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===Ceres Arms Smasher=== | ===Ceres Arms Smasher=== |
Revision as of 07:25, 29 May 2021
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- This article is about the powerful energy weapon. For the infamous alcoholic drink, see PPC (beverage).
PPC | |
Production information | |
Type | Energy (Direct Fire) |
Tech Base | Inner Sphere (IS) |
Year Availability | 2460 TH[1] |
Year Introduced | 2439 TH[1] |
Year Extinction | N/A |
Year Reintroduced | N/A |
Technology Rating | (Choose One A - F) |
Availability Rating | (Choose One A - F, X) |
Availability Ratings | (Choose One A - F, X)/(Choose One A - F, X)/(Choose One A - F, X) |
Legality Rating | (Choose One A - F) |
Technical specifications | |
Heat | 10 |
Damage | 10 |
Minimum Range | 3 |
Short Range | 1-6 |
Medium Range | 7-12 |
Long Range | 13-18 |
Tons | 7 |
Critical Slots | 3 |
Ammo Per Ton | N/A |
Cost (unloaded) | 200,000[2] |
Ammo Cost (per ton) | N/A |
BV (1.0) | 176 |
BV (2.0) | 176[3] |
Contents
Description
The Particle Projector Cannon (or PPC) is an energy weapon, firing a concentrated stream of protons or ions at a target with damage resulting from both thermal and kinetic energy.[4] Despite being an energy weapon, it does produce recoil. The lethality of the weapon rivals that of higher-caliber autocannons; just three shots from a PPC will vaporize nearly two tons of standard military-grade armor.[5] Targets hit by multiple, simultaneous PPCs can also suffer electrical side-effects, such as overloaded computer systems or targeting sensors.[6] The ion beam also extends to much farther ranges than autocannon fire, though PPCs generate large amounts of waste heat, the earlier prototype versions (produced between 2439 and 2460) even more so.
PPCs are equipped with a field inhibitor to prevent feedback that could damage the firing unit's electronic systems.[7] This inhibitor degrades the performance of the weapon at close ranges of less than 90 meters. Particularly daring warriors have been known to disengage the inhibitor and risk damage to their own machine when a target is at close range.
Models
Anderson Armaments
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Oliver | Brigaidier Corporation | Scorpion | [8]
The PPC is manufactured on the following planets: Ceres Arms SmasherWhen mounted in the right arm of the Vindicator the weapon features an innovative cooling jacket which possesses water intake ports around the muzzle, allowing the pilot to dip the PPC into a body of water and quickly cool it, with steam exiting via a nozzle at the opposite end.
DonalUsed in the armament of the original Warhammer 6R and Battlemaster BLR-1G.[9] Manufactured at various locations throughout the Inner Sphere and Periphery, it is distinct for the long 'barrel' and blocky power chamber.
Fusigon
Kinslaughter
Kreuss
Lord's LightThe most common PPC produced in the Draconis Combine, the Lord's Light is an exceptional model noted for its compactness and flexibility, allowing it to be mounted on the right arm of 35-ton Panther while still retaining the hand.[10]
Magna Hellstar
Parti-Kill Heavy CannonUnlike other PPCs, the Parti-Kill Heavy Cannon does not use an energy collection capacitor or similar chamber, instead using a series of magnetic collection bottles that gather plasma straight from the 'Mech or vehicle's Fusion Reactor. The resulting energies are then channeled through a larger magnetic bottle and released from the cannon as an energy "shell" that is unstable at ranges of less than ninety meters and loses cohesion and disintegrates at 540 meters.[11][12][13]
Stolz Harbringer
TiegartThe Tiegart Particle Projection Cannon provides similar performance to the Donal PPC while being ten percent smaller. Unlike the more common Donal however, even during the Star League era Tiegart replacement parts were more scarce with fire control suffering greatly without a steady supply of parts, even with several redundancy circuits providing backup if needed.[14] Production of the Tiegart PPC ended during the destruction of the early Succession War with designs utlizing the more compact PPC being reworked to use the more common Donal PPCs. [15]
Variants
See Also
References
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