Index: ship/ship.cpp
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--- ship/ship.cpp	(revision 4609)
+++ ship/ship.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -7940,6 +7940,20 @@
 
 		if ( timestamp_elapsed(shipp->really_final_death_time))	{
 
+			// Copied from lock all turrets sexp
+			// Locks all turrets on ship that is about to split.
+			ship_subsys *subsys;
+			subsys = GET_FIRST(&shipp->subsys_list);
+			while ( subsys != END_OF_LIST(&shipp->subsys_list) ) 
+			{
+			// just mark all turrets as locked
+				if (subsys->system_info->type == SUBSYSTEM_TURRET) 
+				{
+					subsys->weapons.flags |= SW_FLAG_TURRET_LOCK;
+                }
+				subsys = GET_NEXT(subsys);
+			}
+
 			//mprintf(( "Ship really dying!!\n" ));
 			// do large_ship_split and explosion
 			if ( shipp->large_ship_blowup_index >= 0 )	{