Newcomer / Intro Turrets not fireing

[ThatGuy]

I destroyed one ship without problems, but when i went for the second, neither my beam laser or auto cannon turrets would fire.. so i just chased them and looked dumb. I was well inside range, had ammo and energy.. 96% power used and both guns were powered..

Bug or just something i cant understand?

I was in a sidewinder when this happened.. thought i give open a go.. but didnt work so well since guns didnt fire lol

Edit: They were set to "Target only" but i also tried "fire at will" but didnt change anything

Edit2: The npcs I was trying to kill was already fighting someone else..

 

[Universal Evil]

When you only have Turreted weapons you cannot fire upon other ships unless the fire at you first, so you should always have at least 1 weapon whitch is gimballed or fixed otherwise you will never have the first shot....

 

[ThatGuy]

When you only have Turreted weapons you cannot fire upon other ships unless the fire at you first, so you should always have at least 1 weapon whitch is gimballed or fixed otherwise you will never have the first shot....

Aaaaaaha... tnx kind cmdr that would explain a whole lot lol

Edit: Will they not even fire if i select "Forward fire" ?

 

[Iskariot]

Aaaaaaha... tnx kind cmdr that would explain a whole lot lol

Edit: Will they not even fire if i select "Forward fire" ?

Yes you can switch the mode of the turret to use them for controlled fixed forward fire and then switch back to a turreted mode.

I love turrets on big lumbering ships like the Type 9. They are a life saver.