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==Description==
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'''Portable Machine Guns''' are light enough to be carried and fired by a single trooper.  They are the single most common squad support weapon, alongside the [[Grenade Launcher (Compact)|Compact Grenade Launcher]], with both often deployed in the same squad.  However, these weapons consume tremendous amounts of ammunition, requiring either a dedicated squad member or vehicle for resupply needs.<ref name>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 137</ref>
 
  
==Notes==
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== Description ==
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'''Portable Machine Guns''' are light enough to be carried and fired by a single trooper.  They are the single most common squad support weapon, alongside the [[Grenade Launcher (Compact)|Compact Grenade Launcher]], with both often deployed in the same squad.  However, these weapons consume tremendous amounts of ammunition, requiring either a dedicated squad member or vehicle for resupply needs.<ref name="CBTRPGp137">''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 137, "Portable Machine Gun"</ref>
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== Rules ==
 
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===Specification===
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=== Specification ===
: '''Item''':Machine Gun, Portable
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: '''Item''':Machine Gun, Portable<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/4B
 
: '''Armor Piercing/Base Damage''': 5B/4B
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: '''Mass/Reload''': 11.5kg/3kg
 
: '''Mass/Reload''': 11.5kg/3kg
 
: '''Notes''': Burst 15; Recoil -2; Encumbering
 
: '''Notes''': Burst 15; Recoil -2; Encumbering
<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]]''
*''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
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* ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]''
  
[[Category:Machine Guns (Support Weapons)]]
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[[Category:Infantry Weapons subject to Rules Review]]
[[Category:Support Weapons]]
 

Latest revision as of 20:43, 8 January 2023

Portable Machine Gun

Description[edit]

Portable Machine Guns are light enough to be carried and fired by a single trooper. They are the single most common squad support weapon, alongside the Compact Grenade Launcher, with both often deployed in the same squad. However, these weapons consume tremendous amounts of ammunition, requiring either a dedicated squad member or vehicle for resupply needs.[1]

Rules[edit]

Specification[edit]

Item:Machine Gun, Portable[2]
Equipment Rating: C/B-B-B/D
Armor Piercing/Base Damage: 5B/4B
Range: 30/85/200/460 meters
Shots: 75
Cost/Reload: 1000/10
Affiliation: -
Mass/Reload: 11.5kg/3kg
Notes: Burst 15; Recoil -2; Encumbering

References[edit]

  1. Classic BattleTech RPG, p. 137, "Portable Machine Gun"
  2. A Time of War, p. 273, "Machine Gun Support Weapons - Table"

Bibliography[edit]