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==Canonicity==
 
==Canonicity==
This weapon was featured in an official [[BattleTech]] product, namely the ''[[MechAssault]]'' series of computer games.<ref name="MS2ump22">''MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf user manual'', p. 22, "Missile Weapons"</ref><ref name="MSPMump26">''MechAssault: Phantom War user manual'', p. 26, "Missile Weapons"</ref>
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This weapon was featured in an official [[BattleTech]] product, namely the ''[[MechAssault]]'' series of computer games.<ref name="MSump7">''MechAssault user manual'', p. 7, "Missile Weapons"</ref><ref name="MS2ump22">''MechAssault 2:Lone Wolf user manual'', p. 22, "Missile Weapons"</ref><ref name="MSPMump26">''MechAssault: Phantom War user manual'', p. 26, "Missile Weapons"</ref>
  
 
By virtue of being an official albeit not positively canonical product, the game expansion and the weapons and equipment presented therein including this one must be considered [[apocryphal]].
 
By virtue of being an official albeit not positively canonical product, the game expansion and the weapons and equipment presented therein including this one must be considered [[apocryphal]].
 
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
The Crossbow SRM is a version of the venerable [[SRM]] created early in the Jihad featuring improved heat-seeking capabilities.<ref name="MSump7">''MechAssault user manual'', p. 7, "Missile Weapons"</ref> Crossbows are the standard short-range missile used by most of the BattleMechs in this series. BattleMechs may have up to 4 Crossbows in their arsenal. Unlike their long-range counterpart ([[Javelin LRM]]), these missiles reload and fire rapidly while doing less damage per missile. It is worth noting that these missiles can be upgraded to fire a 2x or 3x volley per shot, which increases their usefulness over the [[Javelin LRM]] at close range.
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The Crossbow SRM is a weapon that featured exclusively in the ''[[MechAssault]]'' series of videogames. Crossbows are the standard short-range missile used by most of the BattleMechs in this series. BattleMechs may have up to 4 Crossbows in their arsenal. Unlike their long-range counterpart ([[Javelin LRM]]), these missiles reload and fire rapidly while doing less damage per missile. It is worth noting that these missiles can be upgraded to fire a 2x or 3x volley per shot, which increases their usefulness over the [[Javelin LRM]] at close range.
 
 
==References==
 
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
 
* ''[[MechAssault]]''
 
* ''[[MechAssault]]''
* ''[[MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf]]''
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* ''[[MechAssault: Phantom War]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:Apocryphal Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Apocryphal Weapons]]

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