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(88) Date of publication A3: 19.03.2009 (43) Date of publication: 24.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/08 (21) Application number: 08789193.3 (22) Date of filing: 04.07.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F41H 5/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2008/052700 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/004596 (08.01.2009 Gazette 2009/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 05.07.2007 ZA 200705496 (71) Applicant: Bae Systems Land Systems South Africa (PTY) Limited 12 Barnsley Road 1501 Benoni (ZA)	(72) Inventor: NEETHLING, Rufus Stephanus 1401 Germiston (ZA) (74) Representative: Jenkins, Peter David  Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street London WC1N 2BF John Street London WC1N 2BF (GB)