Modern hydraulic turret weapon system

A hydraulic turret weapon system for armed vehicles that includes:

• a turret and a weapon on said turret adapted to be independently directed at a target as a function of directive signals,
• hydraulic drive means including a pair of hydraulic motors, means coupling one of said motors for moving said turret, means coupling the other of said motors for moving said weapon, means connecting inlets of said motors in parallel to a source of fluid under pressure, and means connecting outlets of said motors in parallel to a fluid reservoir,
• a pair of pressure sensors, one of said sensors being connected to said inlets for providing an electrical signal as a function of hydraulic fluid pressure at said inlets, the other said pressure sensor being connected to said outlets to provide an electrical signal as a function of hydraulic fluid pressure at said outlets, and
• electronic control means responsive to said pressure sensor signals and to turret and weapon command signals for generating said directive signals, including means for controlling speed of said motors individually, and means coupled to said fluid source for controlling speed of said motors conjointly.