Equipment/Proposed/Auto-turret

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This auto turret is deployable by soldiers. It consist of tripod and a 500 round magazine, along with targeting/movement sensor and computer. It has different modes of operation:

1. Manual Control - A soldier with a remote control manually selects a target and firing mode (short burst, long burst, very long burst - useful for grouped enemies).

2 Semi-Autonomous - Computer auto-selects targets, but a soldier with a remote control must choose a firing mode (thus giving the order to fire).

3 Fully-Autonomous - Computer controls both target selection and firing mode. Beware: in this mode it will engage everything it can see - not only enemies but friendlies too.

Very useful if you're short on soldiers. There are two main uses - first to secure the drop zone to prevent the hijacking of the drop ship and to secure the flanks/rear in the area. Second comes to placement for base invasions - placed in already dedicated and vital places helps in base defense. In this case they are directly controlled from the Command Center.