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Multi-turret aiming system

Description

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This is a system I built for my miniature soon-to-release battleship that is designed to mimic World of Warships controls. It's almost identical to the game with the exception that the camera doesn't track the target, and that the distance to target needs to be set manually. For those unfamiliar with WoW, read on for a description of what this thing does. It's best suited for warships, although can probably be used for other vehicles, too.

Note that this stand is only an example structure designed to show a functional setup. Also, make sure to watch the video I added if you intend to use this system.

Features

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- Turrets follow the camera
The first challenge I ran into with my battleship is that when spawned, turrets point into different directions, but need to aim in one direction when firing. With this system, all you need to control is where the camera is looking, and the turrets will follow.

For the vertical axis rotation, this system relies entirely on velocity pivots, meaning it's not an issue if the camera rotates in one direction too much. You can also set manual limits so that the turret doesn't bump into decor/superstructure when turning.

- Adjustment for turret placement
Even when all the turrets point in one direction, there's another issue - relative distance between them. If it's not addressed, the shells will land as spread out as much distance there is between turrets. They need to not only point in one direction, but at a single point, and this system does it for you. Set all the necessary data in MCs settings, adjust the range after spawn, and the turret computer will compensate for its relative placement, ensuring best precision.

- Adjustment for camera placement and ballistics
The best spot to place a camera on a battleship is on top of its superstructure. But turrets tend to be a lot lower, and that can throw off accuracy. Similarly to horizontal distance from the camera to turrets, vertical distance is taken into account, too, as well as ballistics. If the distance to target is set correctly, regardless of how close or far away the target is, the shells will always land at the point in the middle of the screen that shows what your camera sees.

- Vertical stabilization
This is the first time I tried implementing vertical stabilization, so it's likely far from perfect, but it still provides some very decent assistance on waves. Certainly better than nothing... right?

- Loaded/aligned indicators
Turrets will not shoot if they're not aligned/cannot align with the camera, or if they're still reloading, where the reload time can be easily adjusted. Same goes for rotation speed, which can be easily adjusted, too. All to best mimic the real counterparts of your historical builds.

Credits

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Shoutout to Subru701 who has motivated me to develop and continuously improve this system