70 millimeter Stalker Turrets[1] are enemies in Deadlocked. They are encountered in several locations within the Shadow Sector, beginning with the Marauder Tournament in the DreadZone Station. Stalker Turrets are stationary Landstalkers that are planted in the ground, and are well-shielded. An EMP is usually required to disable their shields, after which they are vulnerable to attack.
Stalker Turrets attack by shooting lasers at targets, and may utilise the same devastating plasma mortar rounds that the Landstalker fires if the target takes cover behind a terrain object, dealing very heavy damage. In high difficulty modes, they are extremely deadly because they deal significant damage with each attack, and are highly accurate with their fire. EMPs must be used against them (and is, in many cases, mandatory), after which, they should be destroyed with powerful long-range weapons such as The Arbiter or Fusion Rifle. It is best to keep a fair distance from them, and be close to cover so as to avoid their firepower.
The turrets are also useful for training with the Holoshield Launcher equipped, as long as the player keeps a shield out at all times. During this, it is best to either refrain from deploying an EMP, or to let Ratchet's combat bots die. When down to two shields, the player should place one when the previous one is failing and retreat to a weapon vendor, then slowly return, using shields as cover.
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- Insomniac Games (2005). Ratchet: Deadlocked [Game]. Sony Computer Entertainment. PlayStation 2.
- Greg Off (2005). Ratchet Deadlocked Prima Official Game Guide [Book]. Prima Games. ISBN 0761552049.