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		+	==Rules==
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		+	===Rules Revision===
		+	The Sniper Artillery Rifle prior to revision artillery rules, was considered optional standard equipment, using old Level 2 Rules. After the introduction the [[Total Warfare]] ruleset, the equipment was reassigned to the Advanced rules. Which made it no longer considered playable in Tournament, thus Non–Tournament Legal.
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		+	The Sniper artillery's ammunition options were expanded to include [[Smoke Shell|Smoke]], Anti-Personnel, [[Illumination Shell|Illumination]], [[Copperhead Shell|Copperhead]], [[Flechette Shell|Flechette]], [[Thunder Shell|Thunder/FASCAM]], [[Cluster Shell|Cluster]], and High Explosive Rounds (High Explosive rounds considered the "Standard" rounds for tube artillery).  The standard rounds damage was increased from the old Damage = 10/5 to 20/10 damage.
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	* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''		* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
	* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine]]		* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine]]
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{{InfoBoxWeapon | name = Sniper | Type = [[Artillery]] | Tech Base = [[Clan]] / [[Inner Sphere]] (IS)<ref>''Tactical Operation'', p. 405: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Combat Construction Data - Tech Base"</ref> | Year Availability = Pre-Spaceflight<ref>''Tactical Operation'', p. 405: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Combat Construction Data - Latest Intro Date (IS/Clan)"</ref> | Heat = 10 | Damage = 20/10<ref>''Tactical Operation'', p. 423: "Artillery Ordnance" - Sniper damage capacity using High Explosive (Standard) rounds</ref> | Minimum Range = - | Short Range = - | Medium Range = - | Long Range = 18 Maps<ref>''Tactical Operation'', p. 404: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Combat Data - Sniper maximum range"</ref> | Tons = 20 | Critical Slots = 20 | Ammo Per Ton = 10 | Cost (unloaded) = 300,000 | Ammo Cost (per ton) = 6,000 | BV (1.0) = ? | BV (2.0) = Clan = 96<ref name="TOp385">''Tactical Operations'', p. 385: "Clan Weapons and Equipment BV Table"</ref><br> 11 (Ammo)<ref name="TOp385"/> IS = 85<ref name="TOp383">''Tactical Operations'', p. 383: "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"</ref><br> 11 (Ammo)<ref name="TOp383"/> }} [[Category:Artillery]] ==Description== The '''Sniper Rifle Artillery Piece''' is the smaller cousin to the [[Long Tom Artillery Piece]] designed by [[Armstrong Industries]]. As the second most-powerful tube artillery in the [[Inner Sphere]], the Sniper can cripple or destroy most light and medium [[BattleMechs]] with a single hit.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 172</ref> The weapon has an effective range of 9 kilometers.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 32</ref> While usable as [[Field Artillery|field artillery]], the Sniper is also mounted on several vehicles: the [[Marksman (Combat Vehicle)|Marksman]], [[Padilla Tube Artillery Tank]], [[Sniper Artillery (Combat Vehicle)|Sniper Artillery Tank]], and [[Teppō]]. It was also mounted on the [[BattleMech]] [[Helepolis]], though the 'Mech proved ineffective as an artillery mount. ==Models== The Sniper Artillery Piece is manufactured on the following planets: {| class="wikitable" ! Brand ! Planet ! Company |- | Sniper Rifle | [[Bainsville]] | [[Armstrong Industries]] |- | DAT/96 Sniper Artillery Cannon<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 142: Pollux ADA Heavy Tank - "Pollux's weapon systems include artillery piece, despite being called a cannon."</ref> | | [[Hegemony Arms]] |---- | Type S3 Sniper Artillery Piece<ref name="TRO:3145DCp26+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', pp. 26–27: "SM2 Heavy Artillery Vehicle"</ref> | Unknown | [[Luthien Armor Works]] |} ==Rules== <div class="gamerules"> ===Rules Revision=== The Sniper Artillery Rifle prior to revision artillery rules, was considered optional standard equipment, using old Level 2 Rules. After the introduction the [[Total Warfare]] ruleset, the equipment was reassigned to the Advanced rules. Which made it no longer considered playable in Tournament, thus Non–Tournament Legal. The Sniper artillery's ammunition options were expanded to include [[Smoke Shell|Smoke]], Anti-Personnel, [[Illumination Shell|Illumination]], [[Copperhead Shell|Copperhead]], [[Flechette Shell|Flechette]], [[Thunder Shell|Thunder/FASCAM]], [[Cluster Shell|Cluster]], and High Explosive Rounds (High Explosive rounds considered the "Standard" rounds for tube artillery). The standard rounds damage was increased from the old Damage = 10/5 to 20/10 damage. </div> ==See Also== ''(References to [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Sniper_Artillery_Piece | Sniper Artillery Piece]])'' * ''[[Sniper Artillery Cannon]]'' (Variant of Sniper Artillery Piece) ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[BattleTech Compendium: The Rules of Warfare]]'' * ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]'' * ''[[Tactical Operations]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine]] [[Category:Technology]] [[Category:Weapons]] [[Category:Ballistic Weapons]] [[Category:Ballistic Weapons (Heavy)]] [[Category:Indirect-Fire Weapons]] [[Category:Indirect-Fire Weapons (Heavy)]] [[Category:Artillery Weapons]]

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