An M-100 Turret scanning the skies of Snowstone at Avalanche Airbase

The M-100C Sentinel is the latest in the M-100 series of anti aircraft artillery turrets developed by BoomTek Defense Industries with the help of FlightArms CAC. It built for and fielded by the Tactical Forces Military

Even a century after its first fielding, the M-100 still serves as the fierce, watchful eye of all Tactical Forces Military bases all across the world. First used in World War 2, the Sentinel was primarily operated as an anti-aircraft system, which was proven to be a highly effective defense weapon; being able to shoot down German Kriegsmarine carrier-borne fighter aircraft and long range strategic bombers of the Luftwaffe. Many allied nations also fielded this gun after hearing of it's effectiveness from its operators. The German aviators of the time nicknamed this notorious Triple A piece "The Blitz Flak" due to it's deadly accuracy and intensity of fire

Side view of the turret showing the gunner's position inside it, along with the basic parts outside

This latest incarnation of the M-100 now features electronics and countermeasures integrated into the system as a whole. It's most prominent perks are it's shield and anti-jammer field generators paired with chaff and flare launchers, which provide the defensive gun with high survivability in air or surface attacks. Electronic Warfare devices disrupt detection capabilities of targets, preventing them from knowing that the turret has them in it's sights.

Thermal and Infrared trackers are also installed, further increasing it's already impressive detection and tracking abilities.

The M-100C is, just like it's predecessors, is a manned defensive turret. But it can also be a semi-autonomous system by installing and configuring a close-in weapons A.I into the main computer inside it. But if some prefer to be more hands-on and shoot down unwanted visitors in their airspace or grounds, then they can simply jump into the turret, close the back hatch, and fire away.

The entrance/exit hatch of the Sentinel Turret. If one is claustrophobic, then being an M-100C gunner/operator is not the job for them.

The TFMGAC's Anti-Air and Detection Corps are the prime fielders of the Sentinel defense system since World War 2. It wasn't until the 1960's that the Tactical Forces Army and Marine Corps also began using the turret as armored truck mounts or for base defense. Older M-100s that the other branches operated have been fully replaced by this model.

A desert camo painted M-100C watching the skies of Maywar from the Pharaoh's Gardens. The TFM Space Force's "Space Triangle" is visible in the background

Allied nations are phasing out older Sentinel kits for this one. Among the well known friendly countries that field the M-100 are the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, India, Taiwan, and South Korea.

An M-100C of the 313rd Air Defense Corps firing at practice drones from Bandit Airbase, Krakabloa

INSTRUCTIONS

AG1 to open/close entrance/exit hatch

EFFECTIVE RANGE: 3.3 to 1.0 nautical miles

BoomTek Defense Industries designed the quad gun of the turret to have variable firerate. Meaning the guns can be manually and individually adjusted to fire rounds at a faster or slower pace depending on what's needed.