When you get too close they end up doing 180 or 360 degree turns, stopping intermittently but never firing. This was seen while using an Eridan ship.

george moromisato 20 Jan 2017:

I've made some changes in 1.7 Beta 5, so I'm not sure if I fixed something or not. When I try this, I can sit on top of the turret and it spins without firing. I think this is OK—though dumb—behavior. This is like sitting on top of a tank. But as soon as you get in front of the guns, it will shoot.

xephyr 20 Jan 2017:

I think a good solution is to give them a strong explosion, so killing them while on top is a bad idea.

Although, as soon as you get a larger ship this won't work anyway.