General Motors/Whirlwind (AC-5)
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| Whirlwind Autocannon/5 | |||||
| Production Information | |||||
| Manufacturer | General Motors | General Motors | |||
| Usage | Field Gun | BattleMech Mounted | |||
| Weapon Class | Autocannon/5 | Autocannon/5 | |||
| Tech Base | IS | IS | |||
| Cost c-bills (unloaded) | 125,000 | 125,000 | |||
| Reload Cost c-bills | 4,500 | 4,500 | |||
| Introduced | 2600's (TH) | 2600's (TH) | |||
| Classic BattleTech RPG | |||||
| Sub Name | Towed GM AC-5 | GM Whirlwind AC-5 | |||
| Tech Base | IS | IS | |||
| Tech/AOW-SW-3050+/Legal | |||||
| Equipment Ratings | /'-'-'/ | C/C-C-D/D | /'-'-'/ | C/C-C-D/D | |
| Technical Specifications | |||||
| Damage Type | B | B | |||
| AP*Damage Dice | |||||
| Damage | *d6 | 10*20d6 | *d6 | 10*20d6 | |
| Shots per Burst | 3 | 3 | |||
| Splash/Blast | Yes | Yes | |||
| Incendiary | |||||
| Meters | |||||
| Minimum Range | 90 | 90 | |||
| Short Range | 180 | 180 | |||
| Medium Range | 840 | 840 | |||
| Long Range | 990 | 990 | |||
| Extreme Range | 1,350 | 1,350 | |||
| Classic BattleTech | |||||
| Damage | 5 | 5 | |||
| Hexes | |||||
| Minimum Range | 3 | 3 | |||
| Short Range | 6 | 6 | |||
| Medium Range | 12 | 12 | |||
| Long Range | 18 | 18 | |||
| General Information | |||||
| # Crew/Slots | crew | 8 crew | slots | 4 crit slots | |
| Encumbering | Motorized Infantry | ||||
| Shots per Reload | 60 | 60 | |||
| Shots per Burst | 3 | 3 | |||
| Bursts per Reload | 20 | 20 | |||
| Power per Shot | |||||
| Power per Burst | |||||
| Weapon and Ammo Mass | |||||
| Mass (UnLoaded) in kg | 8,000 | 8,000 | |||
| Reload Mass in kg | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||
| Battle Value | |||||
| BV (1.0) | 70 | 70 | |||
| Ammo BV (1.0) | 9 | 9 | |||
| BV (2.0) | 70 | 70 | |||
| Ammo BV (2.0) | 9 | 9 | |||
| Notes | |||||
[edit] Description
Mounted on the GM Marauder BattleMech, this weapon is approximately the size of a tree and fires shells in the 120 mm range in three round bursts.
=== Canon vs Not ===
The Fluff is rephrased Canon, but the RPG Stats are derivative using the IPCR for the Damage Stats, and doing a formulaic extrapolation from 180 meters at Short Range to the MechWarrior, Third Edition ranges incorporating the +1 modifier that a "Regular" MechWarrior Starts at in the RPG.
