diff --git a/Assets/_Project/Prefabs/Fabricator.prefab b/Assets/_Project/Prefabs/Fabricator.prefab
index 45b83cc45..214dfbdde 100644
--- a/Assets/_Project/Prefabs/Fabricator.prefab
+++ b/Assets/_Project/Prefabs/Fabricator.prefab
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   m_Name: 
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: ProjectM.Authoring::ProjectM.Authoring.FabricatorAuthoring
   InResourceId: 2
-  InAmount: 2
-  OutResourceId: 1
-  OutAmount: 1
-  PeriodTicks: 90
+  InAmount: 1
+  OutResourceId: 4
+  OutAmount: 3
+  PeriodTicks: 30
+  InputFromLedger: 1
diff --git a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Authoring/Automation/FabricatorAuthoring.cs b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Authoring/Automation/FabricatorAuthoring.cs
index f80e9faa3..8f393a743 100644
--- a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Authoring/Automation/FabricatorAuthoring.cs
+++ b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Authoring/Automation/FabricatorAuthoring.cs
@@ -6,19 +6,23 @@ namespace ProjectM.Authoring
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Authoring for a Fabricator machine ghost prefab. Bakes <see cref="PlacedStructure"/>{Type=Fabricator} +
-    /// <see cref="Fabricator"/> recipe + an empty <see cref="MachineInput"/> buffer (a conveyor fills it; the
-    /// fabricator deposits its output directly into the GLOBAL ledger, so it needs no output buffer). Default
-    /// recipe: 2 Ore -> 1 Aether (both existing resources — the "auto-gather existing resources" terminal).
+    /// <see cref="Fabricator"/> recipe + a (kept) empty <see cref="MachineInput"/> buffer — the production query
+    /// needs the buffer as a column, but a ledger-fed Fabricator ignores it. It deposits its output directly into
+    /// the GLOBAL ledger, so it needs no output buffer. Default recipe (EB-2): 1 Ore -> 3 Charge, ledger-fed
+    /// (<see cref="Fabricator.InputFromLedger"/> != 0) — mints the turret-ammo Charge that <c>TurretFireSystem</c>
+    /// spends per shot.
     /// </summary>
     public class FabricatorAuthoring : MonoBehaviour
     {
         [Tooltip("Input resource id consumed per run (1=Aether, 2=Ore, 3=Biomass).")]
         public byte InResourceId = 2; // Ore
-        [Min(1)] public int InAmount = 2;
-        [Tooltip("Output resource id deposited to the global ledger.")]
-        public byte OutResourceId = 1; // Aether
-        [Min(1)] public int OutAmount = 1;
-        [Min(1)] public int PeriodTicks = 90;
+        [Min(1)] public int InAmount = 1;
+        [Tooltip("Output resource id deposited to the global ledger (4 = EB-2 Charge / turret ammo).")]
+        public byte OutResourceId = 4; // Charge
+        [Min(1)] public int OutAmount = 3;
+        [Min(1)] public int PeriodTicks = 30;
+        [Tooltip("EB-2: 1 = ledger-fed (consume the input from the shared ledger; no conveyor). 0 = M7 MachineInput chain.")]
+        public byte InputFromLedger = 1;
 
         private class FabricatorBaker : Baker<FabricatorAuthoring>
         {
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ namespace ProjectM.Authoring
                     OutResourceId = authoring.OutResourceId,
                     OutAmount = authoring.OutAmount,
                     PeriodTicks = authoring.PeriodTicks,
+                    InputFromLedger = authoring.InputFromLedger,
                 });
                 AddBuffer<MachineInput>(entity);
             }
diff --git a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/Presentation/HudSystem.cs b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/Presentation/HudSystem.cs
index 0a16c7bcc..3aa41b9c4 100644
--- a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/Presentation/HudSystem.cs
+++ b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/Presentation/HudSystem.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
         static readonly Color AetherCyan = new(0.30f, 0.85f, 1f);
         static readonly Color OreAmber = new(1f, 0.72f, 0.35f);
         static readonly Color BioGreen = new(0.55f, 0.85f, 0.45f);
+        static readonly Color ChargeViolet = new(0.80f, 0.45f, 1f);
         static readonly Color PanelDark = new(0.08f, 0.11f, 0.15f, 0.90f);
         static readonly Color PanelWarm = new(0.16f, 0.09f, 0.09f, 0.88f);
         static readonly Color PipDim = new(0.25f, 0.30f, 0.36f, 0.9f);
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
         readonly List<VisualElement> _pips = new();
 
