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For a general overview on SAM Turrets, see SAM.

The SAM Turret (Surface-to-Air Missile) is a killstreak reward item featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Heroes an scorestreak in Call of Duty: Mobile and a Support Strike Chain that appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It was cut from Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Overview

The SAM Turret is an unmanned weapon which automatically locks onto any aircraft killstreaks and fires missiles to destroy them. The turret is capable of taking out nearly any airborne killstreak (exceptions include the Stealth Bomber and Blackbird). However, the SAM Turret has a limited amount of missiles and is completely defenseless against ground targets. The SAM Turret will fire at aircraft from any location it's placed, even if it means firing at a wall.

Call of Duty: Black Ops

The SAM turret can shoot down all enemy airborne killstreaks, including Valkyrie Rockets, but not the Blackbird. Airstrike-class killstreaks such as Napalm Strike and Rolling Thunder can't be shot down. Like the Sentry Gun, this killstreak must be called in by airdrop before placing it. The SAM turret only fires a limited number of missiles, and then self-destructs. The player can only place two SAM turrets at once. Placing a third turret will destroy the first one. Like the Sentry Gun, the SAM turret can be destroyed by the enemy team. The SAM turret picks its targets based on how long they've been active, not by how dangerous they are. For instance, a SAM Turret would first destroy a Spy Plane that's been active for 20 seconds then attack a Gunship that has been up for 10 seconds. The rocket from it travels fast, even faster than the Valkyrie Rocket. One knife slash will destroy it. SAM turrets last 1 minute and 30 seconds - three times the time of Counter Spy Planes. The SAM Turret will wait until the Spy Plane scans the map one time before firing a missile at it.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

The SAM Turret returns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as an 8-point Support Strike package pointstreak. It takes a few seconds to automatically lock on to enemy air support and fires a salvo of four surface-to-air missiles at it. The missiles can trigger flares and be diverted. The missiles launched by the turret are significantly weaker than those fired by the turret in Black Ops, requiring all four to hit a simple UAV or counter UAV to destroy it; other pointstreaks, such as helicopters, will require over four missile hits to be destroyed. This is somewhat balanced by the turret's ability to fire a seemingly unlimited amount of missile salvos at air support.

Unlike in Black Ops, it does not need to be airdropped in and can be deployed as soon as the player earns it. Destroying an enemy SAM Turret also adds a point to a player's pointstreak.

Placing it in an open area is recommended, as many buildings and/or structures have a tendency to block the SAM Turret's missiles, though this could lead to it being destroyed by enemies more quickly.

Call of Duty: Online

The SAM Turret returns for Call of Duty: Online. It behaves like the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 SAM which does not need to be airdropped, but reuses the Call of Duty: Black Ops model.

Call of Duty: Ghosts

"SAM Turret ready for deployment."

— Cut audio files.

The SAM Turret was cut from Call of Duty: Ghosts, but audio files remain for it.^[1]

Call of Duty: Heroes

The SAM Turret reappears in Call of Duty: Heroes. It can be built at a Level 1 Command Center.

Call of Duty: Mobile

"The SAM Turret is an unmanned weapon which automaticaly locks onto any aircraft scorestreaks and fires missiles to destroy them."

— Description

The SAM Turret returns in Call of Duty: Mobile as a scorestreak.

Trivia

Call of Duty: Black Ops

The turret can kill its owner if its owner is standing near the rocket explosion. The rocket will pass through friendly players without detonating, but if it impacts a wall or its target and its owner is too close, it will kill them.
SAM Turrets can destroy enemy Valkyrie Rockets.
The killstreak selection menu background is Nuketown.
A notable feature about this turret is that the launcher portion is made out of 2 minor retextures of the beta version of the Strela-3.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Unlike in Black Ops, a red laser will appear to indicate which aircraft it is targeting.
The SAM Turret at CoD XP could take down an Attack Helicopter in one missile but in the final version it can't.
It is possible to kill another player with a SAM Turret if they stand in front of the missiles when the turret is locking on. At close range the SAM turret will be destroyed as well.

