Patent ID: 8459170

Claim:
A vehicle provided with a central revolving overhead turret, said vehicle comprising: an armor-plated cockpit comprising an interior space; an overhead turret, the turret having substantially no cockpit penetration, the turret being configured for mounting a main armament; a system for moving the central revolving overhead turret, the system for moving the central revolving overhead turret comprising a circumferential bearing, said overhead turret comprising a base and being connected to the armor-plated cockpit by said circumferential bearing to allow revolving of the overhead turret around a substantially vertical axis passing through a center of said bearing, said base comprising a floor located completely external to the cockpit and a hatch attached to the floor by a pair of opposed hinges, wherein the hatch pivots about the hinges toward the interior space of the cockpit from a first position closing a passage in the floor to a second position providing communication between the overhead turret and the cockpit.