Editing Ship's Turret

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A [[Ship's Turret]] is a [[weapon]]s mounting built to be attached to a [[hardpoint]] on a [[ship]].
* Fire control equipment is required if weaponry is to be installed. Each installed turret requires one [[ton]] of displacement committed for the installation of [[fire control equipment]]. {{Page cite|name= Starships |page=14 |version=Classic Traveller}}
* It is a type of [[Ship Equipment]]

=== Library Data Referral Tree ===
Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] for more information: <br>
[[Heavy Weapon]]ry / [[Ship Weapon]]s:''
* Offensive Technologies 
** [[Naval Weapon]]ry
*** Energy Weapons 
*** Guided Weapons 
*** Projectile Weapons 
** [[Weapon Mount]]s
*** [[Weapon Battery|Battery]]
*** [[Barbette]]
*** [[Bay]]
*** [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoint]]
*** [[Spinal Mount]]s
*** [[Ship's Turret|Turret]] 
** [[Weapon Type]]s 
*** [[DEW]]
*** [[GUW]]
*** [[KEW]]

== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
[[File:Turret.jpg|right]]
One turret may be attached to each [[hardpoint]] on the [[ship]]. When it is attached, one ton for fire control must be allocated. Turrets themselves are available in single, double, and triple mounts which will hold one, two, or three [[weapon]]s respectively. Prices for turrets and weapons are indicated on the weapons and mounts table, {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=15|version=Classic Traveller}}

Turrets and weapons may be altered or retrofitted. For example, a single turret can have its pulse laser replaced by a beam laser when it becomes available; a single turret can be replaced by a triple turret when it becomes available. Weapons for installation in turrets include pulse and beam lasers, missile racks, and sandcasters. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=15|version=Classic Traveller}}

=== Image Repository ===
# [[LSP]]-Model-519-D Turret [[Fire Control Station]]. <br> [[file: LSP-Model-519-D-Turret Station-T5-Fan-Andy-Bigwood 06-Oct-2019a.jpg]]

=== Selected Turret Types ===
The most commonly used turrets within [[Charted Space]] include:
:{| class="wikitable sortable" width="90%"
|+ Ship Weapon Mounts {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=23|version=Classic Traveller}} 
|-
! Equipment Type
! Typical Cost ([[Imperial Currency|Cr]])
! [[Ton]]nage (Volume)
! Remarks
|-
| [[Ship’s Hardpoint|Hardpoint]] 
| [[Cr]]100,000
| None
| Hardpoints are ubiquitous throughout [[Charted Space]].
* One [[hardpoint]] is available per 100 [[ton]]s of [[hull]] volume.
* They are the mounting points for turrets and other shipboard [[Ship Weapon|weapon system]]s.
* The [[ton]]nage volume of the turret consists of rotator gear, the [[Ship Weapon|weapon]] mounts, [[energy point|power]] transfer systems, [[computer]] linkages, [[Control Panel|control panel]]s, a [[Master Fire Director]], dedicated [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensor arrays]] and [[Communications Equipment|commo]] systems, a [[Fire Control Computer|fire control computer]], additional ammunition and loading equipment as appropriate, a [[gunner]]'s position, and emergency and damage control equipment.
|-
| Single Turret 
| [[Cr]]200,000
| 1.0 [[ton]]
| The economy turret only holds one piece of equipment, but it is affordable and functional.
* It is mounted on a [[hardpoint]].
|-
| Double Turret 
| [[Cr]]500,000
| 1.0 [[ton]]
| Double turrets pack more firepower and require more power usage.
* It is mounted on a [[hardpoint]].
|-
| Triple Turret 
| [[Cr]]1,000,000
| 1.0 [[ton]]
| The triple turret is the most common high firepower turret in regular use.
* It is mounted on a [[hardpoint]].
|-
| Quad Turret 
| [[Cr]]1,000,000
| 1.0 [[ton]]
| The quad turret is an occasional high firepower turret.
* It is mounted on a [[hardpoint]].
|-
|}
''NOTE:'' Other turret types do exist, including larger mounts known as [[barbette]]s, weapon [[bay]]s, and other variations. [[Vehicle]]s often use customized turrets.

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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''[[Computer Control]]s:'' In almost all cases where the [[ship's computer]] can control a given ship function (such as life support), orders fed in at the central [[bridge]] computer take precedence over those fed in at local controls. Only if the computer is inoperative will a [[computer override]] be ineffective.{{Page cite|name= Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 |page= 6 |article= Book 2 |version= Classic Traveller}} Some [[ship]]s have been known to be built with a different system set-up, but this arrangement is commonplace on most vessels within [[Charted Space]]. {{Unpublished cite|author= Maksim-Smelchak }}

Turrets are an exception to this and are usually "handed off" to [[gunner]]s in order to better coordinate fire operations and take advantage of targets of opportunity. A [[Fire Control Computer]] is still required for effective operation, and independent control can be terminated by the [[ship's computer]] at any point.

=== Fire Control Limitations & Practice ===
A given turret may mount multiple types of weaponry, but the standard fire-control systems are only capable of catering for ''use of one weapon type at a time'' from a given turret{{Page cite|name=Core Rulebook|version=Mongoose Traveller|page=147}}. This makes it preferable for turrets to mount only one weapon type and this configuration is the norm on larger vessels.

Multiple turrets may be linked together to form batteries of a given weapon type. Particularly for beam weapons, this use allows the shots to be spread slightly to cater for the uncertainty of position of distant targets - making a single hit more likely but the damage inflicted by each hit is reduced because part of the salvo firepower is covering other targeting probabilities.

=== Turret Gunner/s ===
''[[Gunner]]:'' One [[gunner]] per turret is required on a ship for maximal effectiveness. Armed [[small craft]] require a [[gunner]] in addition to the [[pilot]]. If there is more than one [[gunner]], the most skilled is designated the chief gunner and typically draws 10% more pay. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=16|version=Classic Traveller}}

=== Automated Fire ===
Some crews will allow a ship (with appropriate software) to engage targets automatically under certain circumstances. This is particularly true of point-defence engagement of incoming missiles. (See [[Gunner Program]]).

===Pop-Up Turrets===
Some vessels may recess their turrets into the ship so as to provide better aerodynamics or to hide the fact that the vessel has any turrets at all. Such turrets are known as "Pop-Up" turrets and are generally MCr 1 more expensive than their more normal equivalents.

== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
{{Intermediate}}
{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |page=14-23|version=Classic Traveller}}
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= TBD |version=Classic Traveller}}
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 111 |version=Mongoose Traveller}}
|S4= {{Ludography cite|name=High Guard | version=Mongoose 2nd |page=}}
|S6= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
}}
 
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