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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
Introduced in [[2617]] by the [[Terran Hegemony]], the '''anti-missile system''' was used to destroy missiles before they struck their target. This was accomplished by using a short-ranged rapid firing weapon which shot at the missiles. Because missiles were usually fired in salvos of up to forty at a time, anti-missile systems were rarely capable of destroying them all. Due to the loss of knowledge caused by the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], anti-missile systems ceased to be produced by [[2835]].<ref name="SSWp102"/> Only in [[3040]] did the [[Federated Commonwealth]] rediscover the means to produce this equipment. For the [[Clans]], however, AMS never became [[LosTech]], and by the time of the [[Clan Invasion|invasion]], the Clans had improved on the [[Star League]] version by replacing the solid slugs with flechettes, allowing for more ammunition per ton.<ref name="TMp204">''TechManual'', p. 204: "Anti-Missile System"</ref>
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Introduced in [[2617]] by the [[Terran Hegemony]], the '''anti-missile system''' was used to destroy missiles before they struck their target. This was accomplished by using a short-ranged rapid firing weapon which shot at the missiles. Because missiles were usually fired in salvos of up to forty at a time, anti-missile systems were rarely capable of destroying them all. Due to the loss of knowledge caused by the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], anti-missile systems ceased to be produced by [[2835]].<ref name="SSWp102"/> Only in [[3040]] did the [[Federated Commonwealth]] rediscover the means to produce this equipment. For the [[Clans]], however, AMS never became [[LosTech]], and by the time of the [[Clan Invasion|invasion]], the Clans had improved on the [[Star League]] version by replacing the solid slugs with flechettes, allowing for more ammunition per ton.<ref name="TMp204">''TechManual'', p. 204, "Anti-Missile System"</ref>
  
 
[[Laser Anti-Missile System|Laser versions]] of the anti-missile system existed and benefited from having no ammunition requirement, unlike regular systems. However, their use produced heat.
 
[[Laser Anti-Missile System|Laser versions]] of the anti-missile system existed and benefited from having no ammunition requirement, unlike regular systems. However, their use produced heat.
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There was also a version of the anti-missile system configured to protect allied units within range of the equipped unit, known as the [[RISC Advanced Point Defense System]].
 
There was also a version of the anti-missile system configured to protect allied units within range of the equipped unit, known as the [[RISC Advanced Point Defense System]].
  
==Models==
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== Models ==
 
The anti-missile system was manufactured on the following planets:
 
The anti-missile system was manufactured on the following planets:
  
 
===Burrow Anti-Missile System===
 
===Burrow Anti-Missile System===
Also known as the "Burow," the Burrow system proved to be susceptible to electronic jamming. Though the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[Quartermaster Command]] ordered the improved McArthur systems as the replacement systems, most units never had the chance to refit them before the [[Amaris Coup]].<ref name=RIp32>''Rhonda's Irregulars, p. 32''</ref>
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Also known as the "Burow", the Burrow system proved to be susceptible to electronic jamming. Though the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[Quartermaster Command]] ordered the improved McArthur systems as the replacement systems, most units never had the chance to refit them before the [[Amaris Coup]].<ref name=RIp32>''Rhonda's Irregulars, p. 32''</ref>
 
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|'''Manufactured on'''
 
|'''Manufactured on'''
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|<ref name=TRO3058U_114/>
 
|<ref name=TRO3058U_114/>
 
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| [[Talon (moon)|Talon]]
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| [[Talon]]
 
| [[Kallon Weapon Industries]]
 
| [[Kallon Weapon Industries]]
 
| [[Hornet]]
 
| [[Hornet]]
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===McArthur Anti-Missile System===
 
===McArthur Anti-Missile System===
Originally developed by [[Mitchell Vehicles]], the McArthur AMS was cited as one of the most popular models of anti-missile systems in the post–Clan Invasion Inner Sphere.<ref name="TMp204"/> Despite being considered superior to other Star League era systems (like the Burrow), the McArthur is not without fault. Models fitted to the ''[[Spartan]]'' were frequently prone to jamming when the 'Mech either ran or performed torso twists; the issue was ultimately traced to the placement at the ''Spartan''&#39;s waist, with [[ComStar]] field engineers overcoming the issue during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] by moving the system higher up in the right torso.<ref name=RI-32>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 32: "Type: SPT-N1 ''Spartan''"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U-220>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 220: "SPT-N2 ''Spartan''"</ref>
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Originally developed by [[Mitchell Vehicles]], the McArthur AMS was cited as one of the most popular models of anti-missile systems in the post–Clan Invasion Inner Sphere.<ref name="TMp204"/> Despite being considered superior to other Star League era systems (like the Burrow), the McArthur is not without fault. Models fitted to the ''[[Spartan]]'' were frequently prone to jamming when the 'Mech either ran or performed torso twists; the issue was ultimately traced to the placement at the ''Spartan''&#39;s waist, with [[ComStar]] field engineers overcoming the issue during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] by moving the system higher up in the right torso.<ref name=RI-32>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 32, "Type: SPT-N1 ''Spartan''"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U-220>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 220, "SPT-N2 ''Spartan''"</ref>
  
 
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|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 32</ref>
 
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 32</ref>
 
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| [[Talon (moon)|Talon]]
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| [[Talon]]
 
| [[Kallon Industries]]
 
| [[Kallon Industries]]
 
| [[Penetrator]]
 
| [[Penetrator]]

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