Turret (highlighted) attached to a tower on a baronial building in Scotland

In architecture, a turret is a small tower that projects from the wall of a building, such as a medieval castle or baronial house. A building may have both towers and turrets; turrets might be smaller or higher but the difference is generally considered to be that a turret projects from the edge of the building, rather than continuing to the ground. The size of a turret is therefore limited by technology, since it puts extra stresses into the frame of the house. It would traditionally be supported by a corbel. My photo; public domain. ... My photo; public domain. ... Architecture (in Greek αρχή = first and τέχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... A tower is a high structure, usually man-made. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... This article describes the fortified buildings. ... A tower is a high structure, usually man-made. ... In Medieval architecture a corbel names a piece of stone jutting out of a wall to carry any superincumbent weight. ...

A turret might have a flat top with crenellations as in the picture, a pointed roof, or any other kind of top. It might contain a staircase if it projects higher than the building. However, a turret might not be any higher than the rest of the building; in this case it is part of a room, that can be simply walked into – see the turret of Chateau de Chaumont on this collection of turrets (http://www.ontarioarchitecture.com/turret.htm), which also illustrates a turret on a modern skyscraper. Crenellation (or crenelation) is the name for the distinctive pattern that framed the tops of the walls of many medievel castles, often called battlements. ...

Gun turrets

Since the technology of war has advanced there are now new types of turrets. For other uses of War, see War (disambiguation). ...

Such turrets are usually rotating armoured mounting weapons. These are installed on armoured fighting vehicles, warships, military aircraft or towers). An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, equipped with protection against hostile attacks and often mounted weapons. ... USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga class cruiser. ... Military aircraft are airplanes used in warfare. ... A tower is a high structure, usually man-made. ...

The most common use of the term turret is for the rotating cabin installed on a tank or ship equipped with a large calibre gun . In modern main battle tanks, the turret is manned by the tank-commander and the gunner and can rotate 360 degrees. It is armed with a large caliber gun (a cannon of 105 mm, 120 mm, 125 mm or higher) and has independent scopes systems and outer armour to protect the tank crew. The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. ... This article is about firearms and similar devices. ... The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. ... A small cast-iron cannon on a carriage A cannon is a modern day rifled machine gun with a calibre of 20 mm or more (see autocannon). ... A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ...

Rotating machine gun post on other vessels such as APCs, naval ships and B-17 "Flying Fortress" can also be called a turret. Some of those turrets are automatic and controlled from within the vessel and others are manned. Not all of those turrets have armoured protection. A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... APC is an abbreviation of: A Perfect Circle, a rock band with frontman Maynard James Keenan. ... A B_17 nicknamed Sally B in England in 2001 The B_17 Flying Fortress was the first mass_produced, four_engine heavy bomber. ...

Examples:

• Some APCs have a 30 mm gun turret for suppressing fire support.
• The IDF Nagmachon has a fixed pillbox turret, enabling the troops inside to shoot soft targets without being exposed to enemy's fire.
• The IDF Machbet has a turret armed with M61 Vulcan rotary cannon and a FIM-92 Stinger launcher.
• In World War II, battleships had 3 to 4 turrets armed with several 14 to 16 inch (356 to 406 mm) cannons.
• The legendary bomber, the B-17 Flying Fortress, had 5 turrets with heavy .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns in order to fend off attacks from enemy fighter aircraft.
• The Cold War Convair B-36 carried six remotely-operated, retractable turrets, plus two more at the nose and tail. Each turret had two 20 mm cannons, making the B-36 the most heavily-defended aircraft ever.

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See also

• Armoured fighting vehicle
• tank
• battleship
• chassis
• APC
• machine gun
• fortification