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Turrets

Your personal bodyguards.

Defending a base on your own can get tiring. That's where a turret comes in handy. Turrets will defend you from any and all dangers – puppets, vehicles, sentries and of course other prisoners. Turrets can damage their owner and each other, so be careful how they are positioned. Turrets can only be placed inside a flags range and a maximum of 3 can be built at a time. To fill the turret, drag the appropriate ammunition onto the turret icon in the vicinity or through the context menu option Fill Ammo.

Turret Types

Available to craft are 5 different types of turrets: basic, .50cal, minigun, flamethrower and rocket. To see the aiming and detection angles, hold [F] on the turret and select Show Range

Range: 25m Rate of fire: 25 rounds per minute Electricity consumption: 150W Ammo capacity: 100 Ammo type: 12 Gauge, .30-06, .308, .338, 5.45x39mm, 5.56x45mm, 7.62x39mm, 7.62x54mm, 7.92x57mm, and 9x39mm

Range: 50m Rate of fire: 50 rounds per minute Electricity consumption: 200W Ammo capacity: 250 Ammo type: .50 BMG

Range: 50m Rate of fire: 1200 rounds per minute Electricity consumption: 150W Ammo capacity: 30 seconds of flame for a full canister Ammo type: Gasoline

Range: 20m Rate of fire: Flame bursts Electricity consumption: 150W Ammo capacity: 30 seconds of flame for a full canister Ammo type: Gasoline

Range: 100m Rate of fire: 20 rockets per minute Electricity consumption: 200W Ammo capacity: 20 Ammo type: Any RPG rockets

Activating A Turret

After crafting a turret, it needs two more things: ammunition and electricity from a generator. To remind yourself which ammunition and how much electricity a turret consumes, check its description. With the turret full of ammunition and in range of electricity it can now be turned on by holding [F] on it and selecting Turn on.

Official SCUM in-game content (the game’s own text, translated by the studio).