no idea how to animate..

[wizard]

i have blender, and i created a turret but i want to know what i do next in order to make it able to fire and just generally animating it. do i need a different program for this?. many thanks

[Buginator]

i have blender, and i created a turret but i want to know what i do next in order to make it able to fire and just generally animating it. do i need a different program for this?. many thanks

I guess it is best to look at the .pie file for a unit your looking for, so you can see how it is done.
Either that, or someone will come along and answer your question, though, I think you would have had better luck posting this in the modding/mapping section.