SRM-2 (Battle Armor)
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| SRM-2 | |
| Production information | |
| Type | Missile |
| Tech Base | IS/Clan |
| Year Availability | 3050 (FC) / 2868 (CWF) |
| Technology Rating | E |
| Availability Ratings | X/X/D |
| Technical specifications | |
| Damage | 2/Missile |
| Short Range | 3 |
| Medium Range | 6 |
| Long Range | 9 |
| Mass | Clan = 70/40(OS)
IS = 120/75(OS) kg |
| Space Slots | 2 |
| Mass Per Reload | 20kg |
| Cost (unloaded) | 10,000[1] |
| BV (2.0) | 21/4(OS)[2] |
| Ammo BV (2.0) | 3[2] |
Description
The SRM-2 is a short-range missile launcher mounted on Battle Armor suits. SRMs were already one of the most powerful weapons available for conventional infantry, and so following their introduction they quickly became a favorite weapon of battle suit designs. More bulky than the portable launchers carried by infantry, the reliable SRM-2 benefits from the advanced fire controls and stability provided by battle armor while remaining smaller per tube than vehicular launchers.[3]
The drawback to the small size means that the SRM-2's ammunition is directly integrated into the launcher; should one of the tubes be damage, missiles tied to it cannot be fed to the other tube to be launched. The small size also means a more limited range of specialty ammunition available - Inferno, Torpedo or Multi-Purpose Missiles - given the lack of storage space and alternative loading mechanisms, and enhanced targeting gear like Artemis IV cannot be mated to the launcher.[3]