Heavy Mass Driver

Heavy Mass Driver
Production information
Type Capital Ballistic (Direct Fire)
Tech Base Inner Sphere[1]
Year Availability 2715[1]
Technical specifications
Heat 90/140
Damage 140 (Capital)
1400 (Standard)[1]
Minimum Range N/A
Short Range 1-8
Medium Range 9-16
Long Range 17-24
Extreme Range 25-32
Tons 100,000[1]
Ammo Per Ton 1/90 (1 shot weighs 90 tons)
Cost (unloaded) 500,000,000[1]
Ammo Cost (per ton) 600,000[2]
BV (2.0) 16,464[3]
2,058 (Ammo)[3]



Description[edit]

The Heavy Mass Driver is the heaviest Mass Driver, and was developed by the Word of Blake. It fires a slug the size of a 90 ton Assault 'Mech at its target. Due to the sheer size of the weapon, it can only be mounted in a WarShip or Space Station that masses at least 2,000,000 tons. This means only Battleships and Space Stations could mount the Heavy Mass Driver. In addition, only one Mass Driver could be mounted on a WarShip.[4]

Like all Mass Drivers, the Heavy Mass Driver wasn't very accurate and had a restricted firing arc.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 TechManual, p. 409: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Construction Data"
  2. Tactical Operations, p. 410: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Combat Data"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Tactical Operations, p. 384: "Inner Sphere Capital Scale Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Tactical Operations, p. 323: "Mass Driver"

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