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| name = Arrow IV Artillery
 
| name = Arrow IV Artillery
 
| Type = Artillery (Missile)
 
| Type = Artillery (Missile)
| Tech Base = [[Clan]] / [[Inner Sphere]] (IS)<ref name="TOp404+">''Tactical Operations'', pp. 404-405, "Heavy Weapons And Equipment Combat And Construction Data"</ref>
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| Tech Base = [[Clan]] / [[Inner Sphere]] (IS)<ref name="TOp404+">''Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment'', pp. 216–217: "Heavy Weapons And Equipment Combat And Construction Data"</ref>
 
| Year Availability =  
 
| Year Availability =  
 
Clan = [[2850]]<ref name="TOp404+"/>
 
Clan = [[2850]]<ref name="TOp404+"/>
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| Year Introduced =   
 
| Year Introduced =   
 
Clan = [[2850]]<ref name="TOp404+"/>
 
Clan = [[2850]]<ref name="TOp404+"/>
IS = [[2600]]<ref name="TOp404+"/>
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IS = [[2593]]<ref name="IOp70">''Interstellar Operations'', p. 70: "Arrow-P"</ref>
 
| Year Extinction =   
 
| Year Extinction =   
IS = [[2835]]<ref name="SSWp102">''Second Succession War'', p. 102, "Weapons and Equipment Extinction Table"</ref>
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IS = [[2835]]<ref name="SSWp102">''Second Succession War'', p. 102: "Weapons and Equipment Extinction Table"</ref>
 
| Year Reintroduced =   
 
| Year Reintroduced =   
 
IS = [[3044]]<ref name="TOp404+"/>
 
IS = [[3044]]<ref name="TOp404+"/>
 
| Heat = 10
 
| Heat = 10
| Damage = 20/10<ref name="TOp184">''Tactical Operations'', p. 184, "Artillery Ordnance Table"</ref>
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| Damage = 20/10<ref name="TOp184">''Tactical Operations: Advanced Rules'', p. 152: "Artillery Ordnance Table"</ref>
 
| Minimum Range = -
 
| Minimum Range = -
 
| Short Range = -
 
| Short Range = -
 
| Medium Range = -
 
| Medium Range = -
 
| Long Range =  
 
| Long Range =  
Clan = 9 Maps<ref name="TOp181">''Tactical Operations'', p. 181, "Artillery Ranges Table"</ref>
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Clan = 9 Maps<ref name="TOp181">''Tactical Operations: Advanced Rules'', p. 149: "Artillery Ranges Table"</ref>
 
IS = 8 Maps<ref name="TOp181"/>
 
IS = 8 Maps<ref name="TOp181"/>
 
| Tons =  
 
| Tons =  
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| BV (1.0) = ???
 
| BV (1.0) = ???
 
| BV (2.0) =  
 
| BV (2.0) =  
Clan = 168
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Clan = 240
 
IS = 240
 
IS = 240
 
}}
 
}}
 
[[Category:Artillery]]
 
[[Category:Artillery]]
  
== Description ==
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==Description==
The '''Arrow IV''' is a stand-alone, missile based, artillery system, designed to augment conventional systems such as the [[Long Tom Artillery Piece|Long Tom]] and the [[Sniper Artillery Piece|Sniper]]. It was first introduced by the [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2593]] and became a staple of the [[Star League Defense Force]] by [[2600]].<ref name="TOp284">''Tactical Operations'', p. 284, "Artillery - Arrow IV Artillery Missile"</ref>  <ref name="IOp70">''Interstellar Operations'', p. 70, "Arrow-P"</ref> Although the technology to create Arrow IVs was lost during the Star League's collapse, it was recovered by [[Capellan Confederation]] engineers in [[3044]] working off of surviving examples and the [[Helm Memory Core]].   
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The '''Arrow IV''' is a stand-alone, missile-based artillery system, designed to augment conventional systems such as the [[Long Tom Artillery Piece|Long Tom]] and the [[Sniper Artillery Piece|Sniper]]. It was first introduced by the [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2593]] and became a staple of the [[Star League Defense Force]] by [[2600]].<ref name="TOp284">''Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment'', p. 165: "Artillery - Arrow IV Artillery Missile"</ref>  <ref name="IOp70">''Interstellar Operations'', p. 70: "Arrow-P"</ref> Although the technology to create Arrow IVs was lost during the Star League's collapse, it was recovered by [[Capellan Confederation]] engineers in [[3044]] working off of surviving examples and the [[Helm Memory Core]].   
  
Arrow IV launchers can be equipped with standard unguided area saturation missiles, causing massive damage to any unit within its 45-meter blast radius, or [[Arrow IV Homing Missile|homing missiles]] which work in concert with forward units carrying [[Target Acquisition Gear]] to lessen collateral damage. The Prototype version is bulkier and heavier than a standard Arrow IV launcher by a ton, and can only carry 4 shots per ton of conventional homing ammo.<ref name="IOp70">''Interstellar Operations'', p. 70, "Arrow-P"</ref> The Clan version is lighter than both, and can also deliver a '''FASCAM''' (Field Artillery Scatterable Mines) round.<ref name="BT:MRp123+">''BattleTech Master Rules'', p. 123-124, "Artillery Weapons - Arrow IV Artillery Missile System"</ref>
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Arrow IV launchers can be equipped with standard unguided area saturation missiles, causing massive damage to any unit within its 45-meter blast radius, or [[Arrow IV Homing Missile|homing missiles]] which work in concert with forward units carrying [[Target Acquisition Gear]] to lessen collateral damage. The Prototype (known as the Arrow-P) version is bulkier and heavier than a standard Arrow IV launcher by a ton, and can only carry 4 shots per ton of conventional homing ammo.<ref name="IOp70">''Interstellar Operations'', p. 70: "Arrow-P"</ref> The Clan version is lighter than both, and can also deliver a '''FASCAM''' (Field Artillery Scatterable Mines) round.<ref name="BT:MRp123+">''BattleTech Master Rules'', pp. 123–124: "Artillery Weapons - Arrow IV Artillery Missile System"</ref>
  