Video

Modern_Warfare_3_SAM_Turrets_are_deadly_too

^{A SAM Turret killing a player.}

References

↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j56e_ruvXPc

[1] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j56e_ruvXPc

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-The '''SAM Turret''' ('''S'''urface-to-'''A'''ir '''M'''issile) is a [[killstreak]] reward item featured in ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'', ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'', and a [[Support Strike Package|Support]] [[Strike Chain]] that appears in ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]''.
+The '''[[Wikipedia:Surface-to-air missile|SAM Turret ('''S'''urface-to-'''A'''ir '''M'''issile)]]''' is a [[killstreak]] reward item featured in ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'', ''[[Call of Duty: Heroes]]'' an [[scorestreak]] in ''[[Call of Duty: Mobile]]'' and a [[Support Strike Package|Support]] [[Strike Chain]] that appears in ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]''. It was cut from ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]''.
 ==Overview==
 The SAM Turret is an unmanned weapon which automatically locks onto any aircraft killstreaks and fires missiles to destroy them. The turret is capable of taking out nearly any airborne killstreak (exceptions include the [[Stealth Bomber]] and [[Blackbird]]). However, the SAM Turret has a limited amount of missiles and is completely defenseless against ground targets. The SAM Turret will fire at aircraft from any location it's placed, even if it means firing at a wall.
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+The SAM turret can shoot down all enemy airborne killstreaks, including [[Valkyrie Rockets]], but not the [[Blackbird]]. [[Airstrike]]-class killstreaks such as [[Napalm Strike]] and [[Rolling Thunder]] can't be shot down. Like the [[Sentry Gun]], this killstreak must be called in by airdrop before placing it. The SAM turret only fires a limited number of missiles, and then self-destructs. The player can only place two SAM turrets at once. Placing a third turret will destroy the first one. Like the Sentry Gun, the SAM turret can be destroyed by the enemy team. The SAM turret picks its targets based on how long they've been active, not by how dangerous they are. For instance, a SAM Turret would first destroy a [[Spy Plane]] that's been active for 20 seconds then attack a [[Gunship]] that has been up for 10 seconds. The rocket from it travels fast, even faster than the Valkyrie Rocket. One knife slash will destroy it. SAM turrets last 1 minute and 30 seconds - three times the time of [[Counter Spy Plane]]s. <span style="line-height:20px;">The SAM Turret will wait until the Spy Plane scans the map one time before firing a missile at it.</span>
-The SAM turret can shoot down all enemy airborne killstreaks, including [[Valkyrie Rockets]], but not the [[Blackbird]]. [[Airstrike]]-class killstreaks such as [[Napalm Strike]] and [[Rolling Thunder]] can't be shot down. Like the [[Sentry Gun]], this killstreak must be called in by airdrop before placing it. The SAM turret only fires a limited number of missiles, and then self-destructs. The player can only place two SAM turrets at once. Placing a third turret will destroy the first one. Like the Sentry Gun, the SAM turret can be destroyed by the enemy team. The SAM turret picks its targets based on how long they've been active, not by how dangerous they are. For instance, a SAM Turret would first destroy a [[Spy Plane]] that's been active for 20 seconds then attack a [[Gunship]] that has been up for 10 seconds. The rocket from it travels fast, even faster than the Valkyrie Rocket. One knife slash will destroy it. SAM turrets last 1 minute and 30 seconds - three times the time of [[Counter Spy Plane]]s.
-{{clear}}
 <gallery widths="120" heights="120" captionalign="left">
 SAM Turret Firing BO.jpg|SAM turret on the killstreak selection menu in [[Call of Duty: Black Ops]].
-sam_turret_drop_large.png|Sam Turret seen on Call of Duty Elite website.
+sam turret drop large.png|Sam Turret seen on Call of Duty Elite website.
-SAM turret.jpg|SAM turret as seen in actual gameplay
+SAM turret.jpg|SAM Turret as seen in actual gameplay
+SAM_Turret_CP_BO.jpg|SAM Turret within a Supply Drop.
