Thunderbolt 5
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| Thunderbolt 5 | |
| Production information | |
| Type | Missile |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere Advanced Technology[1] |
| Year Availability | 3072 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Heat | 3 |
| Damage | 5 |
| Minimum Range | 5 |
| Short Range | 1-6 |
| Medium Range | 7-12 |
| Long Range | 13-18 |
| Tons | 3 |
| Critical Slots | 1 |
| Ammo Per Ton | 12 |
| Cost (unloaded) | 50,000[2] |
| Ammo Cost (per ton) | 50,000 |
| BV (2.0) | 64/13 for launcher 8 for ammo |
This article is about the missile weapon. For the BattleMech of the same name, see Thunderbolt.
Description[edit]
First developed by the Federated Commonwealth in the mid-3050s for the Solaris arenas, the Thunderbolt launcher is an offshoot of standard LRM technology. Instead of firing a group of five missiles, the Thunderbolt 5 launcher fires a single missile that inflicts as much damage as an Autocannon/5. This increased damage is made up for by the slightly reduced range and increases to the weapon's heat and weight. The Thunderbolt missile is also more vulnerable to anti-missile systems.
Thunderbolt missile launchers cannot use Artemis IV or Narc guidance systems, but operate like LRMs in every other way.
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Notes[edit]
The Thunderbolt missile launcher series were based on the weapon of the same name introduced in Unbound. That weapon fired a single missile with the range and damage profile of an Autocannon/10.[3]