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==Description==
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== Description ==
The '''Light Machine Gun''' is a lightweight and widely-available machine gun for use as a squad support weapon.  Though it is not as reliable as other machine gun options, it is very cheap for those on a tight budget, particularly [[mercenaries]].<ref name=LT42>''LosTech'', p.42</ref>
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The '''Light Machine Gun''' is a lightweight and widely-available machine gun for use as a squad support weapon.  Though it is not as reliable as other machine gun options, it is very cheap for those on a tight budget, particularly [[mercenaries]].<ref name=LT:TMWEGp42>''LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide'', p. 42, "Light Machine Gun"</ref>
  
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== Rules ==
 
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===Specification===
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=== Specification ===
: '''Item''':Machine Gun, Light
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: '''Item''':Machine Gun, Light<ref name="AToWp273">''A Time of War'', p. 273, "Machine Gun Support Weapons - Table"</ref>
 
: '''Equipment Rating''': C/B-B-B/D
 
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: '''Mass/Reload''': 7kg/2kg
 
: '''Mass/Reload''': 7kg/2kg
 
: '''Notes''': Burst 15; Recoil -2;
 
: '''Notes''': Burst 15; Recoil -2;
<ref>''A Time of War'', p. 273</ref>
 
 
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*''[[A Time of War]]''
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* ''[[A Time of War]]''
*''[[LosTech: The Mechwarrior Equipment Guide]]''
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* ''[[LosTech: The Mechwarrior Equipment Guide]]''
  
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[[Category: Personal Equipment]]
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[[Category: Weapons]]
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[[Category: Support Weapons]]
[[Category:Machine Guns]]
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[[Category: Machine Guns]]
[[Category:Machine Guns (Support)]]
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[[Category: Machine Guns (Support)]]
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[[Category: Ballistic Weapons]]
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[[Category: Ballistic Weapons (Support)]]

Revision as of 06:22, 5 May 2016

This article is about the infantry-scale support weapon. For the larger vehicle-scale weapon, see Light Machine Gun.
Light Support Machine Gun

Description

The Light Machine Gun is a lightweight and widely-available machine gun for use as a squad support weapon. Though it is not as reliable as other machine gun options, it is very cheap for those on a tight budget, particularly mercenaries.[1]

Rules

Specification

Item:Machine Gun, Light[2]
Equipment Rating: C/B-B-B/D
Armor Piercing/Base Damage: 5B/3B
Range: 30/80/190/450 meters
Shots: 45
Cost/Reload: 400/6
Affiliation: -
Mass/Reload: 7kg/2kg
Notes: Burst 15; Recoil -2;

References

  1. LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide, p. 42, "Light Machine Gun"
  2. A Time of War, p. 273, "Machine Gun Support Weapons - Table"

Bibliography