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First fielded in [[2621]], each Thunder LRM missile, referred to by the [[Clans]] as '''FASCAM''' (Field Artillery Scatterable Mines) rounds, contains five small but powerful anti-vehicle and anti-personnel mines which scatter out when fired, packing enough explosive force to damage the legs of many [[BattleMech]]s.
 
First fielded in [[2621]], each Thunder LRM missile, referred to by the [[Clans]] as '''FASCAM''' (Field Artillery Scatterable Mines) rounds, contains five small but powerful anti-vehicle and anti-personnel mines which scatter out when fired, packing enough explosive force to damage the legs of many [[BattleMech]]s.
  
The Thunder LRM was reintroduced in [[3052]] by the [[Federated Commonwealth]].<ref>''TechManual'', p. 231</ref>
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The Thunder LRM was reintroduced in [[3052]] by the [[Federated Commonwealth]].<ref>''Tech Manual'', p. 231</ref>
  
 
While the other [[Great Houses]] view their indiscriminate destructive nature as dishonorable, the [[Capellan Confederation]] has long relied on mines to make up for its lack of military forces. The [[CCAF]] is the largest user of Thunder LRMs in the [[Inner Sphere]], which has led Capellan researchers to develop new variants on the standard Thunder round in [[3057]], the [[Thunder-Augmented]], [[Thunder-Vibrabomb]], [[Thunder-Inferno]], and [[Thunder-Active]].
 
While the other [[Great Houses]] view their indiscriminate destructive nature as dishonorable, the [[Capellan Confederation]] has long relied on mines to make up for its lack of military forces. The [[CCAF]] is the largest user of Thunder LRMs in the [[Inner Sphere]], which has led Capellan researchers to develop new variants on the standard Thunder round in [[3057]], the [[Thunder-Augmented]], [[Thunder-Vibrabomb]], [[Thunder-Inferno]], and [[Thunder-Active]].
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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*''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 216
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*''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', pp 144-146
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
*''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
 
*''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
*''[[TechManual]]''
 
 
*''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
*''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
*''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
 
*''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
 
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*''[[TechManual]]''
  
 
[[Category:Technology]]
 
[[Category:Technology]]
 
[[Category:Alternate Ammunition]]
 
[[Category:Alternate Ammunition]]

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