Extended Range Small Laser

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ER Small Laser
Production information
Type Energy (Direct-Fire)
Tech Base Clan / Inner Sphere[1]
Year Availability Clan = circa 2820[1]

IS = 3058[1]

Technical specifications
Heat 2[2][3]
Damage Clan = 5[3]

IS = 3[2]

Minimum Range 0[2]
Short Range 1-2[2]
Medium Range 3-4[2]
Long Range Clan = 5-6[3]

IS = 5[2]

Tons 0.5[2]
Critical Slots 1[2]
Ammo Per Ton n/a
Cost (unloaded) 11,250
Ammo Cost (per ton) n/a
BV (1.0) Clan = 31

IS = 17

BV (2.0) Clan = 31[4]

IS = 17[5]



Description

The Extended-Range Small Laser (ER Small Laser) focuses a powerful beam of light on targets that causes damage by overheating or melting the target.

As the name suggests, the Extended-Range variant of the Small Laser increases the power of the beam to project it to much farther ranges. The power necessary to facilitate the production of such generates an increased quantity of waste heat.[1]

Unlike larger laser models, Small Lasers can be mounted on infantry, powered armor, or Elementals due to their small size.

As with most Clan energy weapons, the Clans lack their own standard Small Laser.

Models

The Extended-Range Small Laser is manufactured on the following planets:

Brand Planet Company Used by References
BlazeFire Longshot New Syrtis Johnston Industries ??? [citation needed]
Diverse Optics Sunbeam Irian Diverse Optics Incorporated ??? [citation needed]
ExoStar Pinnacle (Clantech) Delavan ExoStar Laser Technologies BLK-NT-5H Black Knight [6]
Magna Mk IV Lopez Magna ??? [citation needed]
Series 1 Arcadia
Irece
Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T4
Barcella Beta
??? [citation needed]

See Also

The ER Small Laser has been used in various video games, each with their own stats for the weapon; below is a list of the games that use it along with a link to each version's stats:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 TechManual, p. 226, "Laser - Extended-Range (ER) Laser"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 TechManual, p. 341, "Inner Sphere Weapons And Equipment Table"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 TechManual, p. 343, "Clan Weapons And Equipment Table"
  4. TechManual, p. 318, "Clan Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
  5. TechManual, p. 317, "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
  6. Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 45, "BLK-NT-5H Black Knight"

Bibliography