Flak Gun Turret

Update History
 Listed in Reverse Chronological Order -- Click Expand to View Earliest Updates 
 * The Level 8 Flak Gun Turret was introduced in the Game Update of Jul 31, 2014.
 * The Level 7 Flak Gun Turret was introduced in the Game Update of Mar 05, 2014.
 * The Level 6 Flak Gun Turret was introduced in the Game Update of Nov 13th 2013.


 * The Flak Gun Turret was introduced in the Game Update of Oct 19, 2012

Additional Facts

 * Flak is the Aerial equivalent of Splash Damage. Upon hitting a target an explosion is produced which will damage anything in close proximity to the point of impact.
 * The Flak Gun Turret is unable to target incoming Missiles including Hellfire Missiles from the Hellfire or Hellstorm and any Missile fired from the Missile Silo.
 * The Flak Gun Turret is the only Turret that exclusively targets only Aircraft.
 * The Level 5 Flak Gun Turret is the only  Level 5 Turret that can outrange both the Level 10+ Cobra & Level 10+ Warhawk.
 * A Level 1 Hellstorm can outrange Level 5 of the Flak Gun Turret.  However, a Level 5 Hellstorm is required to outrange a Level 6 Flak Gun Turret.
 * The Flak Gun Turret very effective against Rotor wings such as the Cobra and Warhawk but they are much less effective against the fast moving Strafing Aircraft such as the Thunderbolt and Raptor.
 * The Flak Gun Turret looks like part of a Flak Tank.

In-Game Quotes
 Click Expand to View Additional Quotes  "Flak protects your airspace with clouds of shrapnel, easily bringing down groups of enemy aircraft."

- In-Game Description

"Aircraft flying through schrapnel clouds rarely return, Commander!"

- Level 5 Message

"MISSION - Commander, if I slept, I'd sleep better if we had Flak Turrets defending our airspace. Don't you care about my peace of mind?"

- Mission - Flak Attack

Related Pages

 * Defense Platform
 * Defense Lab

External Links

 * Kixeye Forum  ( 10/19/12 )  - Introducing: Dynamic Turrets ( Official ) - Introduction of Flak Gun Turret.
 * Kixeye Forum  ( 10/19/12 )  - Official Dynamic Turrets Feedback Thread! ( Official ) - Flak Gun Turret Feedback.
 * Wikipedia - Anti-aircraft warfare - Flak In Real Life