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Line 1: == Description == == Description == − First prototyped by the [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2757]], '''Tandem-Charge''' (or '''TC''') missiles did not enter service until after the [[Clan Invasion]] when the [[Federated Commonwealth]] via Dr. [[James Long (Scientist)|James Long]] of the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]]<ref name="UNBOUNDp68">''Unbound'', p. 68, "Alternative Ordnance"</ref> resumed work on their development in the early 3050s.<ref name="TOp372">''Tactical Operations'', p. 372: "Tandem-Charge (TC) Missiles [Standard SRMs/MMLs]"</ref> Tandem-Charge Missiles use a paired set of warheads to inflict damage: the first warhead is a shaped charge that penetrates the unit's outer armor, allowing the second warhead to exploit the breach and damage internal components. As a result, they can potentially deliver a critical effect for every missile that hits. + First prototyped by the [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2757]], '''Tandem-Charge''' (or '''TC''') missiles did not enter service until after the [[Clan Invasion]] when the [[Federated Commonwealth]] via Dr. [[James Long (character)|James Long]] of the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]]<ref name="UNBOUNDp68">''Unbound'', p. 68, "Alternative Ordnance"</ref> resumed work on their development in the early 3050s.<ref name="TOp372">''Tactical Operations'', p. 372: "Tandem-Charge (TC) Missiles [Standard SRMs/MMLs]"</ref> Tandem-Charge Missiles use a paired set of warheads to inflict damage: the first warhead is a shaped charge that penetrates the unit's outer armor, allowing the second warhead to exploit the breach and damage internal components. As a result, they can potentially deliver a critical effect for every missile that hits. There are some drawbacks to TC missiles, however. First, they are incompatible with LRMs. Second, their cost is five times that of standard SRMs, and the number of missiles in a full ton load is reduced by half.<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 417</ref> Third, there are specific armor types which partially or completely negate their advantages: [[Reactive Armor]], [[Hardened Armor]], Clan [[Ferro-Lamellor]] Armor, and later, the [[Dark Age]]-era [[Anti-Penetrative Ablation Armor]]. There are, however, some armor types which are vulnerable to Tandem-Charge Missiles: [[Laser Reflective Armor]] and the Dark Age-era [[Impact-Resistant Armor]]. Finally, [[Ballistic-Reinforced Armor]], though it is a combination of Hardened and Reactive armors, provides no special protection from TC missiles' critical effects. There are some drawbacks to TC missiles, however. First, they are incompatible with LRMs. Second, their cost is five times that of standard SRMs, and the number of missiles in a full ton load is reduced by half.<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 417</ref> Third, there are specific armor types which partially or completely negate their advantages: [[Reactive Armor]], [[Hardened Armor]], Clan [[Ferro-Lamellor]] Armor, and later, the [[Dark Age]]-era [[Anti-Penetrative Ablation Armor]]. There are, however, some armor types which are vulnerable to Tandem-Charge Missiles: [[Laser Reflective Armor]] and the Dark Age-era [[Impact-Resistant Armor]]. Finally, [[Ballistic-Reinforced Armor]], though it is a combination of Hardened and Reactive armors, provides no special protection from TC missiles' critical effects.
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| − | First prototyped by the [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2757]], '''Tandem-Charge''' (or '''TC''') missiles did not enter service until after the [[Clan Invasion]] when the [[Federated Commonwealth]] via Dr. [[James Long ( | + | First prototyped by the [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2757]], '''Tandem-Charge''' (or '''TC''') missiles did not enter service until after the [[Clan Invasion]] when the [[Federated Commonwealth]] via Dr. [[James Long (character)|James Long]] of the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]]<ref name="UNBOUNDp68">''Unbound'', p. 68, "Alternative Ordnance"</ref> resumed work on their development in the early 3050s.<ref name="TOp372">''Tactical Operations'', p. 372: "Tandem-Charge (TC) Missiles [Standard SRMs/MMLs]"</ref> Tandem-Charge Missiles use a paired set of warheads to inflict damage: the first warhead is a shaped charge that penetrates the unit's outer armor, allowing the second warhead to exploit the breach and damage internal components. As a result, they can potentially deliver a critical effect for every missile that hits. |
There are some drawbacks to TC missiles, however. First, they are incompatible with LRMs. Second, their cost is five times that of standard SRMs, and the number of missiles in a full ton load is reduced by half.<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 417</ref> Third, there are specific armor types which partially or completely negate their advantages: [[Reactive Armor]], [[Hardened Armor]], Clan [[Ferro-Lamellor]] Armor, and later, the [[Dark Age]]-era [[Anti-Penetrative Ablation Armor]]. There are, however, some armor types which are vulnerable to Tandem-Charge Missiles: [[Laser Reflective Armor]] and the Dark Age-era [[Impact-Resistant Armor]]. Finally, [[Ballistic-Reinforced Armor]], though it is a combination of Hardened and Reactive armors, provides no special protection from TC missiles' critical effects. | There are some drawbacks to TC missiles, however. First, they are incompatible with LRMs. Second, their cost is five times that of standard SRMs, and the number of missiles in a full ton load is reduced by half.<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 417</ref> Third, there are specific armor types which partially or completely negate their advantages: [[Reactive Armor]], [[Hardened Armor]], Clan [[Ferro-Lamellor]] Armor, and later, the [[Dark Age]]-era [[Anti-Penetrative Ablation Armor]]. There are, however, some armor types which are vulnerable to Tandem-Charge Missiles: [[Laser Reflective Armor]] and the Dark Age-era [[Impact-Resistant Armor]]. Finally, [[Ballistic-Reinforced Armor]], though it is a combination of Hardened and Reactive armors, provides no special protection from TC missiles' critical effects. | ||