Editing Anti-missile system

{{InfoBoxWeapon
| image = [[Image:Anti-Missile System.jpg|200px]]
| name = Anti-Missile System
| Type = Equipment (Point-Blank Weapon)
| Tech Base = 
[[Clan]]/
[[Inner Sphere|IS]]
| Year Availability = 
Clan = [[2831]]
IS = [[3040]]
| Year Introduced =  
Clan = [[2831]] [[Clan Blood Spirit|CBS]]
IS = [[2617]] [[Terran Hegemony|TH]]
| Year Extinction =  
IS = [[2835]]<ref name="SSWp102">''Second Succession War'', p. 102, "Weapons and Equipment Extinction Table"</ref>
| Year Reintroduced =  
IS = [[3040]] [[Federated Commonwealth|FC]]
| Tech Rating = [[Technology Rating#E|E]]
| Availability Rating = 
| Age of War–Star League = [[Availability Rating#E|E]]
| Succession Wars = [[Availability Rating#F|F]]
| Clan Invasion – Present = [[Availability Rating#D|D]]
| Heat = 1
| Damage = Special Weapon Rules (Consult Total Warfare p. 129)
| Short Range = Special Weapon Rules (Consult Total Warfare p. 129)
| Tons = 0,5
| Critical Slots = 1
| Ammo Per Ton = 
Clan = 24
IS = 12
| Cost (unloaded) = 100,000
| Ammo Cost (per reload) = 2,000
| BV (1.0) = 
Clan = 63
IS = 32
| Ammo BV (1.0) = 
Clan = 21
IS = 11
| BV (2.0) =
Clan = 32
IS = 32
| Ammo BV (2.0) =
Clan = 22
IS = 11
}}

== Description ==
Introduced in [[2617]] by the [[Terran Hegemony]], the '''anti-missile system''' is used to destroy missiles before they strike their target. This is accomplished by using a short ranged rapid firing weapon which shoots at the missiles. Because missiles in [[BattleTech]] are usually fired in salvos of up to forty at a time, anti-missile systems are rarely capable of destroying them all. Due to the loss of knowledge caused by the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], anti-missile systems ceased to be produced by [[2835]].<ref name="SSWp102"/> Only in [[3040]] did the [[Federated Commonwealth]] rediscover the means to produce this equipment. For the [[Clans]], however, AMS never became [[LosTech]], and by the time of the [[Clan Invasion|invasion]], the Clans had improved on the [[Star League]] version by replacing the solid slugs with flechettes, allowing for more ammunition per ton.<ref name="TMp204">''TechManual'', p. 204, "Anti-Missile System"</ref>

[[Laser Anti-Missile System|Laser versions]] of the anti-missile system exist, and benefit from having no ammunition requirement unlike regular systems. However they produce heat as a side effect of their use.

There is also a version of the Anti-Missile System which has been configured to protect allied units within range of the equipped unit, known as the [[RISC Advanced Point Defense System]].

==Game Rules==
The AMS, and [[Laser AMS]] both are capable of activating regardless of whether or not the crew is capable of fighting. When fired upon by a missile volley, and the incoming missiles are within the firing arc of the AMS, the AMS automatically fires to take down any incoming missiles.

If the missile volley is a "swarm type" or a multiple launched missile variant, such as an [[SRM-6]] or [[LRM-20]], the AMS forces a -4 modifier to the missiles rolling on the cluster table; [[Streak Missile Launcher|Streak]] volleys are treated as an initial roll of 11 before this modifier.<ref name=TWp129>''Total Warfare'' p. 129 "Anti-Missile System</ref> The modified roll can't be reduced below 2, unless players are using the Tactical Operations "Enhanced AMS" rule, in which case a result of less than 2 implies the whole missile flight is destroyed, and the defender takes no damage.<ref name=TOp100>''Tactical Operations'' p. 100</ref>

In the event the "volley" is a single shot type weapon, such as a [[NARC]] pod/beacon, or a [[Thunderbolt missile]], then the AMS has a 50/50 chance to destroy the missile, with a 1D6 roll of 1 to 3 implying that the missile is destroyed, and a 4 to 6 meaning that the AMS was ineffective at stopping the missile.<ref name=TWp129/> In this case the missile will apply its effect as normal.

Should the ammo bin of an AMS be critically hit, it explodes for a Damage Value of 2 per shot.<ref name=TWp129>''Total Warfare'' p. 129 "Anti-Missile System</ref>

Lastly, if players agree, the AMS can be used as an impromptu [[Machine Gun]], with the exception that the system can only fire into adjacent tiles.<ref name=TOp100/> There are no range brackets for an AMS in this mode, except for short. Using the AMS in this mode in the fire phase will also prevent the use of the AMS to stop missile fire for that turn.