         // resources
-        Label _aetherNum, _oreNum, _bioNum;
+        Label _aetherNum, _oreNum, _bioNum, _chargeNum;
 
         // build palette + hints
         VisualElement _paletteRow, _hintBar, _facingArrow;
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
             }
 
             // ---- Resources (feed palette affordability) ----
-            int aether = 0, ore = 0, bio = 0;
+            int aether = 0, ore = 0, bio = 0, charge = 0;
             if (SystemAPI.TryGetSingletonEntity<ResourceLedger>(out var ledgerE))
             {
                 var buf = SystemAPI.GetBuffer<StorageEntry>(ledgerE);
@@ -200,11 +201,20 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
                     if (en.ItemId == ResourceId.Aether) aether = en.Count;
                     else if (en.ItemId == ResourceId.Ore) ore = en.Count;
                     else if (en.ItemId == ResourceId.Biomass) bio = en.Count;
+                    else if (en.ItemId == ResourceId.Charge) charge = en.Count;
                 }
             }
             _aetherNum.text = aether.ToString();
             _oreNum.text = ore.ToString();
             _bioNum.text = bio.ToString();
+            _chargeNum.text = charge.ToString();
+            // EB-2 quiet-turret cue (GLOBAL, not per-turret, so the deterministic Charge split never reads as one
+            // broken turret): a dry base during a siege tells the player to build a Fabricator.
+            if (siege && charge == 0 && !onExpedition)
+            {
+                _locationText.text = "TURRETS OUT OF CHARGE   -   build a Fabricator (Ore -> Charge)";
+                _locationText.style.color = new Color(1f, 0.4f, 0.9f);
+            }
 
             // ---- Threat readout (top-right) — hidden entirely at base with zero husks; its reappearance is the cue ----
             bool showThreat = siege || huskCount > 0;
@@ -710,6 +720,7 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
             strip.Add(ResourceChip(theme != null ? theme.AetherIcon : null, AetherCyan, "0", out _aetherNum, 26, 20));
             strip.Add(ResourceChip(theme != null ? theme.OreIcon : null, OreAmber, "0", out _oreNum, 30, 22));
             strip.Add(ResourceChip(theme != null ? theme.BioIcon : null, BioGreen, "0", out _bioNum, 26, 20));
+            strip.Add(ResourceChip(null, ChargeViolet, "0", out _chargeNum, 26, 20)); // EB-2 turret ammo (flat violet, no icon)
 
             root.Add(strip);
         }
diff --git a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Automation/FabricatorProductionSystem.cs b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Automation/FabricatorProductionSystem.cs
index 8cb103f61..631bae9f4 100644
--- a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Automation/FabricatorProductionSystem.cs
+++ b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Automation/FabricatorProductionSystem.cs
@@ -75,16 +75,21 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
                 byte inId = fab.ValueRO.InResourceId;
                 int inAmount = fab.ValueRO.InAmount;
 
