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The turret's rounds fire through Bubble Shields and Deployable Covers, and will still hurt players when Invincibility is turned on or if they have overshields, a behavior similar to the [[Brute Landmine]]. In terms of story value, these turrets may have been set up by the Covenant to protect the base from intruders. They would be effective at mowing through enemy infantry, especially against the Flood. | The turret's rounds fire through Bubble Shields and Deployable Covers, and will still hurt players when Invincibility is turned on or if they have overshields, a behavior similar to the [[Brute Landmine]]. In terms of story value, these turrets may have been set up by the Covenant to protect the base from intruders. They would be effective at mowing through enemy infantry, especially against the Flood. | ||
==Activation== | ==Activation== | ||
[[Image:Snowbound Detector.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The automated turrets make good use of these small motion detectors.]] | |||
The turrets use motion trackers, to know when enemies approach them. | The turrets use motion trackers, to know when enemies approach them. | ||
These devices are presumably used to prevent intruders to get inside the fortress, as their motion trackers are pointing outwards. | These devices are presumably used to prevent intruders to get inside the fortress, as their motion trackers are pointing outwards. | ||
In gameplay, the turrets are activated when a player goes outside from the map (and the combat too), as the players respawn inside the detection limits. | In gameplay, the turrets are activated when a player goes outside from the map (and the combat too), as the players respawn inside the detection limits. | ||
Strangely the turrets seem to have a main control console inside each of the two bases. One is turned on, but you cannot enter it. | Strangely the turrets seem to have a main control console inside each of the two bases. One is turned on, but you cannot enter it. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||