LB 5-X AC
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| LB 5-X AC | |
| Production information | |
| Type | ballistic (direct/cluster) |
| Tech Base | Clan / Inner Sphere (IS) |
| Year Availability | Clan = 2825 (CCY) |
| Technical specifications | |
| Heat | Clan = 1
IS = 1 |
| Damage | Clan = 5 (slug) 1/pellet (cluster) IS = 5 (slug) |
| Minimum Range | Clan = 3
IS = 3 IS(THB) = 4 |
| Short Range | Clan = 1-8
IS = 1-7 IS(THB) = 1-8 |
| Medium Range | Clan = 9-15
IS = 8-14 |
| Long Range | Clan = 16-24
IS = 15-21 |
| Tons | Clan = 7
IS = 8 |
| Critical Slots | Clan = 4
IS = 5 |
| Ammo Per Ton | Clan = 20
IS = 20 |
| Cost (unloaded) | Clan = 250,000
IS = 250,000 |
| Ammo Cost (per ton) | Clan = 9,000 (slug) C-bills 15,000 (cluster) C-bills IS = 9,000 (slug) C-bills |
| BV (2.0) | Clan = 93[1] 12 (Ammo)[1] |
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Description[edit]
Like the LB 10-X AC, the LB 5-X AC was capable of firing two different types of ammunition: slug and cluster. A slug shot was akin to a traditional autocannon round while a cluster shot fragments like a shotgun round and spreads its damage around. This effect creates flak that is useful against VTOLs.
Variants[edit]
In the years between the Second Exodus and the beginning of Operation KLONDIKE, the nascent Clans began development of what would become the LB 5-X. Experimental prototype versions of this new weapon were used during Operation KLONDIKE in small quantities. The Clan prototype LB 5-X available during this period had identical stats to the Inner Sphere LB 5-X autocannon, other than that it required a bit more space.[3]
Models[edit]
Mydron Excel 5SG[edit]
| Manufactured on | Manufactured by | Typically used in | References |
| New Syrtis | Johnston Industries | Garm | [4] |
| Richvale | Quikscell Company | Condor | [5] |
Type OVR-X[edit]
| Manufactured on | Manufactured by | Typically used in | References |
Notes[edit]
- This article refers to a common object and addresses the object as a common noun. The preferred term is "LB 5-X AC", with "autocannon" abbreviated to "AC" (except on section titles & table headings, where "LB 5-X Autocannon" is favored).
- This item was also previously published in the Tactical Handbook with slightly different stats.