An artillery gun having a weapon disposed on a carrier vehicle is provided
and comprises a first module, containing the weapon and mounted on a gun
mount and also containing at least a portion of an automatic projectile
feed mechanism. A second module contains further portions of the
projectile feed mechanism. A standby member disposed to the rear of a
projectile transporter of the feed mechanism is displaceably guided and
can be disposed in a transfer position parallel to a charger disposed on
a free end of a projectile transfer arm of the first module. A third
module is provided and is embodied as a munitions magazine in which are
stored upright projectiles that are adapted to be grasped via a
projectile transporter and, accompanied by rotation and alignment, are
conveyed via the standby member and charger into a region at the rear of
the end of the weapon and to be raised into a loading position. At least
one fourth module forms the carrier vehicle.