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#REDIRECT [[Extended-Range Medium Laser]]
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{{InfoBoxWeapon
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| name = ER Medium Laser
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| Type = Energy (Direct-Fire)
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| Tech Base = [[Clan]] / [[Inner Sphere]] (IS)
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| Year Availability =
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Clan = [[2824]] ([[Clan Jade Falcon|CJF]])
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IS = [[3058]] ([[Free Worlds League|FWL]])
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| Heat = 5
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| Damage =
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Clan = 7
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IS = 5
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| Minimum Range = n/a
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| Short Range =
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Clan = 1-5
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IS = 1-4
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| Medium Range =
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Clan = 6-10
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IS = 5-8
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| Long Range =
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Clan = 11-15
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IS = 9-12
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| Tons = 1
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| Critical Slots = 1
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| Ammo Per Ton = n/a
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| Cost (unloaded) = 80,000
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| Ammo Cost (per ton) = n/a
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| BV (1.0) =
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Clan = 108
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IS = 62
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| BV (2.0) =
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Clan = 108<ref>''TechManual'', p. 318, "Clan Weapons and Equipment BV Table"</ref>
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IS = 62<ref>''TechManual'', p. 317, "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"</ref>
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}}
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==Description==
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The '''Extended-Range Medium Laser''' ('''ER Medium Laser''') focuses a powerful beam of light on targets that causes damage by melting or shattering armor off of the target.
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As the name suggests, the Extended-Range variant of the [[Medium Laser]] improves the focusing system of the laser to project it to much farther ranges. The optics are less efficient, though, necessitating more input power for the same armor ablation and thus more waste heat in the weapon.
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As with most [[Clan]] energy weapons, the Clans lack their own standard Medium Laser.
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==Manufacturing==
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The Extended-Range Medium Laser is manufactured on the following planets:
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{| width='500'
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! Brand
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! Planet
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! Company
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|-
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| BrightBloom
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| [[New Avalon]]
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| [[Achernar BattleMechs]]
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|-
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| Bright-Blossom
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| [[Wernke]]
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| [[Kallon Industries]]
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|-
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| Ceres Arms
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| [[Capella]]
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| [[Ceres Metals Industries]]
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|-
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| Ceres Arms
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| [[St. Ives]]
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| [[Ceres Metals Industries]]
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|-
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| Defiance Model XII
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| [[Furillo]]
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| [[Defiance Industries]]
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|-
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| Diplan M3-XR
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| [[Ozawa]]?
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| [[Diplan 'Mechyards]]?
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|-
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| Diverse Optics Sunbeam
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| [[Irian]]
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| [[Diverse Optics Incorporated]]
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|-
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| Diverse Optics Sunfire<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp32+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 32-33, "ZU-G60 ''Anzu''"</ref>
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| Unknown
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| [[Diverse Optics Incorporated]]
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|-
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| ExoStar Pinnacle (Clantech)<ref name="TRO:3145FSp36+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 34-35, "UCU-F4 ''Scarecrow''"</ref>
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| Unknown
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| [[ExoStar Laser Technologies]]
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|-
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| Magna Mk VI
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| [[Lopez]]
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| [[Magna]]
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|-
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| Magna Mk VI
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| [[Stewart]]
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| [[Corean Enterprises]]{{cn}}
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|-
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| [[Martell]]
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| [[El Dorado]]
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| [[General Motors]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 88</ref>
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|-
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| RAMTech 1500Z
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| [[New Kyoto]]
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| [[RAMTech]]
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|-
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| Series 7J
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| [[Tamaron]]
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| [[Ashton 'Mech Production Complex]]
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|-
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| Series J7A
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| [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]]
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| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T4]]
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|-
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| General Systems
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| [[Huntress]]
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| [[Abysmal Manufacturing Complex]]
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|}
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==See Also==
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The ER Medium Laser has been used in various video games, each with their own stats for the weapon; below is a list of the games that use it along with a link to each version's stats:
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*[[MechCommander (Video Game)/Equipment#ER Laser|MechCommander]]
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*[[MechCommander 2/Equipment#ER Laser|MechCommander 2]]
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*
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==References==
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<references />
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]''
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* ''[[TechManual]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: Project Phoenix]]''
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* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
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[[Category:Technology]]
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[[Category:Standard Technology]]
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[[Category:Inner Sphere Technology Base]]
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[[Category:Weapons]]
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[[Category:Heavy Weapons]]
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[[Category:Energy Weapons]]
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[[Category:Energy Weapons (Heavy)]]
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[[Category:Lasers]]
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[[Category:Laser Weapons]]
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[[Category:Laser Weapons (Heavy)]]

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