The Truth About Turrets

by Scott Haring

In the original Car Wars rules, turrets were pretty easy to figure out. But since then, we've added many new vehicle types (trikes, car trailers, helicopters), and a bunch of things that, like turrets, have different sizes for different types of vehicles - rocket platforms, bomb racks, EWPs, and even the Portable Earth Station. This has led to quite a bit of confusion. To help clear it all up, I present the complete, official information in as clear a way as possible: with a table. For each type of accessory listed down the left side, the vehicles that can mount a certain size are listed under that size.

Vehicle	None	1-Space Only	Up To 2 Spaces	Up To 3 Spaces	4 Spaces
Turrets & Cupolas	Subcompact¹ Lt. Trike¹ Mini Van Trailer¹ All Motorcycles All Sidecars¹²	Compacts Med. Trike 6-fit. Van Trailer One-Man Helicopter	Mid-Size Luxury Pickup Pickup w/ Camper Shell Station Wagon Hvy. Trike X-hvy trike 10-ft Van Trailer Small Helicopter	Van 15-ft. Van Trailer Standard Helicopter	10-wheel Truck Cabs 10-wheel Truck Carriers³ 20-ft. Van Trailer 25-ft.Van Trailer³ 30-ft Van Trailer³ All Tractors All 18-wheeler Trailers³ Mini-Bus 30-ft.Bus³ 40-ft Bus³ Transport Helicopter
Rocket Platform	All Cycles All Sidecars All Helicopters	Subcompact Lt. Trike Mini Van Trailer	Med. Trike Hvy. Trike X-hvy Trike 6-ft Van Trailer 10-ft Van Trailer Compact Mid-Size Luxury Pickup Pickup w/ Camper Shell Station Wagon	Van 15-ft Van Trailer 20-ft Van Trailer 25-ft Van Trailer³ 30-ft Van Trailer³ 10-wheel Truck Cabs 10-wheel Truck Carriers³ All Tractors All 18-wheel Trailers³ Mini-Bus 30-ft Bus 40-ft Bus	No such item
EWPs (and Rocket EWPs)	No such item	Subcompact Compact All Cycles All Sidecars Lt. Trike Med. Trike Hvy. Trike Mini Van Trailer 6-ft. Van Trailer	Mid-size Luxury Pickup Pickup w/ Camper Shell Station Wagon One-man Helicopter 10-ft. Van Trailer X-hvy. Trike	Van 10-wheel Truck Cabs 10-wheel Truck Carriers All tractors 15-ft. Van Trailer 20-ft. Van Trailer 25-ft. Van Trailer³ 30-ft. Van Trailer³ Mini-Bus Small Helicopter	Standard Helicopter Transport Helicopter 30-ft.Bus³ 40-ft Bus³ All 18-wheeler Trailers³
Bomb Rack		One-man Helicopter	Small Helicopter	Standard Helicopter	Transport Helicopter

(1) - These vehicles may use the Zero-Space Turret.

(2) - Sidecars may mount the Cycle Turret Sidecar

(3) - These vehicles may mount two turrets, each up to the size designated.