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[[Image:Artemis IV FCS.jpg|270px|right|thumb|Artemis IV Fire Control System]] == Description == Introduced in [[2598]] by the [[Terran Hegemony]], lost to the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[2855]], and later rediscovered by the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[3035]]<ref name="TMp206-207">''TechManual'', pp. 206-207, "Artemis IV Fire-Control System"</ref>, the '''Artemis IV Fire Control System''' is a guidance system that utilizes an infrared laser designator and tight-beam microwave transmitter which improves the accuracy of [[LRM]]s, [[SRM]]s, and [[MML]]s by roughly thirty-five percent. The Artemis IV FCS must be mounted in the same location as the launcher it controls, taking up space and weight on a [[BattleMech]] like other components.<ref name="TMp206-207"/> In order to actually benefit from Artemis IV, the missiles fired must be Artemis compatible, which are twice as expensive as standard versions, and the firing unit must have line of sight to its target; indirectly fired LRM receives no increase in accuracy.<ref name="TR:2750p10">''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 10, "Electronics - Artemis IV FCS"</ref> Though extremely useful for improving a missile launcher, there is one major obstacle to their use: if any standard missile launcher is equipped with an Artemis system, ''every'' launcher of that type must have its own Artemis IV attached.<ref name="TMp206-207"/> Therefore a 'Mech mounting an LRM-15 and an LRM-5 would need two Artemis IV systems. (As they use different guidance systems, [[Rocket Launcher|Rocket Launchers]], [[MRM|MRMs]], [[Streak Missile Launcher|Streak launchers]], and [[Narc Missile Beacon|NARC]] systems do not require Artemis IV and do not count towards this limit.) [[ATM]] launchers automatically have Artemis included.<ref name="TWp130">''Total Warfare'', p. 130, "Artemis IV FCS"</ref> ==Rules== Artemis IV simply adds a +2 to the cluster hit roll for when the missile salvo hits its mark. The system works with all types of missile launcher [[LRM]], [[SRM]], and [[MML]] included, provided the missile ammunition is Artemis Capable.<ref name="TWp130">''Total Warfare'', p. 130, "Artemis IV FCS"</ref> == Models == Artemis IV FCS is manufactured on the following planets: {|class="wikitable sortable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! Brand ! Planet ! Company ! Used by ! References |- | [[Corean Sync Lock]] | [[New Avalon]] | [[Corean Enterprises]] | ??? | {{cn}} |- | [[Cyclops Painter]] | [[Arc-Royal]] | [[Winston-CherrySeed Consolidated]] | ??? | {{cn}} |- | [[Dianas Eyes A]] | [[Hachiman (planet)|Hachiman]] | [[Tanadi Computers]] | ??? | {{cn}} |- | [[Imstar Illuminati]] | [[Marik]] | [[Imstar Aerospace]] | ??? | {{cn}} |- | [[O-P Laser Guidance]] | [[Campertown]] | [[Sacrado Industries]] | ??? | {{cn}} |- | [[Nirasaki Vector-A4]] | [[Nirasaki]] | [[Nirasaki Computers Collective]] | ??? | {{cn}} |- | [[RCA-Dynatec Tracer]] | [[Carbonis]] | [[IMB Systems]] | ??? | {{cn}} |- | [[RCA-Dynatec Tracer]] | [[Pinard]] | [[Pinard-Dicolais Electronics]] | ??? | {{cn}} |- | [[TharHes Fire Control]] | [[Tharkad]] | [[TharHes Industries]] | ??? | {{cn}} |- | [[Wunderland Highlight]] | [[Ozawa]] | [[Wunderland Enterprises]] | Various | <ref name="ORp100">''Objective Raids'', p. 100, "Produced Wunderland Enterprises Components"</ref> |} == Related Equipment == * [[Artemis V|Artemis V Fire Control System]]: A heavier but more accurate successor to the Artemis IV. * [[MRM "Apollo" Fire Control System|Apollo FCS]]: A similar system used for [[MRM|Medium Range Missiles]]. == References == <references/> == Bibliography == * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[TechManual]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'' * ''[[Total Warfare]]'' [[Category:Technology|Artemis IV FCS]] [[Category:Equipment|Artemis IV FCS]]