Interface support for an aiming system

A turret for mounting on an armored vehicle, comprising:

• a mask or gun mantlet;
• a barrel system covering calibers higher than 20 mm, the barrel system comprising a barrel liner and a protective tube configured to dampen impacts and vibrations, the protective tube being connected to the barrel liner at a junction between the barrel liner and the mask or gun mantlet of the turret;
• and
• a rigid and interchangeable interface system configured to attach a piece of functional equipment to the turret, the interface system comprising at least an aiming system, the aiming system having an optical axis parallel or slightly inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the barrel system so that a target can be kept in a field of view of the aiming system, the interface system being fastened on the protective tube so that the interface system is placed distantly from the mask or gun mantlet and in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the barrel system, the interface system consisting of, in order, the following distinct components:
• an essentially semi-circular or semi-cylindrical enclosure serving as a support surrounding the protective tube, the enclosure being attached to the protective tube;
• a base attached to the enclosure;
• a plate attached to the base;
• and
• a support fastened perpendicularly to the plate,
• wherein the enclosure, base, plate, and support are respectively fastened in order with one another using screws or bolts so as to constitute the interface system.