Sniper Artillery Piece

Sniper
Production information
Type Artillery
Tech Base Clan / Inner Sphere (IS)[1]
Year Availability Pre-Spaceflight[2]
Technical specifications
Heat 10
Damage 20/10[3]
Minimum Range -
Short Range -
Medium Range -
Long Range 18 Maps[4]
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[5]
11 (Ammo)[5]

IS = 85[6]
11 (Ammo)[6]

Description[edit]

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.[7] The weapon has an effective range of 9 kilometers.[8] While usable as field artillery, the Sniper is also mounted on several vehicles: the Marksman, Padilla Tube Artillery Tank, Sniper Artillery Tank, and Teppō. It was also mounted on the BattleMech Helepolis, though the 'Mech proved ineffective as an artillery mount.

Models[edit]

The Sniper Artillery Piece is manufactured on the following planets:

Brand Planet Company
Sniper Rifle Bainsville Armstrong Industries
DAT/96 Sniper Artillery Cannon[9] Hegemony Arms
Type S3 Sniper Artillery Piece[10] Unknown Luthien Armor Works

See Also[edit]

(References to Sniper Artillery Piece)

References[edit]

  1. Tactical Operation, p. 405: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Combat Construction Data - Tech Base"
  2. Tactical Operation, p. 405: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Combat Construction Data - Latest Intro Date (IS/Clan)"
  3. Tactical Operation, p. 423: "Artillery Ordnance" - Sniper damage capacity using High Explosive (Standard) rounds
  4. Tactical Operation, p. 404: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Combat Data - Sniper maximum range"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Tactical Operations, p. 385: "Clan Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
  6. 6.0 6.1 Tactical Operations, p. 383: "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
  7. Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 172
  8. Technical Readout: 3085, p. 32
  9. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 142: Pollux ADA Heavy Tank - "Pollux's weapon systems include artillery piece, despite being called a cannon."
  10. Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, pp. 26–27: "SM2 Heavy Artillery Vehicle"

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