A weapon station apparatus comprising: a pedestal adapted to be mounted on an armored vehicle for rotation relative to the armored vehicle about an azimuth axis (AZ); a yoke assembly carried by the pedestal , the yoke assembly being adapted to support at least one weapon for rotation relative to the pedestal about an elevation axis (EL), wherein the yoke assembly includes an elevation hub rotatable about the elevation axis (EL); an azimuth drive gear rotatable to drive rotation of the pedestal about the azimuth axis (AZ); an elevation drive gear rotatable to drive rotation of the elevation hub about the elevation axis (EL); an azimuth drive motor operable by electric power to rotate the azimuth drive gear to thereby rotate the pedestal and yoke assembly about the azimuth axis (AZ); an elevation drive motor operable by electric power to rotate the elevation drive gear to thereby rotate the elevation hub about the elevation axis (EL); an azimuth drive train manually operable to rotate the azimuth drive gear to thereby rotate the pedestal and yoke assembly about the azimuth axis (AZ); an elevation drive train manually operable to rotate the elevation drive gear to thereby rotate the elevation hub about the elevation axis (EL); characterized in that it further comprises a slip ring configured to transmit power and data across a rotary interface defined by the pedestal and the armored vehicle; wherein the slip ring includes a passageway extending through the slip ring across the rotary interface, and at least one of the azimuth drive train and the elevation drive train extends through the passageway . a pedestal adapted to be mounted on an armored vehicle for rotation relative to the armored vehicle about an azimuth axis (AZ); a yoke assembly carried by the pedestal , the yoke assembly being adapted to support at least one weapon for rotation relative to the pedestal about an elevation axis (EL), wherein the yoke assembly includes an elevation hub rotatable about the elevation axis (EL); an azimuth drive gear rotatable to drive rotation of the pedestal about the azimuth axis (AZ); an elevation drive gear rotatable to drive rotation of the elevation hub about the elevation axis (EL); an azimuth drive motor operable by electric power to rotate the azimuth drive gear to thereby rotate the pedestal and yoke assembly about the azimuth axis (AZ); an elevation drive motor operable by electric power to rotate the elevation drive gear to thereby rotate the elevation hub about the elevation axis (EL); an azimuth drive train manually operable to rotate the azimuth drive gear to thereby rotate the pedestal and yoke assembly about the azimuth axis (AZ); an elevation drive train manually operable to rotate the elevation drive gear to thereby rotate the elevation hub about the elevation axis (EL); characterized in that it further comprises a slip ring configured to transmit power and data across a rotary interface defined by the pedestal and the armored vehicle; wherein the slip ring includes a passageway extending through the slip ring across the rotary interface, and at least one of the azimuth drive train and the elevation drive train extends through the passageway . <EOS>