Sentry turret mechanics

[Keerp]

Has anyone figured out the specifics of how the sentries work? Like, if they do not get destroyed, how long do they stick around? Is there a hidden ammo count, or a timer?

[Fractured]

Ammo count, only thing that seems to matter as far as I'm aware (Besides getting killed by Charger/Titan).

[Amaranth]

Ammo and HP (there are ship modules to improve both ammo and HP)
in HD1, there was also a timer (so you don't accumulate several on them at the landing zone), I don't know if it applies here

[kknd]

Turrets last until they deplete their ammo or are destroyed. I've not experimented with waiting out the timer to see if I can double up on any given turret, but that's because it'd be impractical to not have them burn through their ammo in that time.

[Ishan451]

Sentries stay the entire match but deactivate when they run out of ammo.

[Fractured]

I've REALLY been wanting to test out my Tesla and see if I can set down multiple. Just get a Tesla fence around the evac zone heh. Cept my teammates keep air striking them >: O.

[Illusia]

Far as i know, sentries stay indefinitely so long as they have ammo *EXCEPT* the tesla tower. The tesla tower you can only have one deployed at a time (probably per person, but haven't tested), but it has seemingly infinite ammo. It also does not give a ♥♥♥♥ about hitting teammates or other deployed items and can even hit people while prone should there be enemies around (which is silly, because its direct hitting, not arcing to you through another target)
It also has much more range than you'd think, and by far is the best sentry in the game for locking down a single direction provided there aren't heavy enemies (chargers seem to take zero damage, and chargers will destroy it in a second, like all sentries)

[Ishan451]

Originally posted by Fractured:

I've REALLY been wanting to test out my Tesla and see if I can set down multiple.

You can. I did it yesterday in an extract defense. It held the entire left side of the field and i set a 2nd one down about a minute before the first ran out of juice.

[Fractured]

Originally posted by Ishan451:

Originally posted by Fractured:

I've REALLY been wanting to test out my Tesla and see if I can set down multiple.

You can. I did it yesterday in an extract defense. It held the entire left side of the field and i set a 2nd one down about a minute before the first ran out of juice.

Tesla's run out of juice? I've seen Tesla's handle entire Suicide breach's (While we take out chargers/biles).

[Illusia]

Originally posted by Ishan451:

Originally posted by Fractured:

I've REALLY been wanting to test out my Tesla and see if I can set down multiple.

You can. I did it yesterday in an extract defense. It held the entire left side of the field and i set a 2nd one down about a minute before the first ran out of juice.

if the tesla has limited ammo/battery then why the hell is it so much longer lasting than every other sentry fffs? i don't have the upgrade for 50% more ammo and that thing lasts seemingly the entire extraction and everything without any trouble.