diff --git a/code/datums/components/deployable.dm b/code/datums/components/deployable.dm
index e2c6b84703e..14fc6747bd6 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/deployable.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/deployable.dm
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
  * If attaching this to something:
  * Set deploy_time to a number in seconds for the deploy delay
  * Set thing_to_be_deployed to an obj path for the thing that gets spawned
- * Lastly, set delete_on_use to TRUE or FALSE if you want the object you're deploying with to get deleted when used
+ * Multiple deployments and deployments work together to allow a thing to be placed down several times. If multiple deployments is false then don't worry about deployments
+ * Direction setting true means the object spawned will face the direction of the person who deployed it, false goes to the default direction
  */
 
 /datum/component/deployable
@@ -13,23 +14,29 @@
 	var/deploy_time
 	/// The object that gets spawned if deployed successfully
 	var/obj/thing_to_be_deployed
-	/// If the item used to deploy gets deleted on use or not
-	var/delete_on_use
+	/// Can the parent be deployed multiple times
+	var/multiple_deployments
+	/// How many times we can deploy the parent, if multiple deployments is set to true and this gets below zero, the parent will be deleted
+	var/deployments
 	/// If the component adds a little bit into the parent's description
 	var/add_description_hint
+	/// If the direction of the thing we place is changed upon placing
+	var/direction_setting
 
 	/// Used in getting the name of the deployed object
 	var/deployed_name
 
-/datum/component/deployable/Initialize(deploy_time = 5 SECONDS, thing_to_be_deployed, delete_on_use = TRUE, add_description_hint = TRUE)
+/datum/component/deployable/Initialize(deploy_time = 5 SECONDS, thing_to_be_deployed, multiple_deployments = FALSE, deployments = 1, add_description_hint = TRUE, direction_setting = TRUE)
 	. = ..()
 	if(!isitem(parent))
 		return COMPONENT_INCOMPATIBLE
 
 	src.deploy_time = deploy_time
 	src.thing_to_be_deployed = thing_to_be_deployed
-	src.delete_on_use = delete_on_use
 	src.add_description_hint = add_description_hint
+	src.direction_setting = direction_setting
+	src.deployments = deployments
+	src.multiple_deployments = multiple_deployments
 
 	if(add_description_hint)
 		RegisterSignal(parent, COMSIG_ATOM_EXAMINE, PROC_REF(examine))
@@ -40,23 +47,23 @@
 
 /datum/component/deployable/proc/examine(datum/source, mob/user, list/examine_list)
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
-
-	examine_list += span_notice("[source.p_they()] look[source.p_s()] like [source.p_they()] can be deployed into \a [deployed_name].")
+	examine_list += span_notice("It can be used <b>in hand</b> to deploy into [((deployments > 1) && multiple_deployments) ? "[deployments]" : "a"] [deployed_name].")
 
 /datum/component/deployable/proc/on_attack_hand(datum/source, mob/user, location, direction)
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
 	INVOKE_ASYNC(src, PROC_REF(deploy), source, user, location, direction)
 
 /datum/component/deployable/proc/deploy(obj/source, mob/user, location, direction) //If there's no user, location and direction are used
-	var/obj/deployed_object //Used for spawning the deployed object
-	var/turf/deploy_location //Where our deployed_object gets put
-	var/new_direction //What direction do we want our deployed object in
-	if(user)
-		if(!ishuman(user))
-			return
+	// The object we are going to create
+	var/atom/deployed_object
+	// The turf our object is going to be deployed to
+	var/turf/deploy_location
+	// What direction will the deployed object be placed facing
+	var/new_direction
 
