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Line 4: | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] | Year Availability = [[2812]] (Prototype) | Year Availability = [[2812]] (Prototype) − | Heat = 16<ref name=errata>[https://bg.battletech.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Tactical-Operations-2019-12-06-v3.03.pdf ''Tactical Operations'' errata]</ref> + | Heat = 16<ref name=errata>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=text&page=Tactical_Operations CBT.com:"Tactical Operations Errata 1.4"]</ref> | Damage = 12<ref name=errata/> | Damage = 12<ref name=errata/> | Minimum Range = n/a | Minimum Range = n/a Line 22:
Line 22: == Description == == Description == − Binary laser weapons, nicknamed '''Blazers''', have existed in [[Blazer Rifle|Rifle]] and [[Blazer Pistol|Pistol]] form for some time, but the 'Mech-scale Binary Laser Cannon was widely considered a dead-end technology. Taking two [[large laser]] cores and fusing them together, the Blazer was designed to fire both cores at the same time, increasing damage penetration. In practice, damage yield proved low compared to the lasers firing separately, and the high heat generated by the Blazer severely taxed available heat sink technology of the time. + Binary laser weapons, nicknamed '''Blazers''', have existed in [[Blazer Laser Rifle|Rifle]] and [[Blazer Laser Pistol|Pistol]] form for some time, but the 'Mech-scale Binary Laser Cannon was widely considered a dead-end technology. Taking two [[large laser]] cores and fusing them together, the Blazer was designed to fire both cores at the same time, increasing damage penetration. In practice, damage yield proved low compared to the lasers firing separately, and the high heat generated by the Blazer severely taxed available heat sink technology of the time. While research on the Blazer started in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] in [[2801]], actual prototype models first showed up in the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[2812]]. While research on the Blazer started in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] in [[2801]], actual prototype models first showed up in the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[2812]]. Line 36:
Line 36: == Bibliography == == Bibliography == * ''[[Tactical Operations]]'' * ''[[Tactical Operations]]'' − [[Category:Technology]] [[Category:Technology]] Line 42:
Line 41: [[Category:Inner Sphere Technology Base]] [[Category:Inner Sphere Technology Base]] [[Category:Weapons]] [[Category:Weapons]] + [[Category:Heavy Weapons]] [[Category:Energy Weapons]] [[Category:Energy Weapons]] + [[Category:Energy Weapons (Heavy)]] [[Category:Lasers]] [[Category:Lasers]] + [[Category:Laser Weapons]] + [[Category:Laser Weapons (Heavy)]]
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| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] | | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] | ||
| Year Availability = [[2812]] (Prototype) | | Year Availability = [[2812]] (Prototype) | ||
| − | | Heat = 16<ref name=errata>[ | + | | Heat = 16<ref name=errata>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=text&page=Tactical_Operations CBT.com:"Tactical Operations Errata 1.4"]</ref> |
| Damage = 12<ref name=errata/> | | Damage = 12<ref name=errata/> | ||
| Minimum Range = n/a | | Minimum Range = n/a | ||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Binary laser weapons, nicknamed '''Blazers''', have existed in [[Blazer Rifle|Rifle]] and [[Blazer Pistol|Pistol]] form for some time, but the 'Mech-scale Binary Laser Cannon was widely considered a dead-end technology. Taking two [[large laser]] cores and fusing them together, the Blazer was designed to fire both cores at the same time, increasing damage penetration. In practice, damage yield proved low compared to the lasers firing separately, and the high heat generated by the Blazer severely taxed available heat sink technology of the time. | + | Binary laser weapons, nicknamed '''Blazers''', have existed in [[Blazer Laser Rifle|Rifle]] and [[Blazer Laser Pistol|Pistol]] form for some time, but the 'Mech-scale Binary Laser Cannon was widely considered a dead-end technology. Taking two [[large laser]] cores and fusing them together, the Blazer was designed to fire both cores at the same time, increasing damage penetration. In practice, damage yield proved low compared to the lasers firing separately, and the high heat generated by the Blazer severely taxed available heat sink technology of the time. |
While research on the Blazer started in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] in [[2801]], actual prototype models first showed up in the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[2812]]. | While research on the Blazer started in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] in [[2801]], actual prototype models first showed up in the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[2812]]. | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* ''[[Tactical Operations]]'' | * ''[[Tactical Operations]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Technology]] | [[Category:Technology]] | ||
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[[Category:Inner Sphere Technology Base]] | [[Category:Inner Sphere Technology Base]] | ||
[[Category:Weapons]] | [[Category:Weapons]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Heavy Weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Energy Weapons]] | [[Category:Energy Weapons]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Energy Weapons (Heavy)]] | ||
[[Category:Lasers]] | [[Category:Lasers]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Laser Weapons]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Laser Weapons (Heavy)]] | ||