 
== Alternative Ammunition Types ==
 
== Alternative Ammunition Types ==
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| [[Menke]]
 
| [[Menke]]
 
| [[Menke Armor and Armament]]
 
| [[Menke Armor and Armament]]
| ???
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| [[Catapult]] CPLT-C3
 
| {{cn}}
 
| {{cn}}
 
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| [[Luthien]]
 
| [[Luthien]]
 
| [[Luthien Armor Works]]
 
| [[Luthien Armor Works]]
| ???
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| [[O-Bakemono]] OBK-M10
 
| {{cn}}
 
| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
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| [[Robinson]]
 
| [[Robinson]]
 
| [[Valiant Systems]]
 
| [[Valiant Systems]]
| ???
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| [[Longbow]] LGB-8V
 
| {{cn}}
 
| {{cn}}
 
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| [[Marian Arms Incorporated]]
 
| [[Marian Arms Incorporated]]
 
| [[Testudo|Testudo Siege Tank]]
 
| [[Testudo|Testudo Siege Tank]]
| <ref name=TRO:3145Mp20>''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 20, "Testudo Siege Tank"</ref>
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| <ref name=TRO:3145Mp20>''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 20: "Testudo Siege Tank"</ref>
 
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
== References ==
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==References==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
  
== Bibliography ==
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==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]''
 
* ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
* ''[[Tactical Operations]]''
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* ''[[Tactical Operations: Advanced Rules]]''
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* ''[[Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''
  
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Technology]]
 
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Heavy Weapons]]
 
 
[[Category:Artillery Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Artillery Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Missile Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Missile Weapons]]

Latest revision as of 12:45, 12 January 2024

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Arrow IV Artillery
Production information
Type Artillery (Missile)
Tech Base Clan / Inner Sphere (IS)[1]
Year Availability Clan = 2850[1]

IS = 3044[1]

Year Introduced Clan = 2850[1]

IS = 2593[2]

Year Extinction IS = 2835[3]
Year Reintroduced IS = 3044[1]
Technical specifications
Heat 10
Damage 20/10[4]
Minimum Range -
Short Range -
Medium Range -
Long Range Clan = 9 Maps[5]

IS = 8 Maps[5]

Tons Clan = 12[5]

IS = 15[5]

Critical Slots Clan = 12

IS = 15

Ammo Per Ton 5[1]
Cost (unloaded) 450,000[1]
Ammo Cost (per ton) 10,000[1]
BV (1.0) ???
BV (2.0) Clan = 240

IS = 240

Description[edit]

The Arrow IV is a stand-alone, missile-based artillery system, designed to augment conventional systems such as the Long Tom and the Sniper. It was first introduced by the Terran Hegemony in 2593 and became a staple of the Star League Defense Force by 2600.[6] [2] Although the technology to create Arrow IVs was lost during the Star League's collapse, it was recovered by Capellan Confederation engineers in 3044 working off of surviving examples and the Helm Memory Core.

Arrow IV launchers can be equipped with standard unguided area saturation missiles, causing massive damage to any unit within its 45-meter blast radius, or homing missiles which work in concert with forward units carrying Target Acquisition Gear to lessen collateral damage. The Prototype (known as the Arrow-P) version is bulkier and heavier than a standard Arrow IV launcher by a ton, and can only carry 4 shots per ton of conventional homing ammo.[2] The Clan version is lighter than both, and can also deliver a FASCAM (Field Artillery Scatterable Mines) round.[7]

Alternative Ammunition Types[edit]

Other Non-Artillery Arrow IV Ammunition Types[edit]

Models[edit]

Arrow IV Artillery is manufactured on the following planets:

Brand Planet Company Used by References
Luxor Mobile Battery 1 Menke Menke Armor and Armament Catapult CPLT-C3 [citation needed]
Shigunga Luthien Luthien Armor Works O-Bakemono OBK-M10 [citation needed]
Valiant Catapult Robinson Valiant Systems Longbow LGB-8V [citation needed]
Lithobolos Alphard Marian Arms Incorporated Testudo Siege Tank [8]

Alternative Ammunition Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment, pp. 216–217: "Heavy Weapons And Equipment Combat And Construction Data"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Interstellar Operations, p. 70: "Arrow-P"
  3. Second Succession War, p. 102: "Weapons and Equipment Extinction Table"
  4. Tactical Operations: Advanced Rules, p. 152: "Artillery Ordnance Table"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Tactical Operations: Advanced Rules, p. 149: "Artillery Ranges Table"
  6. Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment, p. 165: "Artillery - Arrow IV Artillery Missile"
  7. BattleTech Master Rules, pp. 123–124: "Artillery Weapons - Arrow IV Artillery Missile System"
  8. Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries, p. 20: "Testudo Siege Tank"

Bibliography[edit]