A breakthrough by the inventor of the first laser scanner is evidenced by a live demonstration on a similar weapon M16 or on your cannon that will kick back 30cm instead of 3 meters . This insert-adapter is twice the size and weight of the projectile being fired and can be retrofitted or built-in on short 120mm cannon to reduce recoil by 95%. Thus, the platform mount on a light vehicle will not collapse when firing. The  adapter is not seen by the shooter and does not interfere with any other performance besides recoil.   

     All short cannons prototypes  that were presented to world planners of future-wars at late 2006 meeting in Israel failed due to extreme recoil. The mounting platforms were unable to stand the violent recoil. Here is our adapter of 95% recoil reduction for accommodating the desired 3 - 4 meters short 120mm cannons and mortars.  This adapter can be retrofitted onto current cannons on heavy tanks.

     The 500 years of sunk belief that the recoil in firearms is eternal, is not easily overcome. On the other hand the facts of live demonstration of 95% recoil reduction can not be denied. For the live demonstration we offer a subjective & an objective evaluation:

 1. Subject live demonstration:
      Any interested person can perform his own self-demonstration at AAE facility by firing the original M16 in the left hand and simultaneously firing a second modified M16 in the right hand. The shooter will feel the huge difference in the recoil force as well as sees the big difference in rebound motion of the weapon.
      In addition, the person can see an objective readout of our recoil meter by using our below described in-house-built recoil meter.

 2. Objective readout of recoil meter:
      The schematics of the recoil meter is seen in Fig.1 and the recoil meter in Figs 2.

Fig. 1. Schematics of the recoil meter.




Fig. 2. Recoil meter for small firearms before and after firing.

      The gun is strapped by 4 restrainers: the back side of the gun behind the handle to the left, below the muzzle in front of the gun handle to the right, on the top side behind the muzzle, and a latch to keep the gun from flying up out of its holder. As the gun is fired the mount pushes the inertia block backwards causing a displacement to the left.
      The inertia block has the heavy metal (red) to keep the leftwards momentum generated by the recoil kick. Magnets are embedded in the lower surface of the inertia block to exert a constant force (drag) and a static inertia against leftwards displacement.
     The displacement is measured by a micrometer anchored to the iron floor by a small magnet. The micrometer driver attached to the inertia block pushes the micrometer slide to measure the displacement caused by the recoil.
      From the displacement distance resulting from the recoil, the recoil force is read from the calibration curve.

3. Uplift readout:
      With a second micrometer driver on the backside of gun mount, the angle of rotation or uplift is read.
 

    The main objectives of future-wars planners is to lower casualties through using robots, unmanned aircraft, and fast deployment into hot  spots.
    For mobility and rapid-airlift deployment of infantry fighting vehicles to hot spots, light vehicles are preferred over heavy tanks.
    Since electronic homing devices on long-range, "smart" weapons can be jammed by electronic counter measures (particularly in their terminal phase), the line-of-sight targeting of "dumb" cannon-fired ordnance will remain a mainstay of combat operations.
    For this reason, and to prevent undesired collateral damage, future-war planners are seeking short cannons on light vehicles and robots.
    In all cases, however, available systems are deemed unsatisfactory because of their extreme recoil.
    Current muzzle brakes and recoil reducers inserts in the butt of a gun  gave insufficient recoil reduction of about 10%.
    AAE has developed a 95% recoil reduction insert-adapter system that meets the needs of the planners.  This insert-adapter can be retrofitted onto old and new cannons, mortars, and all firearms.
 

    Most "smart" and "brilliant" weapons are vulnerable to electronic jamming. Direct- and indirect-fire weapons, however, do not suffer from this potential shortcoming; therefore, artillery, automatic grenade launchers and other weapon systems with direct- and indirect-fire capabilities will remain battlefield mainstays for the foreseeable future.
    Short cannons (3 to 4 meters long) are being sought for mounting on light armored vehicles and robots.  But all prototypes developed by the world’s manufacturers that were presented in Israel in late 2006 failed to meet Israeli future-wars planners requirements because of their extreme recoil.
    AAE has developed a solution that virtually eliminates recoil in all firearms, handguns to cannons as a field retrofit or built-in adapters.
 

    A US test facility (Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey) recently developed a device that measures recoil reduction from various designs applied to small arms. 
     Experience has shown, however, that there is usually a long waiting time before a system can be tested at Picatinny.  AAE is trying to get on the waiting list.  We will publish the Picatinny report upon receiving it.
     AAE has developed its own recoil-measuring device, recoil meter to guide the R&D of its recoil adapter.  
 

     For this emerging technology, the results are promising. The recoil adapter reduced recoil in the hand gun by 67%, uplift by 70%, and in M16 which is very similar to cannons by 95%. Without breaking any law of physics, there is much more to be achieved.
     To get our technical findings on this emerging technology established, we wait for a second independent report from Picatinny Arsenal.
     Establishing the AAE scientific finding on recoil reduction of 95% will be confirmed by independent users.  The 120mm long cannon with adapter retrofit will kick back a displacement of 30cm instead of 2-3 meters. Long cannons have various types built-in shock absorbers or springs. The muzzle displacement of the cannon is seen by the user or by the observer. The current end-point displacement of the muzzle ranges between 2-3 meters.  Upon retrofitting with recoil reducer the displacement will be less than 30 cm.
    Similar recoil reduction will be observed on the muzzle kickback displacement of the field-retrofitted insert-adapter on the 50 caliber sniper gun. Thus the 50 caliber sniper gun can be more mobile by becoming carried and operated by a single-person instead of a team.
    On the other hand, mortars are not equipped with shock absorbers. For confirming the recoil reduction on mortars with and without adapter-retrofits, the digital non-subjective data can be read by a digital larger-weight scale.
    Among other potential applications of recoil reduction are:

• 1. The larger mortar cannon.
• 2. The 50 caliber sniper gun.
• 3. The M16 and other infantry weapons.
• 4. The 45 caliber handgun for self defense and police.
• 5. The 12-gause shotgun in sports as skeet shooting and hunting.

     Over 500 years of violent-recoil experience in firearms and cannons led to a sunk belief that the recoil is eternal.  The First Law of Newton “For every action there is a reaction equal in amount but opposite in direction” made such belief sink deeper.
     The inventor Dr. Z states that his invention broke no law of Physics  and his technology is fully abiding with Newton’s three laws and with all laws of Physics.
     For that reason, Dr. Z. the inventor of the first laser scanner that read DNA and Barcode in 1972, USA patent # 4025200, offers a free-of-charge two types of in-action self-demonstration, one subjective “Show me style”  and the second objective demo by using the recoil meter and its data.