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[[File:Light Support Machine Gun.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Light Support Machine Gun]]
  
==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>
  
==Notes==
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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
 
: '''Equipment Rating''': C/B-B-B/D
 
: '''Armor Piercing/Base Damage''': 5B/3B
 
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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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==References==
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== References ==
 
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==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
*''[[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]]''
  
[[Category:Machine Guns]]
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[[Category:Infantry Weapons subject to Rules Review]]
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[[Category:Support Weapons]]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 8 January 2023

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

Description[edit]

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[edit]

Specification[edit]

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[edit]

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

Bibliography[edit]