The 12mm[1] auto-turret is a terran automated defensive structure produced by the raven.
Overview[]
This simple robot gun emplacement is suitable for driving off smaller hostile life forms for an extended period of time.[2]
Designs for auto-defense cannon turrets were available as far back as 2499.[3] They can currently be dropped by ravens.[1]
Gameplay[]
StarCraft II[]
Versus[]
As of Legacy of the Void, auto turrets were made into quick harassment tools, shortening their life but giving them much higher damage per second.
Increases the attack range of automated defenses: missile turrets, auto-turrets, point defense drones, and the planetary fortress by +1.
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Wings of Liberty[]
Permanent auto-turrets can be viewed in the single-player campaign defending Agrian settlements, Orlan's Mercenaries at Dead Man's Rock and Dominion bases on Korhal. These auto-turrets do not have a timed life.[5][6][7]
Nova Covert Ops[]
Auto-turrets appear in Nova Covert Ops with their pre-LotV statline. These auto-turrets possess a unique skin and portrait.[8] It is replaced with railgun turrets upon selecting the Magrail Munitions upgrade for the raven.
Co-op Missions[]
A constructable, permanent version of auto-turrets serve as the static defense option for Tychus Findlay in Co-op Missions.[9]
Development[]
The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.
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During early development the turret lasted until destroyed;[10] it did not have a timed life.[11] As of Patch 5.0.11, auto-turrets are no longer affected by Neosteel Armor.
Increases the damage of auto-turrets and seeker missiles by 30%.
Removed in Patch 3.8.
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Achievements[]
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Using Auto-Turrets, destroy 20 workers in a single melee game. |
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As auto-turrets have been removed from Versus, this can only be accomplished in custom games set on Wings of Liberty or Heart of the Swarm expansion level, in spite of still remaining in the Ranked/Unranked category. | |
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Heroes of the Storm[]
The following section contains information from Heroes of the Storm and is not canon to StarCraft continuity
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In an older version of the game, auto-turrets could be purchased by heroes in Heroes of the Storm. They cost 350 gold pieces.[12]
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