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==Overview==
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== Description ==
The '''Auto-Rifle''' or '''Automatic Rifle''' is a popular alternative to single-shot rifles because it is fed ammunition automatically from a detachable magazine and can fire in burst mode.  However it is slightly less reliable and can jam if not properly handled.<ref>''MechWarrior (3rd Edition), p. 135''</ref>
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The '''Auto-Rifle''' or '''Automatic Rifle''' is a popular weapon within the [[Inner Sphere]] because it is fed ammunition automatically from a detachable magazine and can fire in burst mode.  However, it is slightly less reliable than a [[Bolt-Action Rifle]] and can jam if not properly handled.<ref name="CBT:RPGp135">''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 135, "Auto-Rifle"</ref>
  
==Specification==
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== Rules ==
: '''Item''':Automatic Rifle
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<div class="gamerules">
: '''Equipment Rating''':C/A/D
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=== Specification ===
: '''Armor Piercing/Base Damage''': 4/4D6
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: '''Item''': Rifle (Automatic)<ref name="AToWp265+">''A Time of War'', pp. 265-266, "Ballistic Weapons Table"</ref>
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: '''Equipment Rating''': C/A-A-A/D
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: '''Armor Piercing/Base Damage''': 4B/4B
 
: '''Range''': 30/75/170/415 meters
 
: '''Range''': 30/75/170/415 meters
 
: '''Shots''': 30
 
: '''Shots''': 30
 
: '''Cost/Reload''': 80/2
 
: '''Cost/Reload''': 80/2
 
: '''Affiliation''': -
 
: '''Affiliation''': -
: '''mass''': 4kg
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: '''Mass/Reload''': 4 kg/480 g
: '''notes''': Burst (15/3); jam on a fumble
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: '''Notes''': Burst: 15; Recoil: -1
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</div>
  
==References==
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== References ==
 
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==Biblography==
 
*[[MechWarrior, 3rd Edition]]
 
  
[[Category:Rifles]][[Category:Ballistic Weapons (Rifles)]][[Category:Ballistic Weapons (Slug-Thrower Rifles)]]
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== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
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* ''[[A Time of War]]''
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[[Category:Infantry Weapons subject to Rules Review]]

Latest revision as of 19:23, 8 January 2023

Description[edit]

The Auto-Rifle or Automatic Rifle is a popular weapon within the Inner Sphere because it is fed ammunition automatically from a detachable magazine and can fire in burst mode. However, it is slightly less reliable than a Bolt-Action Rifle and can jam if not properly handled.[1]

Rules[edit]

Specification[edit]

Item: Rifle (Automatic)[2]
Equipment Rating: C/A-A-A/D
Armor Piercing/Base Damage: 4B/4B
Range: 30/75/170/415 meters
Shots: 30
Cost/Reload: 80/2
Affiliation: -
Mass/Reload: 4 kg/480 g
Notes: Burst: 15; Recoil: -1

References[edit]

  1. Classic BattleTech RPG, p. 135, "Auto-Rifle"
  2. A Time of War, pp. 265-266, "Ballistic Weapons Table"

Bibliography[edit]