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Line 1: == Description == == Description == − The '''Semi-Portable Autocannon''' is a scaled-down version of [[BattleMech]] [[autocannon]]s designed as an infantry support weapon for the express purpose of anti-vehicle use. A rotating multibarrel assembly allows for a fantastically high rate of fire without overheating the barrels, though it can only fire in burst-mode, and the weapon has excellent armor penetration for its size. While normally requiring a crew of two, like other semi-portable weapons it can be handled by a single individual wearing a [[gyroscopic harness]], though the multibarrel design prevents the use of other forms of recoil compensation.<ref name=LT:TMWEGp42>''LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide'', p. 42, "Semi-Portable Autocannon"</ref> + The '''Semi-Portable Autocannon''' is a scaled-down version of [[BattleMech]] [[autocannon]]s designed as an infantry support weapon for the express purpose of anti-vehicle use. A rotating multiple-barrel assembly allows for a fantastically high rate of fire without overheating the barrels, though it can only fire in burst-mode, and the weapon has excellent armor penetration for its size. While normally requiring a crew of two, like other semi-portable weapons it can be handled by a single individual wearing a [[gyroscopic harness]], though the multi-barrel design prevents the use of other forms of recoil compensation.<ref name=LT:TMWEGp42>''LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide'', p. 42, "Semi-Portable Autocannon"</ref> In their effort to match the [[Clans]] in weapons design, the [[Inner Sphere]] derived their version of the [[Heavy Machine Gun]] used on 'Mechs and [[battle armor]] from semi-portable autocannon models.<ref name="TMp258">''TechManual'', p. 258, "Machine Gun"</ref> In their effort to match the [[Clans]] in weapons design, the [[Inner Sphere]] derived their version of the [[Heavy Machine Gun]] used on 'Mechs and [[battle armor]] from semi-portable autocannon models.<ref name="TMp258">''TechManual'', p. 258, "Machine Gun"</ref>
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| − | The '''Semi-Portable Autocannon''' is a scaled-down version of [[BattleMech]] [[autocannon]]s designed as an infantry support weapon for the express purpose of anti-vehicle use. A rotating | + | The '''Semi-Portable Autocannon''' is a scaled-down version of [[BattleMech]] [[autocannon]]s designed as an infantry support weapon for the express purpose of anti-vehicle use. A rotating multiple-barrel assembly allows for a fantastically high rate of fire without overheating the barrels, though it can only fire in burst-mode, and the weapon has excellent armor penetration for its size. While normally requiring a crew of two, like other semi-portable weapons it can be handled by a single individual wearing a [[gyroscopic harness]], though the multi-barrel design prevents the use of other forms of recoil compensation.<ref name=LT:TMWEGp42>''LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide'', p. 42, "Semi-Portable Autocannon"</ref> |
In their effort to match the [[Clans]] in weapons design, the [[Inner Sphere]] derived their version of the [[Heavy Machine Gun]] used on 'Mechs and [[battle armor]] from semi-portable autocannon models.<ref name="TMp258">''TechManual'', p. 258, "Machine Gun"</ref> | In their effort to match the [[Clans]] in weapons design, the [[Inner Sphere]] derived their version of the [[Heavy Machine Gun]] used on 'Mechs and [[battle armor]] from semi-portable autocannon models.<ref name="TMp258">''TechManual'', p. 258, "Machine Gun"</ref> | ||