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{{hatnote|This article details different types of turrets. For information about turret mechanics, including damage and hit chance, see [[Turret mechanics]].}}
{{hatnote|This article details different types of turrets. For information about turret mechanics, including damage and hit chance, see [[Turret mechanics]].}}
'''Turrets''' are the most common weapon system in EVE. They apply damage instantly, use ammunition or charges, and their effectiveness is partially determined by the [[tracking|traversal]] speed of the firing ship and its target. This page explains the five types of turrets and their ammunition available in EVE.
'''Turrets''' are the most common weapon system in EVE. They apply damage instantly, use ammunition or charges, and their effectiveness is partially determined by the [[tracking|traversal]] speed of the firing ship and its target. This page explains the four types of turrets and their ammunition available in EVE.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
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Tech 2 turrets, particularly large and medium ones, require considerable training time. The long-ranged and short-ranged varieties of Tech 2 turrets require separate skills -- returning to hybrid turrets, for example, you need {{Sk|Small Blaster Specialization}} to use small Tech 2 blasters but {{Sk|Small Railgun Specialization}} to use small Tech 2 railguns.
Tech 2 turrets, particularly large and medium ones, require considerable training time. The long-ranged and short-ranged varieties of Tech 2 turrets require separate skills -- returning to hybrid turrets, for example, you need {{Sk|Small Blaster Specialization}} to use small Tech 2 blasters but {{Sk|Small Railgun Specialization}} to use small Tech 2 railguns.


Each of the five kinds of turret comes in three sizes:
Each of the four kinds of turret comes in three sizes:
* small (mounted on [[frigates]] and [[destroyers]])
* small (mounted on [[frigates]] and [[destroyers]])
* medium (mounted on [[cruisers]] and [[battlecruisers]])
* medium (mounted on [[cruisers]] and [[battlecruisers]])
* large (mounted on [[battleships]] and [[Battlecruiser#Attack Battlecruisers|attack battlecruisers]])
* large (mounted on [[battleships]] and [[Battlecruiser#Attack Battlecruisers|attack battlecruisers]])
Hybrid, projectile, energy, and precursor turrets also come in a fourth size:
* extra-large (mounted on [[Capital ships|capital and supercapital ships]])
* extra-large (mounted on [[Capital ships|capital and supercapital ships]])