== Models ==
The Anti-Missile System is manufactured on the following planets:
===Burrow Anti-Missile System===
Also known as the Burow, the Burrow system proved to be susceptible to electronic jamming, however, and while the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[Quartermaster Command]] ordered their replacement with improved McArthur systems, most never had the chance to refit before the [[Amaris Coup]].<ref name=RIp32>''Rhonda's Irregulars, p. 32''</ref>
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Outreach]]
| [[Blackwell Corporation]]
| [[War Dog]]
| <ref>TRO:3055 Upgrade, p. 68</ref>
|-
| [[Keystone]]
| [[Earthwerks Incorporated]]
| [[Jackal]]
| <ref>TRO:3055 Upgrade, p. 20</ref>
|-
| [[Kendall]]
| [[Kali Yama - Alphard Trading Corporation]]
| [[Hercules]]
| <ref>TRO:3055 Upgrade, p. 56</ref>
|-
| [[Kalidasa]]
| [[Kali Yama Weapons Industries]]
| [[Hercules]]
| <ref>TRO:3055 Upgrade, p. 56</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Leopard Armor]]
| [[Padilla]]
| <ref>TRO:3058 Upgrade, p. 200</ref>
|-
|}

===Buzzsaw Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Al Na'ir]]
| [[Wakazashi Enterprises]]
| [[Bombardier]]
| <ref>TRO:3050 Upgrade, p. 206</ref>
|-
| [[Caph]]
| [[General Systems]]
| [[Exterminator]]
| <ref>TRO:3050 Upgrade, p. 208</ref>
|-
| [[Wasat]]
| [[Renault-Prime]]
| [[Flashman]]
| <ref>TRO:3050 Upgrade, p. 214</ref>
|-
| [[Hesperus II]]
| [[Defiance Industries]]
| [[Flashman]]
| <ref>TRO:3050 Upgrade, p. 214</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Pandora 'Mech Works]]
| [[Winston]]
| <ref>TRO:3085, p. 40</ref>
|-
| [[Ruchbah]]
| [[Michaelson Heavy Industries]]
| [[Hexareme]]
| <ref>TRO:3150, p. 100</ref>
|-
|}

===CGS-AMA Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Braunschweig]]
| [[Imperial BattleMechs]]
| [[Star Python]]
| <ref>Recognition Guide: ilClan, Vol. 23, p. 4</ref>
|-
|}

===Chosatsugai no Kunai===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[New Samarkand]]
| [[New Samarkand Metals]]
| [[Narukami]]
| <ref name=TRO:3145DCp28>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 28, "Produced Narukami Components"</ref>
|-
| [[Unity]]
| [[Pesht Motors]]
| [[Mamono]]
| <ref name=TRO:3145DCp22>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 22, "Produced Mamono Components"</ref>
|-
| [[Dover]]
| [[Wakazashi Enterprises]]
| [[Koi|Nishikigoi]]
| <ref>TRO:Prototypes, p. 66</ref>
|-
|}

===Deprus Swarmshot Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Shiro III]]
| [[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]]
| [[Stalker]]
| <ref>TRO:3050, p.198</ref><ref>TRO:3050 Revised, p. 170</ref>
|-
| [[Tukayyid]]
| 
| 
| <ref>Objective Raids, p. 180</ref>
|-
|}

==="Goalkeeper" Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| Various
| Various
| [[Ishtar]]
| <ref>TRO:3060, p. 62</ref>
|-
| [[Spital]]
| [[Benson and Bjorn]]
| [[Vidar]]
| <ref>TRO:Prototypes, p. 78</ref>
|-
| [[Dante]]
| [[Snow Raven Industrial Complex Alpha]]
| [[Deimos]]
| <ref>TRO:3085, p. 54</ref>
|-
|}

===Lindblad Shotgun Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Keystone]]
| [[Earthwerks Incorporated]]
| [[Stinger]], [[Phoenix Hawk]]
| <ref>TRO:3050, p. 59, 111</ref>
|-
| [[Calloway VI]]
| [[Earthwerks Incorporated]]
| [[Stinger]]
| <ref>TRO:3050, p. 59</ref>
|-
| [[Connaught]]
| [[Kong Interstellar Corporation]]
| [[Ostsol]]
| <ref>TRO:3050, p. 146,147</ref>
|-
| [[Asuncion]], [[Bernardo]]
| [[Kallon Industries]]
| [[Crusader]]
| <ref>TRO:3050, p. 156, 157</ref>
|-
| [[Oliver]]
| [[Brigadier Corporation]]
| [[Crusader]]
| <ref>TRO:3050, p. 156, 157</ref>
|-
| [[Wallis]]
| [[Ronin Incorporated]]
| [[Warhammer]], [[Patriot]]
| <ref>TRO:3050, p. 172, 173</ref><ref>TRO:3075, p. 82</ref>
|-
| [[Gibson]]
| [[Gibson Federated BattleMechs]]
| [[Grand Crusader]]
| <ref>TRO:3058, p. 132</ref>
|-
| [[Tematagi]]
| [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]]
| Exported
| <ref>Objective Raids, p. 136</ref>
|-
| [[Canopus IV]]
| [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing]]
| [[Arrow IV (Combat Vehicle)]]
| <ref>TRO:3145, p. 94</ref>
|-
| [[Brooks]]
| [[Brooks Incorporated]]
| [[Arrow IV (Combat Vehicle)]]
| <ref>TRO:3145, p. 94</ref>
|-
|}

