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Revision as of 17:10, 12 February 2011
Description
Caseless autocannon ammunition was developed by the Federated Commonwealth in 3056[1] to provide more ammunition. Instead of a standard metal or plastic shell casing filled with propellant, the caseless autocannon round had the propellant "packed" around the projectile. This resulted in lighter autocannon rounds, allowing a 'Mech's autocannon magazine to carry twice as many rounds. This feature was particularly useful for the larger bore autocannon, like those mounted on the Hunchback.
Though the caseless rounds were effective most of the time in some notable cases they would jam the 'Mech's ammunition feed system, leaving the MechWarrior in a fight without their biggest gun.[2] The other problem is that the NAIS wasn't able to create a feed system that could handle caseless and standard ammunition. This meant that an autocannon capable of firing caseless rounds could only fire caseless rounds. Given the relative scarcity of such ammunition, and that the cannon couldn't use ammunition captured from other armies, the caseless capable autocannon remains very rare on the field.
Availability
Manufacturers
- Capellan Confederation
- Bithinia Ballistics, Bithmia
- Draconis Combine
- Scarborough Manufacturers, Al Nair
- Federated Suns
- General Motors, Kathil
- Yeffters Weapons Factory, Gulkana
- Lyran Alliance:
- Defiance Industries ot Hesperus II
- Free Worlds League
- KaliYama Weapons Industries Inc. ,Kalidasa
- Kali Yama/Alphard Trading Corp, Kendali
References
- ↑ Tactical Operations, p. 352
- ↑ Tactical Operations, p. 352 On a to-hit roll of 2 the ammunition feed jams, rendering the autocannon useless for the rest of the scenario. The fired shot also automatically misses, and the controlling player must roll on the Determining Critical Hits table, applying results to autocannon. No pilot damage results from this destructive misfeed.