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* This weapon is the updated version from the ''[[Tactical Operations]]'' book. This weapon was in turn based on the version found in the ''[[Unbound]]'' adventure pack. The ''Unbound'' Silver Bullet was a variant of Gauss Rifles that fired an explosive set of submunitions. Damage was resolved in the same manner as an LRM-15 attack, being grouped into 5 point clusters. A critical hit to the ''Unbound'' Silver Bullet's ammunition causes 15 points of damage for every shot left unfired in the bin. A critical hit to the rifle itself will ALSO cause the weapon to explode like normal Gauss Rifles. <ref name="Up71">''Unbound'', p. 71, "SB (Silver Bullet) Gauss"</ref> | * This weapon is the updated version from the ''[[Tactical Operations]]'' book. This weapon was in turn based on the version found in the ''[[Unbound]]'' adventure pack. The ''Unbound'' Silver Bullet was a variant of Gauss Rifles that fired an explosive set of submunitions. Damage was resolved in the same manner as an LRM-15 attack, being grouped into 5 point clusters. A critical hit to the ''Unbound'' Silver Bullet's ammunition causes 15 points of damage for every shot left unfired in the bin. A critical hit to the rifle itself will ALSO cause the weapon to explode like normal Gauss Rifles. <ref name="Up71">''Unbound'', p. 71, "SB (Silver Bullet) Gauss"</ref> | ||
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+ | === Related Weapons === | ||
+ | * [[LB-X Autocannon]]: A Cluster-fire Autocannon, which the Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle was inspired by in terms of function and rules. | ||
+ | * [[HAG-20]]: The Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle could be considered a primitive ancestor to the modern Hyper-Assault Gauss Rifles, and would fill a similar role to that of a hypothetical a HAG-15. | ||
+ | * [[Gauss Rifle|Gauss Rifles]] are the fundamental technology upon which the Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle was built. They also come in [[Light Gauss Rifle|Light], [[Heavy Gauss Rifle|Heavy]], [[Anti-Personnel Gauss Rifle|Anti-infantry]] and even [[Naval Heavy Gauss|Naval]] versions. | ||
+ | * '''Rail Guns''' and '''Coil Guns''' are real-world experimental weapons currently in development by various militaries, and it is upon these weapons that the Gauss Rifles in BattleTech are based. There is also an [[Rail Gun|apocryphal weapon]] of the same name featured in the BattleTech computer game ''[[MechCommander]].'' | ||
+ | * Mech-sized [[BattleMech Taser|tasers] also exist in the BattleTech universe, making use of Gauss-propelled electric harpoons to disable a target. | ||
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Revision as of 09:01, 19 March 2018
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Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle | |
Production information | |
Type | Ballistic (Direct Fire) |
Tech Base | Inner Sphere[1] |
Year Availability | 3051 (FC)[2] |
Advanced Technology Year | 3080[3] |
Technical specifications | |
Heat | 1[4] |
Damage | 1/slug[4] |
Minimum Range | 2[4] |
Short Range | 1-7[4] |
Medium Range | 8-15[4] |
Long Range | 16-22[4] |
Extreme Range | -- |
Tons | 15[1] |
Critical Slots | 7[1] |
Space Slots | 1[1] |
Ammo Per Ton | 8[4] |
Cost (unloaded) | 350,000[1] |
Ammo Cost (per ton) | 25,000[1] |
BV (1.0) | ??? |
BV (2.0) | 198 (rifle)[5] 25 (ammo)[5] |
Contents
Description
The NAIS developed the Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle (or SB Gauss) in an attempt to bring the functionality of an LB-X Autocannon to the Gauss Rifle. Though the cluster-like ammunition made it easier to hit a target[4] and was particularly effective in the anti-aircraft role, unlike the LB-X family, the Silver Bullet couldn't fire standard Gauss Rifle ammunition. The Silver Bullet also couldn't benefit from a Targeting Computer. These drawbacks, coupled with the weapon's high cost and relative fragility of the ammunition feeds, made the weapon very unpopular with MechWarriors. The Federated Commonwealth canceled the project in 3051.[2]
Somehow the Free Worlds League received information about the Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle, as it appeared on the Emperor "Mercury Elite" used by Lieutenant Colonel Anne-Marie McKormack as she led the Dark Shadows battalion against the Word of Blake on Atreus.[6] By 3078, the weapon was being manufactured in the Draconis Combine, and was mounted on their experimental Wolf Trap.[7]
Like the standard Gauss Rifle, if the Silver Bullet is damaged it will explode and inflict damage to the carrying unit.[2] If the Silver Bullet ammunition is hit by weapons fire it doesn't explode, but is rendered useless.
Models
The Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle is manufactured on the following planets:
Brand | Planet | Company | Used by | References |
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Oriente MagCoil Model K | Emris IV | StarCorps Industries | CRN-7M Carronade | [8] |
Rules
Game Rules
- The weapon functions like an "LB-15X" in game play, using the 15 column of the missile hits table to determine how many single-point cluster munitions hit.
- This weapon is the updated version from the Tactical Operations book. This weapon was in turn based on the version found in the Unbound adventure pack. The Unbound Silver Bullet was a variant of Gauss Rifles that fired an explosive set of submunitions. Damage was resolved in the same manner as an LRM-15 attack, being grouped into 5 point clusters. A critical hit to the Unbound Silver Bullet's ammunition causes 15 points of damage for every shot left unfired in the bin. A critical hit to the rifle itself will ALSO cause the weapon to explode like normal Gauss Rifles. [9]
Related Weapons
- LB-X Autocannon: A Cluster-fire Autocannon, which the Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle was inspired by in terms of function and rules.
- HAG-20: The Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle could be considered a primitive ancestor to the modern Hyper-Assault Gauss Rifles, and would fill a similar role to that of a hypothetical a HAG-15.
- Gauss Rifles are the fundamental technology upon which the Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle was built. They also come in [[Light Gauss Rifle|Light], Heavy, Anti-infantry and even Naval versions.
- Rail Guns and Coil Guns are real-world experimental weapons currently in development by various militaries, and it is upon these weapons that the Gauss Rifles in BattleTech are based. There is also an apocryphal weapon of the same name featured in the BattleTech computer game MechCommander.
- Mech-sized [[BattleMech Taser|tasers] also exist in the BattleTech universe, making use of Gauss-propelled electric harpoons to disable a target.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Tactical Operations, p. 407, "Heavy Weapons And Equipment Construction Data"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tactical Operations, pp. 314-315, "Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle"
- ↑ Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 207, "Jihad Technology Advancement Table"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Tactical Operations, p. 406, "Heavy Weapons And Equipment Combat Data"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tactical Operations, p. 382, "Inner Sphere Weapons And Equipment BV Table"
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Atreus, p. 2, 11, 16, "Divided Loyalties/Silence The Shadows/Record Sheet"
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita p. 4, "WFT-2X Wolf Trap Bear Trap""
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 34-35, "CRN-7M Carronade"
- ↑ Unbound, p. 71, "SB (Silver Bullet) Gauss"