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Entropy1024

Entropy1024
I have a new Lakon type 7 often crammed full of expensive cargo. My strategy when accounted by pirates is to run away as fast as I can and jump. To give me more time to escape I generally use chaff and ECM units.

I was wondering (before I shell out a lot of cash to try for myself) if I could also use turreted weapons to shoot behind me to deter pirates. Can you shoot at people on your six? I guess the turreted point defense weapons can as they are autonomous, however what about turreted lasers & rail guns? As you are unable to look behind you I guess you would be unable to aim them. Therefore are turreted weapons only able to aim and shoot at targets you can see through the cockpit glass?

Cheers
Tim
 

Darkium

Darkium
Finaly a trader with protection, have some rep.

Turreted weapons can shoot at what they can see. You should look at the weapon placement and determine where they can see the hostile ship and where they can't. They also need the right fire mod to be set.

There's no turreted rail gun, but you don't need to see the ship. Also, a better scanner mean more accurate turrets.
 

Raf von Thorn

Raf von Thorn
Here you can see the turrets at work:

[video=youtube;UuFOmDjV6i0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuFOmDjV6i0[/video]

Two pulse turrets are at the top, beam one is at the bottom. You can see and hear, that all of them work all the time, even when i dont see the Conda, unless THEY dont have line of sight. Also, i should mention that currently the class 2 pulse turrets are bugged, sometimes they work, sometimes they dont. I have ticketed it.
 

teaurn

teaurn
I tried turrets in my T7, and found them very unsatisfactory.

It's personal choice, but I just didn't trust they were doing any real damage when they were shooting at a target outside my own FOV.

I switched back to gimballed beams and frags.

They seem to work for anything I want to hang around and try to kill...eagles, vipers, haulers, and adders...after being interdicted.

Anything bigger than that, and I just leg it :)

Seems to have worked so far, and the KWS is well worth a slot too!

Clearly against a CMDR I'd likely be very dead, but NPCs are do-able.
 
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