Editing Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle

{{InfoBoxWeapon
| image = [[File:SB Gauss.jpg|191px]]
| name = Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle
| Type = Ballistic (Direct Fire)
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TOp407">''Tactical Operations'', p. 407: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Construction Data"</ref>
| Year Availability = [[3051]] ([[Federated Commonwealth|FC]])<ref name="TOp314+">''Tactical Operations'', pp. 314–315: "Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle"</ref>
| Year Experimental = 
| Year Advanced = [[3080]]<ref name="TRO:PROTOp207">''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 207: "Jihad Technology Advancement Table"</ref>
| Heat = 1<ref name="TOp406">''Tactical Operations'', p. 406: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Combat Data"</ref>
| Damage = 1/slug<ref name="TOp406"/>
| Minimum Range = 2<ref name="TOp406"/>
| Short Range = 1-7<ref name="TOp406"/>
| Medium Range = 8-15<ref name="TOp406"/>
| Long Range = 16-22<ref name="TOp406"/>
| Extreme Range = --
| Tons = 15<ref name="TOp407"/>
| Critical Slots = 7<ref name="TOp407"/>
| Space Slots = 1<ref name="TOp407"/>
| Ammo Per Ton = 8<ref name="TOp406"/>
| Cost (unloaded) = 350,000<ref name="TOp407"/>
| Ammo Cost (per ton) = 25,000<ref name="TOp407"/>
| BV (1.0) = ???
| BV (2.0) = 198 (rifle)<ref name="TOp382"/><br> 25 (ammo)<ref name="TOp382">''Tactical Operations'', p. 382: "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"</ref>
}}

== 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<ref name="TOp406"/> 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 [[MechWarrior]]s. The [[Federated Commonwealth]] canceled the project in [[3051]].<ref name="TOp314+"/>

Somehow the [[Free Worlds League]] received information about the Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle, as it appeared on the ''[[Emperor#Custom Variants|Emperor "Mercury Elite"]]'' used by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Anne-Marie McKormack as she led the [[Dark Shadows]] battalion against the [[Word of Blake]] on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]].<ref name="JTP:Ap2+">''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus'', pp. 2, 11, 16: "Divided Loyalties/Silence the Shadows/Record Sheet"</ref> By [[3078]], the weapon was being manufactured in the [[Draconis Combine]], and was mounted on their experimental ''[[Wolf Trap]]''.<ref name="XTRO:Kp4">''Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita'', p. 4: "WFT-2X ''Wolf Trap'' Bear Trap""</ref>

By 3080 limited mass production of the weapon had started.<ref name="TRO:PROTOp207">''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 207: "Jihad Technology Advancement Table"</ref>

Like the standard Gauss Rifle, if the Silver Bullet is damaged it will explode and inflict damage to the carrying unit.<ref name="TOp314+"/> 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:

===Oriente MagCoil Model K===

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|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Emris IV]]
| [[StarCorps Industries]]
| [[Carronade]]
| <ref name="TRO:3145FWLp34+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp. 34–35: "CRN-7M ''Carronade''"</ref>
|}

===Poland Main Model X===

{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Kathil]]
| [[General Motors]]
| [[Marauder]]
| <ref>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 6'', p. 7</ref>
|}

== Rules ==
<div class="gamerules">
=== Game Rules ===
* The weapon functions like an "LB-15X" in gameplay, 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.<ref name="Up71">''Unbound'', p. 71: "SB (Silver Bullet) Gauss"</ref>
</div>

== Related Weapons ==
* '''LB-X Autocannon''': A cluster-fire autocannon, which the Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle was inspired by in terms of function and rules.
* '''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 Gauss Rifle|Naval]] versions.

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita]]''
* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Atreus]]''
* ''[[Tactical Operations]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''
* ''[[Unbound]]''


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