HECU Sentry Turret
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| HECU Sentry Turret | |
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Autonomous gun platform |
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N/A |
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Gatling gun |
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The HECU Sentry Turret is a fully autonomous weapon featured in Half-Life and its expansions. Sentry Turrets are commonly used by the HECU and Black Ops to guard chokepoints and vital areas, and share many aspects of their design with the newer model seen in the sequel, Half-Life 2, including: a tripod base, a tall, narrow body, and a deadliness with a projectile launcher which often surpasses that of organic allies.
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[edit] Overview
The turret consists of a powerful machine gun built onto a tripod. The gun itself rests on a turntable mechanism of sorts on the top of the tripod, which allows it to rotate and fire in any direction, unlike the equivalent device in Half-Life 2, which has a narrow field of fire.
Gordon Freeman encounters a Sentry Turret for the first time in the chapter "We've Got Hostiles". These were used by the HECU to guard areas after their soldiery had passed through. The turret relies upon an independent laser sensor to detect targets. Once a target has tripped the beam, the turret deploys its weapon with a high pitched whine, and fires upon any target in sight. Once activated, the sentry would remain alert for a time (it makes a steady beeping sound whilst scanning for targets) before sinking into a dormant but alert state. Despite appearing gawky and unstable, these turrets are in fact stronger than they appear, and are difficult to knock over. Enough of any type of damage will knock them over, but explosives are the most effective counter.
[edit] Variants
Besides the standard, portable, tripod-mounted floor turrets, there are some other varieties. Ceiling mounted turrets of various size are occasionally seen in the Black Mesa Facility. These turrets possess no target identification system, and once activated, they simply fire on anything within range. These turrets can either be destroyed with explosives or gunfire, or disabled by switching them off, depending on access.
A regular sentry variant is encountered later on that auto-arms when it detects motion. The Playstation 2 version put a red light on these to indicate that they were motion-activated rather than sensor-activated.
[edit] Tactics
Turrets are powerful enemies, but are severely limited in mobility. When the player encounters one, step back and consider tactics, as unlike other enemies, this one does not move. Look for a way around or use explosives.
Since Half-Life's GoldSrc engine lacks a robust physics system, turrets simply fall over once they've taken a set amount of damage. Half-Life turrets can take a considerable amount of damage, so opt for hard-hitting attacks, like a well-placed .357 Magnum shot, a Shotgun double-blast, or explosives, like Grenades, Satchel Charges, or the RPG. Also, keep an eye out for their laser sensors; avoid tripping them, bypassing fighting the turrets entirely. However, these tactics may change when playing Half-Life: Source because of the upgraded physics engine.
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[edit] List of appearances
- Half-Life: Day One (First appearance)
- Half-Life
- Half-Life: Opposing Force
- Half-Life: Blue Shift
- Half-Life: Decay
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| Characters | S. Bahl · Dwight T. Barnes · Cooper · P. Deupree · J. Faulkenbury · R. Heironimus · Inney · Jackson · B. Martel · D. Mertz · L. Montgomery · R. Pitchford · Sharpe · Adrian Shephard · Tower · M. Wardwell | |
| Weapons | Combat Knife · Desert Eagle · Glock 17 · Laser Tripmine · M249 Squad Automatic Weapon · Land Mine · M40A1 Sniper Rifle · Mk 2 Grenade · MP5 · RPG · Satchel Charge · Sentry Turret · SPAS-12 | |
| Vehicles | AH-64 Apache · F-16 Fighting Falcon · M1A1 Abrams · M2A3 Bradley · M35 Cargo Truck · V-22 Osprey | |
| Technology | Powered Combat Vest · Tactical Map | |
| Other | Military Police · Santego Military Base | |
| Vehicles (cut) | F-117 Nighthawk | |
| The Black Ops | ||
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| Vehicles | AH-64 Apache · M35 Cargo Truck · V-22 Osprey | |
| Weapons | Glock 17 · M249 Squad Automatic Weapon · M40A1 Sniper Rifle · Mark IV Thermonuclear Device · Mk 2 Grenade · MP5 · Sentry Turret · Laser Tripmine | |
| Technology | Cloaking Device | |
| Weapons (cut) | Crossbow · Flash Grenade | |
