{
  "id": "margin-aces-unit-flak-turret",
  "name": "Flak emplacement",
  "aliases": [],
  "type": "character",
  "reality": "fictional",
  "loreStatus": "established",
  "summary": "A fixed anti-aircraft position that marks an area before a burst.",
  "traits": [
    "The emplacement turns a piece of empty page into a timed hazard. Its circle is a warning for the player, not a historical targeting display. The barrel operates when its attack becomes active; the ground position itself stays with the scrolling scenery.",
    "Fictional arcade role · generic illustration, not a documented unit or person."
  ],
  "style": [],
  "collections": [
    "margin-aces"
  ],
  "cardArt": {
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    "id": "catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-flak-turret-v1",
    "url": "/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-flak-turret-v1.png",
    "previewUrl": "/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-flak-turret-v1-480.webp",
    "alt": "Flak emplacement in the original game artwork.",
    "caption": "Authored game sprite, frame frame-0. The complete frame silhouette is preserved; transparent margins are removed only for display.",
    "status": "approved",
    "version": 1,
    "sourceLabel": "Margin Aces authored unit sprite",
    "sourceUrl": "/gamelab/projects/marginaces/assets/2d/flak-turret-cycle.png",
    "sha256": "a6ffec2f2198b5a63de32294dbeb24c374759ca9c6000d8eae94cab9df3b09a4",
    "selectedUrl": "/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-flak-turret-v1-1200.webp",
    "selectedSha256": "8855b08b4c81bffa4080b423a3c6a98f8508d6826b7dbcd2e295f4b780058386"
  },
  "variants": [],
  "appearances": [
    {
      "title": "Margin Aces encyclopedia",
      "url": "/gamelab/projects/marginaces/",
      "collectionId": "margin-aces"
    },
    {
      "title": "Flak emplacement animation lab",
      "url": "/gamelab/projects/marginaces/character-labs/flak-turret.html",
      "description": "Named in this published page."
    }
  ],
  "relationships": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "margin-aces-encyclopedia",
      "title": "Margin Aces encyclopedia",
      "url": "/gamelab/projects/marginaces/"
    }
  ],
  "history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-30",
      "text": "Added from the named source to the Field Guide."
    }
  ],
  "spoilers": [],
  "questions": [
    "What does the neat red circle leave out of a real gun battery? People, observation, prediction, loading and fuze-setting. The game simplifies a crew-operated weapon into one visible warning and one area hazard."
  ],
  "references": [],
  "revision": 1,
  "updated": "2026-10-30"
}