Turret traverse
How fast the turret rotates, in degrees per second, independent of the ground the vehicle is standing on.
Also known as turret rotation, turret speed.
Turret traverse decides how quickly a gun can be brought onto a target that appears from an unexpected direction, and whether a vehicle can track a fast opponent without turning its hull.
It comes with a cost: turning the turret widens the aiming circle, so a slow turret and heavy turret bloom together make a gun that is always a moment behind.
Related terms
TurretThe rotating housing for the gun, whose armor and traverse speed decide how a vehicle fights from cover.BloomThe widening of the aiming circle caused by moving, traversing or firing, and the reason a gun's paper accuracy is rarely what a player experiences.Hull traverseHow fast a vehicle turns on the spot, in degrees per second, which decides whether it can keep its front toward a faster opponent.DispersionThe size of the aiming circle at any moment, which grows with movement and shrinks as the gun settles.