===Ma Mien Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Stewart]]
| [[Corean Enterprises MacAdams-Suharno]]
| [[Sirocco]]
| <ref>Recognition Guide: ilClan, Vol. 23, p. 4</ref>
|-
|}

===MainFire Point Defense Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Hesperus II]]
| [[Defiance Industries]]
| [[Berserker]]
| <ref>TRO:Clan Invasion, p. 188</ref>
|-
| [[New Avalon]]
| [[Corean Enterprises]]
| [[Sortek]]
| <ref>TRO:3150, p. 68</ref>
|-
| [[Salem]]
| [[General Motors]]
| [[Destrier]], [[Challenger]]
| <ref>TRO:3150, p. 108</ref><ref>TRO:3058 Upgrade, p. 114</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Aldis Industries]]
| [[Padilla]]
| <ref>XTRO:Republic, Vol. 3, p. 13</ref>
|-
| [[New Syrtis]]
| [[Johnston Industries]]
| [[Goblin]]
| <ref>TRO:3058 Upgrade, p. 84</ref>
|-
| [[Kathil]]
| [[General Motors]]
| [[Challenger]]
| <ref>TRO:3058 Upgrade, p. 114</ref>
|-
| [[Kirklin]]
| [[Kallon Weapon Industries]]
| [[Challenger]]
| <ref>TRO:3058 Upgrade, p. 114</ref>
|-
| [[Talon]]
| [[Kallon Weapon Industries]]
| [[Hornet]]
| <ref>TRO:3050 Upgrade, p. 10</ref>
|-
|}

===McArthur Anti-Missile System===
Originally developed by [[Mitchell Vehicles]], the McArthur AMS is cited as one of the most popular models of Anti-Missile Systems in the post-Clan Invasion Inner Sphere.<ref name="TMp204"/> Despite being considered superior to other Star League era systems like the Burrow, the McArthur is not without fault. Models fitted to the ''[[Spartan]]'' were frequently prone to jamming when the 'Mech either ran or performed torso twists, ultimately the issue was traced to the placement at the ''Spartan'''s waist, with [[ComStar]] field engineers overcoming the issue during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] by moving the system higher up in the right torso.<ref name=RI-32>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 32 "Type: SPT-N1 Spartan"</ref> <ref name=TRO3058U-220>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 220 "SPT-N2 ''Spartan''"</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Hesperus II]]
| [[Defiance Industries]]
| [[Battle Hawk]]
| <ref>TRO:3055 Upgrade, p. 14</ref>
|-
| [[Hun Ho]]
| [[LexaTech Industries]]
| [[Cerberus]]
| <ref>TRO:3055 Upgrade, p. 76</ref>
|-
| [[Keystone]]
| [[Earthwerks Limited]]
| [[Grand Titan]]
| <ref>TRO:3055 Upgrade, p. 82</ref>
|-
| [[Carver V]]
| [[Hagan Industries]]
| [[BattleMech Landing Craft]]
| <ref>TRO:Irregulars, p. 12</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Martinson Armaments]]
| [[Initiate]], [[Spartan]]
| <ref>TRO:Jihad, p. 72</ref><ref>TRO:3058 Upgrade, p. 220</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Aldis Industries]]
| [[Cobra (Combat Vehicle)]]
| <ref>TRO:3075, p. 170</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Mitchell Vehicles]]
| [[White Flame]]
| <ref>TRO:Jihad, p. 148</ref>
|-
| [[New Earth]]
| [[Yankee Weapon Systems]]
| [[Excalibur]]
| <ref>TRO:Succession Wars, p. 130</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Skobel MechWorks]]
| [[Excalibur]], [[Nexus]]
| <ref>TRO:Succession Wars, p. 130</ref><ref>TRO:3058, p. 96</ref>
|-
| [[Quentin]]
| [[Independence Weaponry]]
| [[Excalibur]]
| <ref>TRO:Succession Wars, p. 130</ref>
|-
| [[Strana Mechty]]
| [[Strana Mechty MechWorks]]
| [[Hoplite]]
| <ref>Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 166</ref>
|-
| [[Eden]]
| [[Eden Weaponry Consolidated]]
| [[Hoplite]]
| <ref>Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 166</ref>
|-
|}

