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==Overview==
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== Description ==
The '''Bolt-Action Rifle''' is an ancient design favored for its simplicity and ruggedness.  Because the user must manually work the bolt to eject spent cartridges and feed new rounds, bolt-action rifles have a much slower rate of fire than other rifles.<ref>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 135</ref>
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The '''Bolt-Action Rifle''' is an ancient design favored for its simplicity and ruggedness.  Because the user must manually work the bolt to eject spent cartridges and feed new rounds, bolt-action rifles have a much slower rate of fire than other rifles.<ref name="CBTRPGp135">''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 135, "Bolt-Action Rifle"</ref>
  
==Notes==
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== Rules ==
 
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===Specification===
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=== Specification ===
: '''Item''': Rifle (Bolt-Action)
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: '''Item''': Rifle (Bolt-Action)<ref name="AToWp266">''A Time of War'', p. 266, "Ballistic Weapons Cont. - Table"</ref>
 
: '''Equipment Rating''': C/A-A-A/B
 
: '''Equipment Rating''': C/A-A-A/B
 
: '''Armor Piercing/Base Damage''': 4B/4
 
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: '''Mass/Reload''': 4kg/480g
 
: '''Mass/Reload''': 4kg/480g
 
: '''Notes''': Simple Action to Chamber Next Round
 
: '''Notes''': Simple Action to Chamber Next Round
<ref>''A Time of War'', p. 266</ref>
 
 
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==References==
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== References ==
 
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==Biblography==
 
*''[[A Time of War]]''
 
*''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
 
  
[[Category:Technology]]
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== Bibliography ==
[[Category:Personal Equipment]]
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* ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
[[Category:Weapons]]
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* ''[[A Time of War]]''
[[Category:Small Weapons]]
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[[Category:Rifles]]
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[[Category:Infantry Weapons subject to Rules Review]]
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[[Category:Ballistic Weapons (Infantry)]]
 
[[Category:Ballistic Weapons (Rifles)]]
 
[[Category:Slug Throwers]]
 
[[Category:Slug Throwers (Rifles)]]
 

Latest revision as of 19:24, 8 January 2023

Description[edit]

The Bolt-Action Rifle is an ancient design favored for its simplicity and ruggedness. Because the user must manually work the bolt to eject spent cartridges and feed new rounds, bolt-action rifles have a much slower rate of fire than other rifles.[1]

Rules[edit]

Specification[edit]

Item: Rifle (Bolt-Action)[2]
Equipment Rating: C/A-A-A/B
Armor Piercing/Base Damage: 4B/4
Range: 40/115/225/500 meters
Shots: 5
Cost/Reload: 60/1
Affiliation: -
Mass/Reload: 4kg/480g
Notes: Simple Action to Chamber Next Round

References[edit]

  1. Classic BattleTech RPG, p. 135, "Bolt-Action Rifle"
  2. A Time of War, p. 266, "Ballistic Weapons Cont. - Table"

Bibliography[edit]