+	if(user)
 		deploy_location = get_step(user, user.dir) //Gets spawn location for thing_to_be_deployed if there is a user
-		if(deploy_location.is_blocked_turf(TRUE))
+		if(deploy_location.is_blocked_turf(TRUE, parent))
 			source.balloon_alert(user, "insufficient room to deploy here.")
 			return
 		new_direction = user.dir //Gets the direction for thing_to_be_deployed if there is a user
@@ -64,16 +71,18 @@
 		playsound(source, 'sound/items/ratchet.ogg', 50, TRUE)
 		if(!do_after(user, deploy_time))
 			return
-	else //If there is for some reason no user, then the location and direction are set here
+	else // If there is for some reason no user, then the location and direction are set here
 		deploy_location = location
 		new_direction = direction
 
 	deployed_object = new thing_to_be_deployed(deploy_location)
 	deployed_object.setDir(new_direction)
 
-	//Sets the integrity of the new deployed machine to that of the object it came from
-	deployed_object.modify_max_integrity(source.max_integrity)
-	deployed_object.update_icon_state()
+	// Sets the direction of the resulting object if the variable says to
+	if(direction_setting)
+		deployed_object.update_icon_state()
 
-	if(delete_on_use)
+	deployments -= 1
+
+	if(!multiple_deployments || deployments < 1)
 		qdel(source)
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/deployable.dm b/code/game/machinery/deployable.dm
index 2dfb2f7ed32..79ec5e1861a 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/deployable.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/deployable.dm
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/deployable_turret_folded/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
-	AddComponent(/datum/component/deployable, 5 SECONDS, /obj/machinery/deployable_turret/hmg, delete_on_use = TRUE)
+	AddComponent(/datum/component/deployable, 5 SECONDS, /obj/machinery/deployable_turret/hmg)
 
 #undef SINGLE
 #undef VERTICAL
diff --git a/code/modules/shuttle/spaceship_navigation_beacon.dm b/code/modules/shuttle/spaceship_navigation_beacon.dm
index 4ae91af588a..d46396a0e8b 100644
--- a/code/modules/shuttle/spaceship_navigation_beacon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/shuttle/spaceship_navigation_beacon.dm
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/folded_navigation_gigabeacon/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
-	AddComponent(/datum/component/deployable, 3 SECONDS, /obj/machinery/spaceship_navigation_beacon, delete_on_use = TRUE)
+	AddComponent(/datum/component/deployable, 3 SECONDS, /obj/machinery/spaceship_navigation_beacon)
 
 /obj/item/folded_navigation_gigabeacon/examine()
 	.=..()
diff --git a/modular_skyrat/modules/colony_fabricator/code/colony_fabricator.dm b/modular_skyrat/modules/colony_fabricator/code/colony_fabricator.dm
index 5bb3276553f..b547d5c555e 100644
--- a/modular_skyrat/modules/colony_fabricator/code/colony_fabricator.dm
+++ b/modular_skyrat/modules/colony_fabricator/code/colony_fabricator.dm
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 /obj/item/flatpacked_machine/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
 	desc = initial(type_to_deploy.desc)
-	AddComponent(/datum/component/deployable, deploy_time, type_to_deploy, delete_on_use = TRUE)
+	AddComponent(/datum/component/deployable, deploy_time, type_to_deploy)
 	give_manufacturer_examine()
 
 /// Adds the manufacturer examine element to the flatpack machine, but can be overridden in the future
diff --git a/modular_skyrat/modules/mounted_machine_gun/code/mounted_machine_gun.dm b/modular_skyrat/modules/mounted_machine_gun/code/mounted_machine_gun.dm
index ccabd4e05a9..a1b7b159336 100644
--- a/modular_skyrat/modules/mounted_machine_gun/code/mounted_machine_gun.dm
+++ b/modular_skyrat/modules/mounted_machine_gun/code/mounted_machine_gun.dm
@@ -467,4 +467,4 @@
 
 /obj/item/mounted_machine_gun_folded/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
-	AddComponent(/datum/component/deployable, deploy_time, type_to_deploy, delete_on_use = TRUE)
+	AddComponent(/datum/component/deployable, deploy_time, type_to_deploy)