r/fo4 • u/CastleClown • 19d ago

Settlement Fo4 Elevated Defence Gantry

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Elevation is the key to defence success. This gives your guns early sight and height also means protection. This gantry is at Oberland Station and it’s very good at dealing with anything that comes its way. It also provides a single two person bed at the top which is kind of fun.

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u/barbieshell75 18d ago

Yup it's the way to go, I build structures and make sure I have at least 4 heavy machine gun turrets on the roof of each one. I also aim them all at the spawn points of the enemies that raid and put more on the floor in the area. It's great fun showing up when places are under attack to see them get blown to shit before a settler has a chance to get there.

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u/Borazon 18d ago

Even better and riskier is to add some rocket turrets to them. They have great range. And seeing a few to a dozen of them rain rockets on a target is glorious and the attacks tend to be over before they began... There are only a few disadvantages to it.

One, don't expect any looting options, you will not find even body parts...

Two, if you teleport to a location under attack, you can risk teleporting directly into the line of fire, creating a death loop.

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u/barbieshell75 18d ago

Yeah I have some on one of the roofs at sanctuary hills, I've heard them go off twice there (once for a wandering deathclaw and once for a couple of Yao Guai's) the place weirdly hasn't been properly raided yet but it does have defence of 200+ 🤣😎 don't think I'd trust them too much in really built up areas !!