+SAM_Turret_Carry_BO.jpg|SAM Turret being deployed.
+SAM_Turret_Fire_BO.jpg|SAM Turret rocket being fired at killstreak.
 </gallery>
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+|console=}}The '''SAM Turret''' returns in ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3'' as an 8-point [[Support Strike Package|Support]] Strike package pointstreak. It takes a few seconds to automatically lock on to enemy air support and fires a salvo of four surface-to-air missiles at it. The missiles can trigger flares and be diverted. The missiles launched by the turret are significantly weaker than those fired by the turret in ''Black Ops'', requiring all four to hit a simple [[UAV]] or [[counter UAV]] to destroy it; other [[pointstreak]]s, such as helicopters, will require over four missile hits to be destroyed. This is somewhat balanced by the turret's ability to fire a seemingly unlimited amount of missile salvos at air support.
-|console=}}
-The '''SAM Turret''' returns in ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3'' as an 8-point [[Support Strike Package|Support]] Strike package pointstreak. It automatically locks on to enemy air support and fires a salvo of four surface-to-air missiles at it. The missiles can trigger flares and be diverted. The missiles launched by the turret are significantly weaker than those fired by the turret in ''Black Ops'', requiring all four to hit a simple [[UAV]] or [[counter UAV]] to destroy it; other [[pointstreak]]s, such as helicopters, will require over 4 missile hits to be destroyed. This is somewhat balanced by the turret's ability to fire a seemingly unlimited amount of missile salvos at air support.
 Unlike in ''Black Ops'', it does not need to be airdropped in and can be deployed as soon as the player earns it. Destroying an enemy SAM Turret also adds a point to a player's pointstreak.
 Placing it in an open area is recommended, as many buildings and/or structures have a tendency to block the SAM Turret's missiles, though this could lead to it being destroyed by enemies more quickly.
-If controlling an AC-130, or a Reaper, an enemy SAM Turret is quite easy to spot and destroy because  the smoke trails of the multiple missiles are easily tracible.
 <gallery widths="120" heights="120" captionalign="left">
 SAM Turret MW3.png|The SAM Turret as it appears in MW3.
-MW3_SAM_Turret_Deployed.png|The SAM Turret in Modern Warfare 3. Note the faction icon.
+MW3 SAM Turret Deployed.png|The SAM Turret in Modern Warfare 3. Note the faction icon.
-MW3_SAM_Turret_Fire.png|The SAM Turret firing on an enemy Hind.
+MW3 SAM Turret Fire.png|The SAM Turret firing on an enemy Hind.
 Mw3 Samturret2.jpg|A SAM turret in MW3
 Destroyed SAM Turret MW3.png|A destroyed SAM turret.
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-==Call of Duty: Black Ops II==
+==Call of Duty: Online==
+The SAM Turret returns for [[Call of Duty: Online]]. It behaves like the [[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]] SAM which does not need to be airdropped, but reuses the [[Call of Duty: Black Ops]] model.
-The Sam Turret appears in the campaign missions [[Cordis Die (mission)|Cordis Die]] and [[Judgement Day]]. It is a controllable anti-air ground-to-air missile launcher with an unlimited lock-on limit.
+<gallery>
-<gallery widths="120" heights="120" captionalign="left">
-SAM_Turret_Cordis_Die_BOII.png|Using SAM Turret in 1st Person.
+SAM Turret CoDO.png|A deployed SAM Turret
+SAM Turret firing CoDO.png|A SAM Turret engaging a UAV
-SAM_Controls_BOII.png|Interface.
 </gallery>
+==Call of Duty: Ghosts==
+{{Cut Content}}
+{{quote|SAM Turret ready for deployment.|Cut audio files.}}
+The SAM Turret was cut from ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]'', but audio files remain for it.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j56e_ruvXPc</ref>
+==Call of Duty: Heroes==
+{{Infobox/Unit
+|image = [[File:SAM Turret menu icon CoDH.png]]
+|game = ''[[Call of Duty: Heroes]]''
+|health = 616
+|target type = Air
+|attack damage = 18
+|attack range = 11 Tiles
+|cost = 0 [[File:Gold Icon CoDH.png|15px]]<br>20,000 [[File:Oil Icon CoDH.png|15px]]}} The SAM Turret reappears in ''Call of Duty: Heroes.'' It can be built at a Level 1 Command Center.
+<gallery>
