well as said it is a 7x7x7 powermodule utilizing it's free 50k power capacity to charge up and then release the enegy to the ship it is docked to.that is roughly 60k every 5 seconds. and yeah it also serves as a radar scanner antenna unit thing... if it is a turret it will drain the required energy from the main ship so...Yeah only required once you ship needs more than 1.3 million power recharge/s018999 refitoriginal looks