How about some type of AA turret strat?

[Eightball]

As title suggests it would be nice if we had some form of Anti Air turret strat that targeted flyers (shriekers, drones, maybe even drop ships) and only flyers.

As of now there is no turret that will target aerials (I am not including the MG emplacement as it needs to be manned) and since we have turrets that target only ground based enemies why not turrets that only target flyers?

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Eightball:

How about some type of AA turret strat?
As title suggests it would be nice if we had some form of Anti Air turret strat that targeted flyers (shriekers, drones, maybe even drop ships) and only flyers.

As of now there is no turret that will target aerials (I am not including the MG emplacement as it needs to be manned) and since we have turrets that target only ground based enemies why not turrets that only target flyers?

The idea is not bad.
I prefer using the Spear against Gunships and there is no problem at all getting down Shriekers even with the Liberator. But a turret would help with solo-ing Gunship towers. So it is a valid request and suggestion.

Make it official @Arrowhead discord / support

[黒人]

I made a thread about this topic like a few weeks ago.

Brilliant minds think alike.

[Ursa_Luna]

I really like the idea! Or even for a manned flak-cannon kinda thing.

For the time being, I would highly suggest the smaller machine gun turret for shriekers, it's mobility, accuracy, and ammo conservation makes it perfect for giving air protection... given it's not swarmed on the ground.

[BattleCrom]

I agree

[LoboFH]

Well, if you place the gatling in a small hole in the terrain no shreiker will survive.

But I guess we will see something like that in the future, dataminers already found some AA stuff in the game, a support gun and if I am not mistaken an eagle.

[Filthy Cur]

Maybe re-purpose the rocket turret to fire SAMs instead?

[Twwizard05]

I've seen a video before of someone demonstrating an unreleased "airburst rocket launcher"

If they release it, I'm sure shriekers will not be nearly as annoying

[Pinkeh]

Gatling guns target dropships don't they? Not very good at taking them down but i imagine they can just amp up the damage values against aircraft.

Eagle 1 probably has air to air missiles that we don't know about.

[Badstormer]

A stationary anti-air emplacement like the current stationary HMG would be brilliant.

[Frostbeast]

MG, Gattling. Both are very effective against flyers, if no ground target is close. I often use them to get rid of the Shriekers, when we spawn close to them.

[Slayer Slayerson]

i noticed rocket turret kills ships pretty quick on the defend the bunker mission.
But it doesnt reach far enough on normal maps.

Machinegun turret > Gatling turret vs flying insects.