Thunderbolt 20

Thunderbolt 20
Production information
Type	Missile
Tech Base	Inner Sphere
Year Availability	3072
Technical specifications
Heat	8
Damage	20
Minimum Range	5
Short Range	1-6
Medium Range	7-12
Long Range	13-18
Tons	15
Critical Slots	5
Ammo Per Ton	3
Cost (unloaded)	450,000
Ammo Cost (per ton)	50,000
BV (1.0)	???
BV (2.0)	306/61 for launcher 38 for ammo

This article is about the missile weapon. For the BattleMech of the same name, see Thunderbolt.

Description

First developed by the Federated Commonwealth in the mid-3050s for the Solaris arenas, the Thunderbolt launcher is an offshoot of standard LRM technology. Instead of firing a group of five missiles, the Thunderbolt 20 launcher fires a single missile that inflicts as much damage as an Autocannon/20. This increased damage is made up for by the slightly reduced range and increases to the weapon's heat and weight. The Thunderbolt missile is also more vulnerable to anti-missile systems.

Thunderbolt missile launchers cannot use Artemis IV or Narc guidance systems, but operate like LRMs in every other way.