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First developed by [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] in [[3068]]<ref>''TechManual'', p. 204</ref>, the '''Anti-Battle Armor Pod''' or '''B-Pod''' functions like an [[Anti-Personnel Pod]] except that it is designed to blast through the armor of battle suits. It does this by using explosive bomblets instead of shrapnel. B-Pods are being produced by both the [[Clans]] and [[Inner Sphere]] forces.
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First developed by [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] in [[3068]]<ref>''TechManual'', p. 204</ref>, the '''Anti-Battle Armor Pod''' or '''B-Pod''' functions like an [[Anti-Personnel Pod]] except that it is designed to blast through the armor of battlesuits. It does this by using explosive bomblets instead of shrapnel. B-Pods are being produced by both the [[Clans]] and [[Inner Sphere]] forces.
  
 
Unlike A-Pods, a B-Pod can be mounted on any 'Mech location.<ref>''TechManual'', p. 205</ref>
 
Unlike A-Pods, a B-Pod can be mounted on any 'Mech location.<ref>''TechManual'', p. 205</ref>
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The B-Pod is manufactured on the following planets:<ref>''TechManual'', p. 205</ref>
 
The B-Pod is manufactured on the following planets:<ref>''TechManual'', p. 205</ref>
  
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| ''Unknown''
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| Defiance Razorback <ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 262</ref>
 
| [[Furillo]]
 
| [[Furillo]]
 
| [[Defiance Industries]]
 
| [[Defiance Industries]]
 
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| ''Unknown''
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| Federated Mantrap<ref name="TRO:3145FSp36+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 34-35, "UCU-F4 ''Scarecrow''"</ref>
| [[Terra]]
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| Unknown
| [[Skobel MechWorks]]
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| [[Federated Industries]]
 
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| ''Unknown''
 
| ''Unknown''
 
| [[Irian]]
 
| [[Irian]]
 
| [[Irian Technologies]]
 
| [[Irian Technologies]]
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| ''Unknown''
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| [[Terra]]
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| [[Skobel MechWorks]]
 
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==Rules==
 
 
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===Game Rules===
 
B-Pods weigh 1 ton and take up 1 critical slot.<ref>''TechManual'', p. 342</ref> They have a Battle Value of 2.<ref>''TechManual'', p. 317</ref> They can be fired at any time, even if the unit is shut down, as long as the crew is awake.<ref>''TechManual'', p. 205</ref> When fired, B-Pods automatically hit [[Battle Armor]] with 20 points of damage. This is divided into 5 point groups. Conventional infantry take 1D6 points of damage. If destroyed in a critical hit, an unused B-Pod inflicts 2 points of damage on the mounting unit; a used B-Pod's framework is destroyed per the rules for an empty ammo bin.<ref>''Total Warfare'', p. 130</ref>
 
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==Technical Availability==
 
:Weapon / Item: B-Pods
 
:Cost: 2,5
 
:Age of War –Star League :does not exist
 
:Succession War: does not exist
 
:Clan Invasion – Present: very rare
 
:Introduced: 3069 LA / 3068 CWX
 
:Extinction: — / —
 
:Reintroduced: NA / NA
 
<ref> Techmanual p. 289</ref>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[TechManual]]''
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* ''[[TechManual]]''
*''[[Total Warfare]]''
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* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]''
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 22 April 2023

First developed by Clan Wolf-in-Exile in 3068[1], the Anti-Battle Armor Pod or B-Pod functions like an Anti-Personnel Pod except that it is designed to blast through the armor of battlesuits. It does this by using explosive bomblets instead of shrapnel. B-Pods are being produced by both the Clans and Inner Sphere forces.

Unlike A-Pods, a B-Pod can be mounted on any 'Mech location.[2]

Models[edit]

The B-Pod is manufactured on the following planets:[3]

Brand Planet Company
Defiance Razorback [4] Furillo Defiance Industries
Federated Mantrap[5] Unknown Federated Industries
Unknown Irian Irian Technologies
Unknown Terra Skobel MechWorks

References[edit]

  1. TechManual, p. 204
  2. TechManual, p. 205
  3. TechManual, p. 205
  4. Technical Readout: 3085, p. 262
  5. Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 34-35, "UCU-F4 Scarecrow"

Bibliography[edit]