-                // Input-limited: never produce more than the buffered input affords (no mint-from-nothing). A
-                // zero/negative recipe input amount is treated as unsatisfiable rather than dividing by zero.
-                int affordable = inAmount > 0
-                    ? MachineSlotMath.TotalOf(input, inId) / inAmount
-                    : 0;
+                // Input-limited: never produce more than the available input affords (no mint-from-nothing). EB-2:
+                // a ledger-fed Fabricator (InputFromLedger != 0) sources its input from the SHARED ledger (read LIVE
+                // here so a 2nd ledger-fed Fabricator sees the 1st's same-tick withdrawal) instead of MachineInput;
+                // both modes deposit the output to the ledger. A zero/negative input amount is unsatisfiable.
+                bool fromLedger = fab.ValueRO.InputFromLedger != 0;
+                int available = fromLedger ? StorageMath.TotalOf(ledger, inId) : MachineSlotMath.TotalOf(input, inId);
+                int affordable = inAmount > 0 ? available / inAmount : 0;
                 int runs = math.min(cycles, affordable);
 
                 if (runs > 0)
                 {
-                    MachineSlotMath.Withdraw(input, inId, inAmount * runs);
+                    if (fromLedger)
+                        StorageMath.Withdraw(ledger, inId, inAmount * runs);
+                    else
+                        MachineSlotMath.Withdraw(input, inId, inAmount * runs);
                     StorageMath.Deposit(ledger, (ushort)fab.ValueRO.OutResourceId, fab.ValueRO.OutAmount * runs);
                 }
 
diff --git a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Building/TurretFireSystem.cs b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Building/TurretFireSystem.cs
index 150ff7da8..1e8259446 100644
--- a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Building/TurretFireSystem.cs
+++ b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Building/TurretFireSystem.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
         public void OnCreate(ref SystemState state)
         {
             state.RequireForUpdate<NetworkTime>();
+            state.RequireForUpdate<ResourceLedger>();
             state.RequireForUpdate(state.GetEntityQuery(ComponentType.ReadOnly<Turret>()));
         }
 
@@ -59,6 +60,12 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
                 return;
             }
 
+            // EB-2: resolve the shared ledger ONCE (NEVER GetSingleton<StorageEntry> — a 2nd StorageEntry buffer
+            // exists on the base container). Turrets withdraw Charge from it sequentially (a finite pool split in
+            // query order; later turrets soft-fail when it empties).
+            var ledgerEntity = SystemAPI.GetSingletonEntity<ResourceLedger>();
+            var ledger = SystemAPI.GetBuffer<StorageEntry>(ledgerEntity);
+
             var ecb = new EntityCommandBuffer(Allocator.Temp);
 
             foreach (var (ps, turret, xform, region) in
@@ -92,14 +99,26 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
 
                 if (best >= 0)
                 {
-                    ecb.AppendToBuffer(huskEntities[best], new DamageEvent
+                    // EB-2 felt spend: a shot costs Charge from the shared ledger. Gate BOTH the damage AND the
+                    // cooldown advance on a SUCCESSFUL withdraw — out of Charge = SOFT-FAIL (no shot, no cooldown
+                    // burn, so the turret fires the instant Charge returns). Refund a partial (cost>1 underflow).
+                    int cost = math.max(1, Tuning.TurretChargeCostPerShot);
+                    int got = StorageMath.Withdraw(ledger, ResourceId.Charge, cost);
+                    if (got >= cost)
                     {
-                        Amount = turret.ValueRO.Damage,
-                        SourceNetworkId = -1,
-                        SourceTick = TickUtil.NonZero(now),
-                    });
-                    uint cd = (uint)math.max(1, turret.ValueRO.CooldownTicks);
-                    ps.ValueRW.NextTick = TickUtil.NonZero(now + cd);
+                        ecb.AppendToBuffer(huskEntities[best], new DamageEvent
+                        {
+                            Amount = turret.ValueRO.Damage,
+                            SourceNetworkId = -1,
+                            SourceTick = TickUtil.NonZero(now),
+                        });
+                        uint cd = (uint)math.max(1, turret.ValueRO.CooldownTicks);
+                        ps.ValueRW.NextTick = TickUtil.NonZero(now + cd);
+                    }
+                    else if (got > 0)
+                    {
+                        StorageMath.Deposit(ledger, ResourceId.Charge, got); // never consume Charge without firing
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Automation/AutomationComponents.cs b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Automation/AutomationComponents.cs
index f8f54f48c..85c7ef87a 100644
--- a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Automation/AutomationComponents.cs
+++ b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Automation/AutomationComponents.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ namespace ProjectM.Simulation
         public byte OutResourceId;
         public int OutAmount;
         public int PeriodTicks;
+
+        /// <summary>EB-2: 0 = consume the input from the MachineInput buffer (the M7 conveyor chain); !=0 = consume
+        /// the input from the SHARED ledger (a base-loop ledger-fed Fabricator, e.g. Ore -> Charge). Server-only, NO [GhostField].</summary>
+        public byte InputFromLedger;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Economy/ResourceNode.cs b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Economy/ResourceNode.cs
index 34305a816..c12768a3f 100644
--- a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Economy/ResourceNode.cs
+++ b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Economy/ResourceNode.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ namespace ProjectM.Simulation
 
