Temperature compensator for artillery system

A soft recoil system for a gun, the system comprising:

• a recoil cylinder housing a slideable recoil rod that counteracts a force associated with firing a round;
• a recuperator cylinder fluidly connected to a recoil cylinder;
• and
• a temperature compensator positioned along a flow path between the recuperator cylinder and the recoil cylinder, the temperature compensator comprising:
• a flange with an opening extending therethrough, the flange configured for sliding engagement within the recuperator cylinder;
• a one-way valve coupled to the flange and configured to control fluid passage through the opening;
• and
• a biasing element that is compressible against the flange as the temperature compensator moves along the flow path in a direction toward the recoil cylinder.

A soft recoil system for a gun, the system comprising:

• a recoil cylinder housing a slideable recoil rod that counteracts a force associated with firing a round;
• a recuperator cylinder fluidly connected to a recoil cylinder;
• and
• a temperature compensator positioned along a flow path between the recuperator cylinder and the recoil cylinder, the temperature compensator comprising:
• a flange with an opening extending therethrough, the flange configured for sliding engagement within the recuperator cylinder;
• a one-way valve coupled to the flange and configured to control fluid passage through the opening;
• and
• wherein the flange further comprises a face and the one-way valve further comprises a pair of hinge features with:
• a first hinge feature establishing a first pivotal coupling between a first door of the pair of doors and the face, and
• a second hinge feature establishing a second pivotal coupling between a second door of the pair of doors and the face.