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Solar Turret Mount SH-A

SH-A means it is the Armored version for for Small Turrets (anything but Artillery basically) and High above the ground (on a tower). See the Turret Mounts collection for other variations.

This is a BA that is just a mount for a turret. It only has a core, ammo box, solar capacitor, solar panels, and I threw in a wireless connection so it would be easier to access the ammo. The turret is left off so you can just pick your own type.

Solar panels are covered with armored windows for good damage resistance. You can bury the base of the tower in the ground to give it extra protection, though this obviously shortens the tower depending on how far you bury it.

The critical stuff is at the base of the tower with only the solar panels being up high.

You can place an artillery turret on this, it will just hang off the edge and possibly affect the solar. There is a LL Version (Large, Low) that is upsized a bit for artillery turrets. I didn't make a tower version for artillery turrets though because I haven't found them useful.

Turrets use little power (only 5kPU) so the number of solar panels is probably overkill on most planets, but I used four just to handle cases such as near the poles and planets with bad sunlight. I also used sloped ones in all directions so at least one direction should be optimal.

It counts as a base for purposes of drone attacks, so may not survive long term if it is completely alone on a high threat planet with bomber drones.

Can also be useful if you need to power any low-power items as the turret will not run down the battery. The power should be enough for some sentry guns too.