Montage als auch einen festen Sitz des Mantelrohres 4 auf dem Waffenrohr 1 sicherzustellen, weisen sowohl die äußere Oberfläche 10 des Waffenrohres 1 als auch die innere Oberfläche 11 des Mantelrohres 4 einen leicht konischen, sich zur Mündung 12 des Waffenrohres 1 verjüngenden Verlauf auf.In order to ensure both a quick installation and a tight fit of the jacket tube 4 on the gun barrel 1, both the outer surface 10 of the barrel 1 and the inner surface 11 of the jacket tube 4 have a slightly conical, tapering to the mouth 12 of the barrel 1 course on.

Ferner ist ein an dem Mantelrohr 4 vorderseitig befestigtes Sicherungsstück 13 vorgesehen, welches formschlüssig in eine Kerbverzahnung 14 des Schraubringes 7 eingreift und diesen gegen Lösen sichert.Furthermore, a securing piece 13 fastened to the jacket tube 4 on the front side is provided, which engages positively in a serration 14 of the screw ring 7 and secures it against detachment.

In dem Mündungsbereich 3 des Waffenrohres 1 sind in mehreren hintereinander befindlichen und senkrecht zur Seelenrohrachse 15 des Waffenrohres 1 angeordneten Ebenen radial verlaufende Bohrungen 16 vorgesehen, wobei die Bohrungen 16 benachbarter Ebenen versetzt zueinander angeordnet sind.In the mouth region 3 of the gun barrel 1 radially extending bores 16 are provided in a plurality of successively arranged and perpendicular to the soul tube axis 15 of the gun barrel 1 levels, wherein the holes 16 of adjacent planes are arranged offset from one another.

Das über den Bohrungen 16 des Waffenrohres 1 angeordnete Mantelrohr 4 weist eine der Anzahl der Bohrungsebenen entsprechende Anzahl diametral gegenüberliegender, sich in Umfangsrichtung erstreckender schlitzförmiger Gasaustrittsöffnungen 17 auf. Außerdem besitzt das Mantelrohr 4 auf seiner inneren Oberfläche 11 kreisringförmig umlaufende Nuten 18, die jeweils in den beiden gegenüberliegenden schlitzförmigen Gasaustrittsöffnungen 17 enden und in welche diejenigen der in einer Ebene liegenden Bohrungen 16 des Waffenrohres 1 münden, welche nicht direkt in die Gasaustrittsöffungen 17 münden.The jacket tube 4 arranged above the bores 16 of the weapon barrel 1 has a number of diametrically opposite, slot-shaped gas outlet openings 17 extending diametrically in the circumferential direction and corresponding to the number of bore planes. In addition, the jacket tube 4 has on its inner surface 11 annular circumferential grooves 18 which end in the two opposing slot-shaped gas outlet openings 17 and in which those of the lying in a plane holes 16 of the gun barrel 1 open, which do not open directly into the gas outlet openings 17.

Die Anordnung der seitlichen Gasaustrittsöfmungen 17 stellt eine definierte Ausströmrichtung der sich entspannenden Treibladungsgase sicher. Außerdem beeinflußt die Größe und Lage der Gasaustrittsöffnungen 17 die Größe und den Bereich sowohl der austretenden Treibladungsgase als auch des Knalldruckes.The arrangement of the lateral Gasaustrittsöfmungen 17 ensures a defined outflow direction of the relaxing propellant charge gases. In addition, the size and position of the gas outlet openings 17 affects the size and the range of both the exiting propellant charge gases and the blast pressure.

Nach Zündung einer (nicht dargestellten) Patrone erreichen die dem Geschoß folgenden hochgespannten Treibladungsgase den Bereich der Mündungsbremse 2 und gelangen über die Bohrungen 16 (Prallflächen) des Waffenrohres 1 auf die Wandungen der umlaufenden Nuten 18 des Mantelrohres 4 (zusätzliche Prallflächen), wodurch eine Verminderung der Rohrrücklaufenergie verursacht wird.After ignition of a (not shown) cartridge reach the projectile following high-pressure propellant gases the area of the muzzle brake 2 and get over the holes 16 (baffles) of the gun barrel 1 on the walls of the circumferential grooves 18 of the jacket tube 4 (additional baffles), creating a reduction the pipe recoil energy is caused.

Auf dem Mantelrohr 4 ist vorderseitig ferner ein Mündungs-Referenzsystem 19 befestigt.On the jacket tube 4, a mouth reference system 19 is further attached to the front.

Die Erfindung ist selbstverständlich nicht auf das vorstehend beschriebene Ausführungsbeispiel beschränkt. So braucht es sich bei den mündungsseitigen Öffnungen des Waffenrohres nicht zwingend um Bohrungen handeln, sondern diese Öffnungen können beispielsweise auch schlitzförmig ausgestaltet sein.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. Thus, it does not necessarily have to be bores at the mouth-side openings of the weapon barrel, but these openings can, for example, also be designed slot-shaped.

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11
Waffenrohrbarrel
22
Mündungsbremsemuzzle brake
33
Mündungsbereichmouth area
44
Mantelrohrcasing pipe
55
Anschlagattack
66
Gewindethread
77
Schraubringscrew ring
88th
PaßfedernutKeyway
99
Paßfederadjusting spring
1010
äußere Oberflächeouter surface
1111
innere Oberflächeinner surface
1212
Mündungmuzzle
1313
Sicherungsstückretaining piece
1414
Kerbverzahnungserration
1515
SeelenrohrachseCore tube axis
1616
Bohrung, ÖffnungBore, opening
1717
GasaustrittsöffnungGas outlet
1818
Nutgroove
1919
Mündungs-ReferenzsystemMuzzle reference system

Claims (5)

  1. Weapon barrel with a muzzle brake (2), in particular for large-calibre tube weapons, having the following features:
    a) openings (16) are provided in the muzzle area (3) of the weapon barrel (1), which run radially or at an angle and pass through the wall of the weapon barrel (1), on a plurality of levels which are located one behind the other and are arranged at right angles to the barrel bore axis (15) of the weapon barrel (1);
    b) a casing tube (4) is arranged over the muzzle area (3) (which is provided with openings (16)) of the weapon barrel (1) and has diametrically opposite gas outlet openings (17) which are in the form of slots and extend in the circumferential direction;
    c) in its inner surface (11), the casing tube (4) has a plurality of grooves (18) which run in an annular shape, each end in the opposite gas outlet openings (17) which are in the form of slots, and into which grooves (18) the openings (16) which lie on one level of the weapon barrel (1) open.
  2. Weapon barrel according to Claim 1, characterized in that the openings (16) on adjacent levels are arranged offset with respect to one another.
  3. Weapon barrel according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the openings (16) in the weapon barrel (1) are holes or slots.
  4. Weapon barrel according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the weapon barrel (1) has an annular stop (5) for attachment of the casing tube (4), on which stop (5) the rear end of the casing tube (4) is supported, and in that a threaded ring (7) is provided at the muzzle end, by means of which the casing tube (4) is pressed against the stop (5).
  5. Weapon barrel according to Claim 3, characterized in that both the outer surface (10) of the weapon barrel (1) and the inner surface (11) of the casing tube (4) have a slightly conical profile, which tapers towards the muzzle (12) of the weapon barrel (1).
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