LB 5-X AC
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LB 5-X AC | |
Production information | |
Type | Ballistic (Direct/Cluster) |
Tech Base | Clan / Inner Sphere (IS) |
Year Availability | Clan = 2825 (CCY) |
Technical specifications | |
Heat | Clan = 1
IS = 1 |
Damage | Clan = 5 (slug) 1/pellet (cluster) IS = 5 (slug) |
Minimum Range | Clan = 3
IS = 3 IS(THB) = 4 |
Short Range | Clan = 1-8
IS = 1-7 IS(THB) = 1-8 |
Medium Range | Clan = 9-15
IS = 8-14 |
Long Range | Clan = 16-24
IS = 15-21 |
Tons | Clan = 7
IS = 8 |
Critical Slots | Clan = 4
IS = 5 |
Ammo Per Ton | Clan = 20
IS = 20 |
Cost (unloaded) | Clan = 250,000
IS = 250,000 |
Ammo Cost (per ton) | Clan = 9,000 (slug) 15,000 (cluster) IS = 9,000 (slug) |
BV (2.0) | Clan = 93[1] 12 (Ammo)[1] |
Contents
Description
Like the LB 10-X AC, the LB 5-X AC is capable of firing two different types of ammunition: slug and cluster. A slug shot is akin to a traditional autocannon round that deals 5 points of damage to one location. A cluster shot, however, fragments like a shotgun round and spreads its damage around. This effect creates flak that is useful against VTOLs.
Variants
In the years between the Second Exodus and the beginning of Operation KLONDIKE the nascent Clans began development of what would become the LB 5-X. Experimental prototype versions of this new weapon were used during Operation KLONDIKE in small quantities. The Clan Prototype LB 5-X available during this period has identical stats to the Inner Sphere LB 5-X Autocannon, other than that it requires 1 additional critical slot, and when rolling on the Cluster Table to determine the number of hits from cluster munitions, a -1 modifier must be applied to the result, down to a minimum result of 2.[3]
Models
Mydron Excel 5SG
Manufactured on | Manufactured by | Typically used in | References |
Gulkana | Yeffters Weapons Factory | [citation needed] |
Type OVR-X
Manufactured on | Manufactured by | Typically used in | References |
[4] [5] |
Brand | Planet | Company |
---|---|---|
Unknown | Bithinia | Bithinian Ballistics[6] |
Unknown | Hesperus II | Defiance Industries[6] |
Unknown | Kendall | Kali Yama - Alphard Trading Corporation[6] |
Unknown | Kalidasa | Quickscell Company[6] |
Notes
This item was also previously published in the Tactical Handbook with slightly different stats.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TechManual, p. 318, "Clan Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 TechManual, p. 317, "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
- ↑ Historical: Operation KLONDIKE, p. 156, "Prototype Clan Systems"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 178 "Thresher"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 50 "Zoyra Light Tank"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Tactical Handbook, p. 54