Docking Auto Turret

The docking auto turret is a self-contained unit that clamps onto the docking ring, using its motors to turn and its onboard sensors to track targets. 

Power, ammunition and data feeds are passed up through the dock port into the turret, as it still depends on the parent ship for power and long range targeting information. This effectively adds a new hard point onto a ship by taking up a docking port.

The weapon mounted on the docking auto turret can swivel through 360 planar and elevate 75 degrees / declinate 15 - covering almost the whole side of the ship.

The docking auto turret provides a very useful defence against attacking ships, allowing the crew to concentrate on their current objective without having to break off to defend themselves.