===McArthur II Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Terra]]
| [[Blankenburg Technologies]]
| [[Grim Reaper]]
| <ref>TRO:3055 Upgrade, p. 44</ref>
|-
| [[Taurus]]
| [[Taurus Territorial Industries]]
| [[Brahma]]
| <ref>TRO:3085, p. 88</ref>
|-
|}

===Shield-1 Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Babylon]]
| [[Coyote Industrial]]
| [[Masauwu]]
| <ref>TRO:Golden Century, p. 34</ref>
|-
|}

===Shield-3 Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Tokasha]]
| [[Tokasha Mechworks]]
| [[Behemoth 2]]
| <ref>TRO:3055 Upgrade, p. 120</ref>
|-
| [[Weingarten]]
| [[W-7 Facilities]]
| [[Lobo]]
| <ref>TRO:3067, p. 112</ref>
|-
|}

===Shield 3A Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Weingarten]]
| [[W-7 Facilities]]
| [[Night Wolf]]
| <ref>TRO:3085, p. 174</ref>
|-
|}

===SureFire 444===
Developed by Coventry Metal Works, the SureFire 444 (also rendered as the Sure Fire 444) is cited as one of the most popular models of Anti-Missile Systems in the post-Clan Invasion Inner Sphere,<ref name="TMp204"/> available over the counter to anyone with enough [[C-Bill]]s.<ref name=TRO3050-64>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 64 "Inner Sphere - Light 'Mechs - Falcon"</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Coventry]]
| [[Coventry Metal Works]]
| [[Firestarter]]
|<ref>TRO:3050 Upgrade, p. 24</ref>
|-
| [[Bryant]]
| [[Lantren Corporation]]
| [[Grasshopper]]
|<ref>TRO:3050 Upgrade, p. 80</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Aldis Industries]]
| [[Trajan]]
|<ref>TRO:3085, p. 46</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Coventry/Earthwerks Combine]]
| [[Falcon]]
|<ref>TRO:3050 Upgrade, p. 16</ref>
|-
| [[Outreach]]
| [[Blackwell Industries]]
| [[Falcon]]
|<ref>TRO:3050 Upgrade, p. 14</ref>
|-
| [[Sudeten]]
| [[Olivetti Weaponry]]
| [[Thunderbolt]]
|<ref>TRO:3050, p. 160</ref>
|-
| [[Loxley]]
| [[Blue Shot Weapons]]
| [[Schildkrote]]
|<ref>TRO:3145, p. 76</ref>
|-
| [[Arc-Royal]]
| [[Arc-Royal MechWorks]]
| [[Verfolger]]
|<ref>TRO:3067, p. 80</ref>
|-
| 
| 
| [[BattleMaster]]
|<ref>TRO:3050, p. 192</ref>
|-
|}

===Voelkers Parasol Anti-Missile System===
Developed by Corean Enterprises, the Voelkers Parasol is cited as one of the most popular models of Anti-Missile Systems in the post-Clan Invasion Inner Sphere.<ref name="TMp204"/>
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Stewart]]
| [[Corean Enterprises]]
| [[Locust]]
| <ref>Objective Raids, p. 135</ref><ref>TRO: 3050, p. 54, 55</ref>
|-
|}

===Yori Flyswatter Anti-Missile System===
Developed by Yori 'Mech Works, the Yori Flyswatter is cited as one of the most popular models of Anti-Missile Systems in the post-Clan Invasion Inner Sphere.<ref name="TMp204"/>
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Al Na'ir]]
| [[Yori 'Mech Works]]
| [[Atlas]]
| <ref>TRO:3050 Upgrade, p. 108</ref>
|-
| [[Quentin]]
| [[Independence Weaponry]]
| [[Atlas]]
| <ref>TRO:3050 Upgrade, p. 108</ref>
|-
| [[Luthien]]
| [[Luthien Armor Works]]
| [[Komodo]]
| <ref>TRO:3055 Upgrade, p. 32</ref>
|-
| [[Talon]]
| [[Kallon Industries]]
| [[Penetrator]]
| <ref>TRO:3055 Upgrade, p. 64</ref>
|-
| [[Unity]]
| [[Pesht Motors]]
| [[Teppo]]
| <ref>TRO:3085 Supplemental, p. 20</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
<references/>

== Bibliography ==
* ''[[BattleTech Compendium: Rules of Warfare]]''
* ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]'' 
* ''[[Combat Operations]]''
* ''[[Maximum Tech]]''
* ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Tactical Operations]]''
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
* ''[[TechManual]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Irregulars]]
* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''


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