Medium Sub-Capital Cannon

Medium Sub-Capital Cannon
Production information
Type	Capital Ballistic
Tech Base	Inner Sphere
Year Availability	3073
Technical specifications
Heat	30
Damage	5 Capital 50 Standard
Minimum Range	N/A
Short Range	1-6
Medium Range	7-12
Long Range	13-18
Extreme Range	19-24
Tons	500
Critical Slots	1-Capital
Ammo Per Ton	1
Cost (unloaded)	780,000
Ammo Cost (per ton)	18,000
BV (1.0)	N/A
BV (2.0)	708 for cannon; 89 per shell

Description

The Medium Sub-Capital Cannon was a massive weapon, weighing as much as a Star of Dire Wolf OmniMechs. The shells fired by the cannon weighed as much as a medium sized groundcar. Inflicting a moderate amount of damage on a WarShip, the Medium Sub-Capital Cannon was very popular with Pocket WarShip and Assault DropShip commanders. The only potential drawback to the weapon was the fact that its smaller sibling, the Light Subcapital Cannon, was smaller and had slightly longer range. An astute Pocket WarShip commander could in theory mount two Light Sub-Capital Cannon with 100 tons of ammunition in place of a single Medium Sub-Capital Cannon, and engage a WarShip from a greater range.

Bibliography

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