Medium Rifle

Medium Rifle
Production information
Type	Ballistic
Tech Base	Inner Sphere Experimental
Year Availability	Pre-spaceflight
Year Extinction	IS = ~2825
Technical specifications
Heat	2
Damage	6
Minimum Range	1
Short Range	1-5
Medium Range	6-10
Long Range	11-15
Tons	5
Critical Slots	2
Ammo Per Ton	9
Cost (unloaded)	75,500
Ammo Cost (per ton)	1000
BV (2.0)	51 (Rifle)/ 6 (ammo)

Description

The Medium Rifle is the middleweight of the "Rifle" family. The precursor to the modern Autocannon, the Rifle was based on the main guns used by tanks on pre-spaceflight Terra. The Medium Rifle used heavier rounds and larger propellant loads to fire its shells. The Rifle was phased out of service with most major powers because it lacked stopping power against most battlefield units. Unlike the Light Rifle the Medium Rifle can actually damage a BattleMech, but its weight and ammunition capacity are no match for the standard autocannon. Another drawback is the Medium Rifle's inability to use the special munitions available to autocannon.

There are reports of some Periphery powers introducing units equipped with Rifles, but these reports were unconfirmed until the introduction of the Arbiter.

Models

The Medium Rifle is manufactured on the following planets:

Brand	Planet	Company

Bibliography

• Second Succession War (sourcebook)
• Tactical Operations