Editing Anti-missile system

{{InfoBoxWeapon
| image = [[Image:Anti-Missile System.jpg|200px]]
| name = Anti-Missile System
| Type = Equipment (Point-Blank Weapon)
| Tech Base = 
[[Clan]]/
[[Inner Sphere|IS]]
| Year Availability = 
Clan = [[2831]]
IS = [[3040]]
| Year Introduced =  
Clan = [[2831]] [[Clan Blood Spirit|CBS]]
IS = [[2617]] [[Terran Hegemony|TH]]
| Year Extinction =  
IS = [[2835]]<ref name="SSWp102">''Second Succession War'', p. 102, "Weapons and Equipment Extinction Table"</ref>
| Year Reintroduced =  
IS = [[3040]] [[Federated Commonwealth|FC]]
| Tech Rating = [[Technology Rating#E|E]]
| Availability Rating = 
| Age of War–Star League = [[Availability Rating#E|E]]
| Succession Wars = [[Availability Rating#F|F]]
| Clan Invasion – Present = [[Availability Rating#D|D]]
| Heat = 1
| Damage = Special Weapon Rules (Consult Total Warfare p. 129)
| Short Range = Special Weapon Rules (Consult Total Warfare p. 129)
| Tons = 0,5
| Critical Slots = 1
| Ammo Per Ton = 
Clan = 24
IS = 12
| Cost (unloaded) = 100,000
| Ammo Cost (per reload) = 2,000
| BV (1.0) = 
Clan = 63
IS = 32
| Ammo BV (1.0) = 
Clan = 21
IS = 11
| BV (2.0) =
Clan = 32
IS = 32
| Ammo BV (2.0) =
Clan = 22
IS = 11
}}

== Description ==
Introduced in [[2617]] by the [[Terran Hegemony]], the '''anti-missile system''' is used to destroy missiles before they strike their target. This is accomplished by using a short ranged rapid firing weapon which shoots at the missiles. Because missiles in [[BattleTech]] are usually fired in salvos of up to forty at a time, anti-missile systems are rarely capable of destroying them all. Due to the loss of knowledge caused by the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], anti-missile systems ceased to be produced by [[2835]].<ref name="SSWp102"/> Only in [[3040]] did the [[Federated Commonwealth]] rediscover the means to produce this equipment. For the [[Clans]], however, AMS never became [[LosTech]], and by the time of the [[Clan Invasion|invasion]], the Clans had improved on the [[Star League]] version by replacing the solid slugs with flechettes, allowing for more ammunition per ton.<ref name="TMp204">''TechManual'', p. 204, "Anti-Missile System"</ref>

[[Laser Anti-Missile System|Laser versions]] of the anti-missile system exist, and benefit from having no ammunition requirement unlike regular systems. However they produce heat as a side effect of their use.

There is also a version of the Anti-Missile System which has been configured to protect allied units within range of the equipped unit, known as the [[RISC Advanced Point Defense System]].

==Game Rules==
The AMS, and [[Laser AMS]] both are capable of activating regardless of whether or not the crew is capable of fighting. When fired upon by a missile volley, and the incoming missiles are within the firing arc of the AMS, the AMS automatically fire to take down any incoming missiles.

If the missile volley is a "swarm type" or a multiple launched missile variant, such as a [[SRM-6]] or [[LRM-20]], the AMS forces a -4 modifier to the missiles rolling on the cluster table; [[Streak Missile Launcher|Streak]] volleys are treated as an initial roll of 11 before this modifier.<ref name=TWp129>''Total Warfare'' p. 129 "Anti-Missile System</ref> The modified roll can't be reduced below 2, unless players are using the Tactical Operations "Enhanced AMS" rule, in which case a result of less than 2 implies the whole missile flight is destroyed, and the defender takes no damage.<ref name=TOp100>''Tactical Operations'' p. 100</ref>

In the event the "volley" is a single shot type weapon, such as a [[NARC]] pod/beacon, or a [[Thunderbolt missile]], then the AMS has a 50/50 chance to destroy the missile, with a 1D6 roll of 1 to 3 implying that the missile is destroyed, and a 4 to 6 meaning that the AMS was ineffective at stopping the missile.<ref name=TWp129/> In this case the missile will apply it's effect as normal.

Lastly, if players agree, the AMS can be used as an impromptu [[Machine Gun]], with the exception that the system can only fire into adjacent tiles.<ref name=TOp100/> There are no range brackets for an AMS in this mode, except for short. Using the AMS in this mode in the fire phase will also prevent the use of the AMS to stop missile fire for that turn.

== Models ==
The Anti-Missile System is manufactured on the following planets:
===Burrow===
The Burrow system proved to be susceptible to electronic jamming, however, and while the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[Quartermaster Command]] ordered their replacement with improved McArthur systems, most never had the chance to refit before the [[Amaris Coup]].<ref name=RIp32>''Rhonda's Irregulars, p. 32''</ref>
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|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Kalidasa]]
| [[Kali Yama Weapons Industries Incorporated]]
| [[Padilla]]
| {{cn}}
|-
|}
===Deprus Swarmshot===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[MacLeod's Land]]
| [[Pinard Protectorates Limited]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|-
|}
===LFN Linblad Shotgun===
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|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Grand Base]]
| [[Earthwerks Incorporated]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|-
| [[Tematagi]]
| [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|-
| [[Wallis]]
| [[Ronin Incorporated]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|}

===MainFire Point Defense===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Belladonna]]
| [[Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|-
|}
===McArthur===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[New Earth]]
| [[Yankee Weapons Systems]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Blankenburg Technologies]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|}
===McArthur II===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Terra]]
| [[Blankenburg Technologies]]
|
| {{cn}}
|-
|}
===SureFire 444===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Coventry]]
| [[Coventry Metal Works]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|-
|}
===Voelkers Parasol===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Stewart]]
| [[Corean Enterprises]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|-
|}
===Yori Flyswatter===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Al Na'ir]]
| [[Yori 'Mech Works]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|-
|}

== References ==
<references/>

== Bibliography ==
* ''[[BattleTech Compendium: Rules of Warfare]]''
* ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]'' 
* ''[[Combat Operations]]''
* ''[[Maximum Tech]]''
* ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
* ''[[Tactical Operations]]''
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
* ''[[TechManual]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''


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