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| name = Mech Mortar/8
| Type = Missile<ref>''Tactical Handbook'', p. 408</ref>
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| Type = Missile<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 408</ref>
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
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| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] [[Advanced Technology]]
| Year Availability = [[2531]]<ref>''Tactical Handbook'', p. 324</ref>
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| Year Availability = [[2531]]<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 324</ref>
 
| Heat = 10
 
| Heat = 10
 
| Damage = 2/shell (varies by ammo type)
 
| Damage = 2/shell (varies by ammo type)
| Minimum Range = 6<ref>''Tactical Handbook'', p. 408</ref>
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| Minimum Range = 6<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 408</ref>
 
| Short Range = 1-7
 
| Short Range = 1-7
 
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| BV (2.0) = Inner Sphere:50 (launcher)/6 (ammo)<ref>''Tactical Handbook'', p. 382</ref><br>Clan:114 (launcher)/14 (ammo)<ref>''Tactical Handbook'', p. 385</ref>
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| BV (2.0) = Inner Sphere:50 (launcher)/6 (ammo)<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 382</ref><br>Clan:114 (launcher)/14 (ammo)<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 385</ref>
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Tactical Handbook]]''
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* ''[[Tactical Operations]]''
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Missile Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Missile Weapons]]

Revision as of 15:17, 9 August 2010

Mech Mortar/8
Production information
Type Missile[1]
Tech Base Inner Sphere Advanced Technology
Year Availability 2531[2]
Technical specifications
Heat 10
Damage 2/shell (varies by ammo type)
Minimum Range 6[3]
Short Range 1-7
Medium Range 8-14
Long Range 15-21
Tons Inner Sphere: 10
Clan: 5
Critical Slots Inner Sphere: 5
Clan: 3
Ammo Per Ton 4
Cost (unloaded) 70000
Ammo Cost (per ton) 10000
BV (2.0) Inner Sphere:50 (launcher)/6 (ammo)[4]
Clan:114 (launcher)/14 (ammo)[5]



Description

The largest Mech Mortar ever produced, the Mech Mortar/8 fires more shells than any other Mech Mortar. Based on the weapon used by infantry for centuries, it fires several small shells in a high arc that falls onto the target. Though the Mech Mortar was created by the Terran Hegemony, by the time of the Succession Wars it had been relegated to history. It has been replaced in most military forces by the LRM-20, which offers more than twice the salvo size, 50% more ammunition per ton, and is easier to aim.[6]

With the reintroduction of the Anti-Missile System engineers revived the Mech Mortar concept. The munitions used by the mortars, though often possessing limited guidance packages, weren't destroyed by AMS systems in tests.

Models


References

  1. Tactical Operations, p. 408
  2. Tactical Operations, p. 324
  3. Tactical Operations, p. 408
  4. Tactical Operations, p. 382
  5. Tactical Operations, p. 385
  6. Tactical Operations, p. 324: The Mech Mortar gets a +3 to hit modifier when fired directly; Fired indirectly without a spotter it gets a +2 modifier.

Bibliography