+SAM Turret CoDH.png|The SAM Turret as it appears in game.
+</gallery>
+{{Clear}}
+==Call of Duty: Mobile==
+{{infobox/killstreak
+|name = SAM Turret
+|image =
+|scores = 850
+|unlocked = Level 38
+}}
+{{Quote|The SAM Turret is an unmanned weapon which automaticaly locks onto any aircraft scorestreaks and fires missiles to destroy them.|Description}}
+The SAM Turret returns in ''[[Call of Duty: Mobile]]'' as a scorestreak.
+{{Clear}}
 ==Trivia==
-===''Call of Duty: Black Ops''===
+===Call of Duty: Black Ops===
-*The turret can kill its owner if its owner is standing near the rocket explosion. The rocket will pass through friendly players without detonating, but if it impacts a wall or its target and its owner is too close, it will kill him/her.
+*The turret can kill its owner if its owner is standing near the rocket explosion. The rocket will pass through friendly players without detonating, but if it impacts a wall or its target and its owner is too close, it will kill them.
 *SAM Turrets can destroy enemy [[Valkyrie Rockets]].
-*The SAM Turret seems to reload itself and fire more than two missiles, though it only has two missile pipes.
 *The killstreak selection menu background is [[Nuketown]].
+*A notable feature about this turret is that the launcher portion is made out of 2 minor retextures of the beta version of the [[Strela-3]].
-*It takes three missiles from the SAM Turret to destroy an Attack Helicopter, a Chopper Gunner, and a Gunship. It will take one missile to deploy the helicopter's flares and two more missiles to destroy the helicopter itself.
-*It's wise when using a controllable helicopter to destroy the turret as soon as possible to avoid being shot down. Unlike [[Gunship]]s and [[Chopper Gunner]]s, [[Attack Helicopter]]s cannot attack SAM Turrets.
-*The SAM Turret will wait until the Spy Plane scans the map one time before firing a missile at it to allow the user and their teammates to locate SAM Turrets (as the Spy Plane and [[Blackbird]] will reveal the location of turrets) and destroy it.
-===''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3''===
+===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3===
 *Unlike in ''Black Ops'', a red laser will appear to indicate which aircraft it is targeting.
+*The SAM Turret at CoD XP could take down an Attack Helicopter in one missile but in the final version it can't.
-*SAM Turrets can instantly be destroyed by EMP Grenades.
+*It is possible to kill another player with a SAM Turret if they stand in front of the missiles when the turret is locking on. At close range the SAM turret will be destroyed as well.
-*The turret takes time to first lock onto targets before deploying missiles onto them.
-*The SAM Turret at CoD XP could take down an Attack Helicopter in one missile but in the final version it can't, this may have been due for balancing reasons.
-*It is possible to kill someone with a SAM Turret.
-*Humorously, if the SAM Turret locks on to an air target and there is a wall obstructing the missile's flight path, it will detonate on impact, often destroying the SAM turret and any enemies nearby.
-*Interestingly, like the Senty Gun, if you are holding the turret and an enemy EMP is detonated, the SAM Turret is completely unharmed and can be placed without being destroyed.
-===Call of Duty: Black Ops II===
-*This is the first time in Call of Duty history where a player can manually control a Sam Turret, because it has never appeared in the Campaign before.
-*The turret seems to resemble the ones on the AN/TWQ-1 Avenger Air Defense System mounted on <span style="line-height:19px;">HMMWVs, which share similar, nearly identical designs with the ones on the IMVs in-game. </span>
 ==Video==
-<center>[[Video:Modern Warfare 3 SAM Turrets are deadly too]]</center>
+[[File:Modern Warfare 3 SAM Turrets are deadly too|center]]
 <center><sup>A SAM Turret killing a player.</sup></center>
+{{clr}}
 ==References==
 <references/>
 {{CoD7 Perks}}
 {{CoD8 Perks}}
+{{CoDO Perks}}
-[[Category:Call of Duty Online Killstreaks]]
+{{CoD10 Perks}}
+{{CoDMobile_Perks}}
 [[Category:Call of Duty: Black Ops Killstreak Rewards]]
 [[Category:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Pointstreak Rewards]]
+[[Category:Call of Duty Online Killstreaks]]
+[[Category:Call of Duty: Heroes Defence Structures]]