LB 10-X AC
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LB 10-X AC | |
Production information | |
Type | Ballistic |
Tech Base | Clan / Inner Sphere (IS) |
Year Introduced | Clan = 2828 CW |
Year Extinction | IS = 2840[2][3] |
Year Reintroduced | IS = 3035 FC[2][4] |
Technology Rating | E |
Availability Ratings | E[2]/F[2]/D[2] |
Technical specifications | |
Heat | Clan = 2[5]
IS = 2[6] |
Damage | Clan = 10 (slug)[5] 1/pellet (cluster)
IS = 10 (slug)[6] |
Minimum Range | Clan = 0[5]
IS = 0[6] |
Short Range | Clan = 1-6[5]
IS = 1-6[6] |
Medium Range | Clan = 7-12[5]
IS = 7-12[6] |
Long Range | Clan = 13-18[5]
IS = 13-18[6] |
Tons | Clan = 10[5]
IS = 11[6] |
Critical Slots | Clan = 5[5]
IS = 6[6] |
Ammo Per Ton | Clan = 10[5]
IS = 10[6] |
Cost (unloaded) | Clan = 400,000 C-bills
IS = 400,000 C-bills[2] |
Ammo Cost (per ton) | Clan = 12,000 (slug) C-bills, 20,000 (cluster) C-bills
IS = 12,000 (slug) C-bills, 20,000 (cluster) C-bills |
BV (2.0) | Clan = 148[7] 19 (Ammo)[7] |
Contents
Description[edit]
Introduced in 2595 by the Terran Hegemony, the LB 10-X AC was essentially a 'Mech-mounted shotgun, capable of firing special "cluster rounds" that fragmented after being fired, allowing the weapon to either spread damage out or focus damage on a small area, depending on the range. LB-X autocannons were able to use either the special cluster rounds or standard autocannon rounds. Having a higher caliber, it caused higher damage than lower-caliber autocannons, though it was limited to medium ranges.[9][10][11]
Models[edit]
The LB 10-X AC was manufactured on the following planets:
Armstrong Class-B ClusterGun[edit]
Manufactured on | Manufactured by | Typically used in | References |
Terra Firma | Bander BattleMechs | Bandersnatch | [12] |
Blankenburg[edit]
Manufactured on | Manufactured by | Typically used in | References |
Soul, Terra | Blankenburg Technologies | Katana | [13][14] |
New Earth | Hegemony Research and Development Department, Weapons Division | Atlas II | [15] |
Defiance Disintegrator[edit]
Manufactured on | Manufactured by | Typically used in | References |
Hesperus II | Defiance Industries | Hatchetman | [16] |
Inarcs | Blackstone BattleMechs Limited | Enfield | [17] |
Furillo | Defiance Industries | Defiance | [18] |
Defiance Shredder[edit]
Manufactured on | Manufactured by | Typically used in | References |
Furillo | Defiance Industries | Scorpion | [19] |
Imperator Code Red[edit]
Kali Yama[edit]
Manufactured on | Manufactured by | Typically used in | References |
Kalidasa | Kali Yama Weapons Industries Incorporated | Orion | [29] |
Kendall | Kali Yama Weapons Industries Incorporated | Orion | [29] |
Andurien | Brooks Incorporated | Moltke | [30] |
Alphard | Marian Arms | Centurion | [31] |
LB-X-P Type 10[edit]
Draconis Combine Prototype.
Manufactured on | Manufactured by | Typically used in | References |
Luthien | Luthien Armor Works | HTM-27T Hatamoti-Chi Daniel | [32] |
Lubalin[edit]
Manufactured on | Manufactured by | Typically used in | References |
Kwangjong-ni | Weigel Armory and Munitions | Rampage | [33] |
Mydron Excel[edit]
The Mydron version of the LB-10X is an 80 mm autocannon.[34]
NAIS Mk. 1[edit]
Federated Suns prototype.
Manufactured on | Manufactured by | Typically used in | References |
Hesperus II | Defiance Industries (NAIS Refit) | HCT-3F Hatchetman Austin | [47] |
Oriente Model 0[edit]
Unlike many post–Succession Wars LB 10-X autocannons, the Oriente Model 0 is actually a Star League era weapon, whose manufacturing line survived the early Succession Wars, with production only ceasing due to the Sphere-wide decline in material technologies. When the Helm Memory Core reversed this trend, Oriente Weapon Works was able to reactivate their idle production line in short order, rather than having to expend R&D efforts to do so.[48]
Manufactured on | Manufactured by | Typically used in | References |
Oriente | Oriente Weapon Works | Marauder | [49] |
Gibson | Free Worlds Defense Industries | Marauder | [50] |
Irian | Irian Technologies | Albatross | [51] |
Variants[edit]
- LB-X-P
- The Federated Commonwealth employed an experimental version of the LB 10-X during the War of 3039, giving it to certain elite units for field testing. While similar to standard models, these prototypes required an additional mounting space, were slightly less accurate, and could jam in certain cases.[52]
- LB 10-X-P
- In development prior to the Reunification War, the LB 10-X-P was a prototype pushed into service with the Star League Defense Force in time for the closing years of the campaigns in the Rim Worlds Republic and Taurian Concordat. The LB 10-X-P was functionally identical to the LB 10-X, with the exceptions of requiring additional mounting space, suffering fewer target hits when using cluster munitions, and jamming in a fashion identical to that of the ultra autocannon class of weapons.[53]
Notes[edit]
- This article refers to a common object and addresses the object as a common noun. The preferred term is "LB 10-X AC", with "autocannon" abbreviated to "AC" (except on section titles & table headings, where "LB 10-X Autocannon" is favored).
References[edit]
- ↑ Interstellar Operations, p. 72: "LB 10-X Autocannon-P"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 TechManual, p. 290: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Table"
- ↑ Second Succession War, p. 102: "Weapons and Equipment Extinction Table"
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental II, p. 88: "Upgraded Technologies Table"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 TechManual, p. 343: "Clan Heavy Weapons and Equipment Table"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 TechManual, p. 341: "Inner Sphere Heavy Weapons and Equipment Table"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 TechManual, p. 318: "Clan Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 TechManual, p. 317: "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
- ↑ TechManual, p. 207: "LB-X Autocannon"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 2750, p. 8: "LB 10-X Autocannon"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, pp. 215–216: "LB-X Autocannon"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 60
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, p. 195
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 95
- ↑ Technical Readout: Jihad, p. 182
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, p. 109
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058, p. 109
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 86
- ↑ Technical Readout: Jihad, p. 120
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 120
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Technical Readout: 3050 Revised, p. 82
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Technical Readout: 3058, p. 58
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058, p. 70
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058, p. 72
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058, p. 142
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3060 Revised, p. 142
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, p. 96
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 98
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Technical Readout: 3050, p. 177
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 42
- ↑ Technical Readout: Irregulars, p. 44: "Centurion MilitiaMech"
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword And Dragon, p. 38: "HTM-27T Hatamoti-Chi Daniel"
- ↑ Technical Readout: Succession Wars, p. 163
- ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 36
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, p. 213
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 94
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 142
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Technical Readout: 3050, p. 117
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Technical Readout: 3050, p. 121
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 64
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, p. 167
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 106
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Revised, p. 38
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058, p. 128
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, p. 80
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 38
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword And Dragon, p. 22: "HCT-3F Hatchetman Austin"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 134: "Oriente Weapon Works Corporation"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 133
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, p. 174
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Revised, p. 83
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 145
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 180: "LB 10-X (LB 10-X-P)"