         /// <summary>Biomass — misc / crafting.</summary>
         public const byte Biomass = 3;
+
+        /// <summary>EB-2 turret munition ("Charge") — a ledger-only ammo currency a ledger-fed Fabricator mints from Ore.</summary>
+        public const byte Charge = 4;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/HomeBase/StorageMath.cs b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/HomeBase/StorageMath.cs
index b56bdb2e1..98bbae6c7 100644
--- a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/HomeBase/StorageMath.cs
+++ b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/HomeBase/StorageMath.cs
@@ -58,5 +58,18 @@ namespace ProjectM.Simulation
 
             return 0;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>Total count of <paramref name="itemId"/> across the buffer (0 if absent / itemId 0). EB-2 ledger
+        /// affordability read; mirrors MachineSlotMath.TotalOf. Pure, non-generic, Burst-safe.</summary>
+        public static int TotalOf(DynamicBuffer<StorageEntry> buffer, ushort itemId)
+        {
+            if (itemId == 0)
+                return 0;
+            int total = 0;
+            for (int i = 0; i < buffer.Length; i++)
+                if (buffer[i].ItemId == itemId)
+                    total += buffer[i].Count;
+            return total;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Tuning.cs b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Tuning.cs
index a08bf5f81..3dbb2c865 100644
--- a/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Tuning.cs
+++ b/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Tuning.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ namespace ProjectM.Simulation
         /// catch-up after any skipped ticks; restore re-seats the baseline so this never reflects wall-clock).</summary>
         public const int MaxProductionCatchup = 600;
 
+        /// <summary>EB-2: Charge (turret munition) consumed per turret shot, withdrawn from the global ledger. A
+        /// turret with 0 Charge SOFT-FAILS (no shot, no cooldown advance). A ledger-fed Fabricator mints Charge from
+        /// Ore. Operator feel-fork: keep generous so turrets stay fed while you keep mining.</summary>
+        public const int TurretChargeCostPerShot = 1;
+
         // ---- Inventory (per-player bag; InventoryMath / ResourceHarvestSystem / InventoryDepositSystem) ----
 
         /// <summary>Max stacks a player can carry; InventoryMath rejects deposits past this and the harvest remainder spills to the global ledger.</summary>
diff --git a/Assets/_Project/Subscenes/Gameplay.unity b/Assets/_Project/Subscenes/Gameplay.unity
index 6265d1251..3550a8f8d 100644
--- a/Assets/_Project/Subscenes/Gameplay.unity
+++ b/Assets/_Project/Subscenes/Gameplay.unity
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   PylonCostOre: 2
   HarvesterPrefab: {fileID: 0}
   HarvesterCostOre: 20
-  FabricatorPrefab: {fileID: 0}
+  FabricatorPrefab: {fileID: 3885353946372160549, guid: 8dd9baab4cbf6c04f9320ed5ed764c65, type: 3}
   FabricatorCostOre: 30
   ConveyorPrefab: {fileID: 0}
   ConveyorCostOre: 2