Sponson Turret
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Vehicular Sponson Turret [1] | |
Production information | |
Type | Equipment (Physical Enhancement)[1] |
Tech Base | Clan |
Year Availability | Pre-spaceflight [2] |
Year Introduced | Pre-spaceflight [2] |
Technology Rating | B [2] |
Availability Rating | [2] |
Availability Ratings | F/X/F |
Technical specifications | |
Tons | Variable [2] |
Critical Slots | 0 [2] |
BV (2.0) | 0 |
Description
Sponson turrets are pieces of equipment that are available to both combat vehicles and support vehicles. Often though not always mounted in pairs with one on either side of a vehicle, the sponsons allow for the placement of even larger weapons in small turrets that can protect the sides of a vehicle. This allows a vehicle to fire its side mounted weapons in a 180-degree arc, instead of the usual 60-degree arc.
The while a pre-spaceflight innovation, the Sponson turrets were an experimental technology until 3079, after which they began to be mass produced and deployed by various powers. [3]