Mech Mortar/4

Mech Mortar/4
Production information
Type	Missile
Tech Base	Inner Sphere Advanced Technology
Year Availability	2531
Year Introduced	Clan = 2840 IS = 2531 TH
Year Extinction	IS = 2819
Year Reintroduced	IS = 3043 FC
Technical specifications
Heat	5
Damage	2/shell (varies by ammo type)
Minimum Range	6
Short Range	1-7
Medium Range	8-14
Long Range	15-21
Tons	Inner Sphere: 7 Clan: 3.5
Critical Slots	Inner Sphere: 3 Clan: 2
Ammo Per Ton	6
Cost (unloaded)	32,000
Ammo Cost (per ton)	10,000
BV (2.0)	Inner Sphere:26 (launcher)/3 (ammo) Clan:86 (launcher)/11 (ammo)

Description

The Mech Mortar/4 is the second-largest of the Mech Mortar systems developed. Based on the weapon used by infantry for centuries, it fires a small shell in a high arc that falls onto the target. Though the Mech Mortar was created by the Terran Hegemony, by the time of the Succession Wars it had been relegated to history. It has been replaced in most military forces by the LRM-15, which offers almost four times the salvo size.

With the reintroduction of the anti-missile system, engineers revived the Mech Mortar concept. The munitions used by the mortars, though often possessing limited guidance packages, were not destroyed by AMS systems in tests.

Bibliography

• Second Succession War
• Tactical Operations