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Difference between revisions of "Medium Recoilless Rifle"

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| Mass = 250
 
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| Space Slots = 2
 
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| Cost (unloaded) = 3,000<ref>''TechManual'', pg. 297</ref>
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| Cost (unloaded) = 3,000<ref>''TechManual'', p. 297</ref>
 
| BV (2.0) = 19<ref>''TechManual'', pp. 317-318</ref>
 
| BV (2.0) = 19<ref>''TechManual'', pp. 317-318</ref>
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
Recoilless rifles date to pre-spaceflight [[Terra]]. They use a high-explosive charge to fire an anti-armor shell. It was the [[Capellan Confederation]] that first adapted them to use on [[battle armor]] during the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]]. Recoilless rifles are still used by [[infantry]] forces across human-occupied space.<ref name=TMd>''TechManual'', pg. 268</ref>
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Recoilless rifles date to pre-spaceflight [[Terra]]. They use a high-explosive charge to fire an anti-armor shell. It was the [[Capellan Confederation]] that first adapted them to use on [[battle armor]] during the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]]. Recoilless rifles are still used by [[infantry]] forces across human-occupied space.<ref name=TMd>''TechManual'', p. 268</ref>
  
 
The '''Medium Recoilless Rifle''' occupies a middle ground between size and hitting power.
 
The '''Medium Recoilless Rifle''' occupies a middle ground between size and hitting power.

Revision as of 20:26, 6 February 2012

Medium Recoilless Rifle
Production information
Type Ballistic
Tech Base Clan / Inner Sphere
Year Availability mid-20th century
Technical specifications
Damage 3
Minimum Range 0
Short Range 2
Medium Range 4
Long Range 6
Mass 250 kg
Space Slots 2
Cost (unloaded) 3,000[1]
BV (2.0) 19[2]

Description

Recoilless rifles date to pre-spaceflight Terra. They use a high-explosive charge to fire an anti-armor shell. It was the Capellan Confederation that first adapted them to use on battle armor during the Capellan-St. Ives War. Recoilless rifles are still used by infantry forces across human-occupied space.[3]

The Medium Recoilless Rifle occupies a middle ground between size and hitting power.

References

  1. TechManual, p. 297
  2. TechManual, pp. 317-318
  3. TechManual, p. 268

Bibliography