“ | You been cleared to build Multigunner Turret base defenses. - Allied Advisor(src) |
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The Multigunner Turret is a multipurpose anti-vehicle and aircraft missile system of the Allies appearing in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3.
Background[]
Nothing is known about the background of the Multigunner Turret. However, since it is essentially an immobile version of the Multigunner IFV, it is reasonable to assume that it was manufactured by Towne-Travers Technologies.
Game structure[]
It can hit all ground and air units and can be built over water. By default, it has 3 rocket launchers that are rather effective against aircraft and can be upgraded to be more effective by loading it with a Javelin Soldier (though it becomes more effective against vehicles in the process.)
Mostly the effects are actually based on the unit's role, though there are exceptions for units that do not attack.
- Anti-infantry units - Anti-infantry turret
- Anti-armor unit - Anti-armor turret
- Anti-aircraft unit - AA turret
- Engineer - Ground/Naval repair crane
- Other support units - Varies
Like Multigunner IFVs, the Multigunner turret can change weapons depending on the infantry inside it. Multigunner Turrets are ineffective against artillery or heavy units like King Onis and Apocalypse Tanks because they are not as tough as Spectrum Towers.
Infantry effects[]
Here is a list of effects on what happens when different infantry units are garrisoned in the Multigunner Turret. Infantry inside can be killed by effects that clear out garrison, like Desolator Airstrikes and Conscript's Molotov Cocktails.
Allied infantry[]
- Peacekeeper: Shotgun turret faster than the IFV
- Javelin soldier: Heavy missile turret (6 Missile Launchers) but slower reload rate after all missiles are fired
- Allied engineer: Short ranged repair crane
- Attack dog: Sonic bark, stuns infantry. As of a recent patch, they can no longer garrison turrets, but can still enter Multigunner IFVs.
- Spy: Sniper turret
- Tanya: Supreme anti-infantry turret
- Cryo Legionnaire: Cryo Turret that freezes units. Can also freeze air units, and when they are fully frozen, will drop out of the sky. Fires a cryo-beam (similar to a Cryocopter's) instead of liquid nitrogen.
Soviet infantry[]
- Conscript: Heavy machine gun
- Combat engineer: Short ranged repair crane
- War Bear: Infantry stunning ability. As of a recent patch, they can no longer garrison turrets, but only Multigunner IFVs.
- Flak Trooper: Bullfrog flak cannon
- Tesla Trooper: Tesla gun
- Natasha Volkova: Sniper turret (may shoot through multiple infantry)
- Desolator: Toxin spray gun
Imperial infantry[]
- Imperial engineer: Short ranged repair crane
- Archer maiden: Anti-aircraft and anti-infantry bow
- Imperial warrior: Heavy machine gun
- Tankbuster: Tankbuster beam turret
- Shinobi: Shuriken turret
- Yuriko Omega: Psionic turret
Burst drones, Terror drones, Rocket angels, and Mortar cycles cannot garrison the structure.
Trivia[]
- The Multigunner Turret's icon clearly shows an eight-tube missile launcher, but actual model has a three-tube launcher, even garrisoning a Javelin soldier can only give a six-tube launcher.
- After placing a Cryo Legionnaire, Multigunner Turret's default missile launcher changes to a dual-barrel Cryobeam cannon, but only fires a single beam.
- The Multigunner Turret is the only base defense in Red Alert 3 that can attack air and surface targets without switching between weapons.
Gallery[]
See also[]
- Multigunner IFV, vehicle counterpart
- Sentry gun and flak cannon, Soviet counterparts
- Defender-VX, Imperial counterpart
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