Large Ship / Station
Gatling Turret
ComponentsRequired
Functional
Steel Plate15
Construction Component5
Computer10
Hack
Motor8
Small Steel Tube6
Metal Grid15
Construction Component25
Steel Plate5
Dimensions (W,H,L)3,3,3
Mass948kg 948,000g
948,000,000mg
0.948t
Integrity3,770
Build time30s
Shot Spread0.4° 0.00698rad
Rotation Speed114.592deg/s 0.002rad/ms
2rad/s
Max Field of View60° 1.047rad
Max Range800m
Rate of Fire600RPM 10RPS
Ammo TypeGatling Ammo Box
Inventory Volume384L 0.384m³
38.4hL
Power Consumption2kW 2,000W
0.002MW
Power Consumer GroupDefense
PCU Cost225
BrowseLast edit: 2020-05-20
Small Ship
Gatling Turret
ComponentsRequired
Functional
Steel Plate5
Construction Component5
Computer10
Hack
Motor4
Small Steel Tube6
Metal Grid5
Construction Component25
Steel Plate5
Dimensions (W,H,L)5,5,5
Mass592kg 592,000g
592,000,000mg
0.592t
Integrity2,310
Build time20s
Shot Spread0.4° 0.00698rad
Rotation Speed57.296deg/s 1.0e-3rad/ms
1rad/s
Max Field of View60° 1.047rad
Max Range600m
Rate of Fire300RPM 5RPS
Ammo TypeGatling Ammo Box
Inventory Volume84L 0.084m³
8.4hL
Power Consumption2kW 2,000W
0.002MW
Power Consumer GroupDefense
PCU Cost225
BrowseLast edit: 2020-05-20
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Usage
- 2.1 Manual Control
- 2.2 Control Panel
- 2.2.1 Targeting
- 3 Media
- 4 Tips
- 5 Known Issues
- 6 Related Items
- 7 Programming
- 8 Update History
Overview
Functional as of version 01.027.006, the Gatling turret is a powerful automatic weapon which will target and fire upon the nearest hostile block, Decoy, moving object, meteor, or any other specified target within its operational range (adjustable via its control panel), and will always fire on enemy factions' ships and players in range. In Survival Mode it must be loaded with 25x184mm NATO Ammo Containers to fire, or if while in Creative Mode it has unlimited ammunition.
Usage
The turret take the space of a 3x3x3 cube despite its appearance. The turret has its own internal inventory, but they can also be connected to Conveyor blocks on the bottom to supply 25x184mm NATO Ammo Containers from any connected inventory.
The Gatling turret does considerable and consistent damage, especially within close-range. It is far more powerful than an Interior Turret, but it's ammunition is noticeably more costly to acquire and manufacture. The turret unlike the interior turret is well suited for exterior defense being is very capable of penetrating and making short work of lightly armored blocks and bulletproof window panes.
Manual Control
Players are able to take control of any automated turret by sitting at either a Control Station, Flight Seat, co*ckpit, Fighter co*ckpit. After the player can navigate in the control panel to locate the turret, and click on Manual. This will bring up the 1st-person view of the turret. The player can move and shoot with the turret while in this mode, however unlike the Camera the turret cannot use zoom functionality.
Control Panel
- Shoot Once - Fires only a single round
- Shoot On/Off - Continuously fires the weapon
- Control - Manually control Turret
- Aiming radius - The distance at which the turret will fire at the target
- Enable idle movement - The turret will periodically move around
Targeting
- Meteors - Will target incoming meteors
- Moving objects - Any object that moves at a speed above 2.5 meters per second. All blocks, entities, and players.
- Missiles - Will attempt to shoot down any missiles within range
- Small ships - Will target small ship grids, and small blocks
- Large ships - Will target large ship grids, and large blocks
- Characters - Will target player/npc entities
- Station - Will target static station grids, and large blocks attached to it
Media
Tips
- If you are using the Gatling turret for meteor defense, consider that meteors come from the direction of the sun. You can save a lot of ammo if you place blocks around the Gatling turret to prevent it from shooting at meteors that have already passed beyond the position to hit your base.
- Gatling Turrets can be placed on top of a piston and extended to provide more freedom of angles during battle.
- If you lack space for this block, an Interior Turret might work, but does less damage.
Known Issues
- Unintentionally turrets may fire at your ship if a target passes behind blocks fast enough, however it was disengage after the target does so.
- It does not discriminate between friend or foe in some situations if you have your turret targeting moving objects
Related Items
- Weapons
- Missile Turret
- Interior Turret
Programming
- Action List - Gatling Turret
Update History
Update 01.057.005 |
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Update 01.055 |
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Update 01.054 |
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Update 01.052.023 |
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Update 01.051.011 |
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Update 01.051 |
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Update 01.046 |
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Update 01.045 |
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Update 01.043 |
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Update 01.042 |
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Update 01.041 |
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Update 01.040 |
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Update 01.033 |
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Update 01.032 |
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Update 01.030 |
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Update 01.029 |
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Update 01.028 |
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Update 01.027 |
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