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==Armament==
 
==Armament==
Often armed with rifles and other weapons that the individual trooper owns supplimented by  support weaponry provided by the unit the type and complexity of weaponry in this type of platoon can vary wildly by region and faction.
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Often armed with rifles and other weapons that the individual trooper owns supplemented by  support weaponry provided by the unit the type and complexity of weaponry in this type of platoon can vary wildly by region and faction.
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==Variants==
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*;Heavy Armor : These troops trade their mobility for protection. Troopers are equipped with full suits of [[Ballistic Plate Armor|ballistic plate combat armor]], making them effectively twice as hard to kill but preventing them making anti-'Mech swarming attacks. Such armor requires constant maintenance. <ref>''Maximum Tech'', p. 39</ref>
  
 
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*[[CityTech, Second Edition]]
 
*[[CityTech, Second Edition]]
 
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*[[BattleTech Master Rules]]
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*[[Classic BattleTech Master Rules, Revised|BattleTech Master Rules, Revised Edition]]
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*[[Maximum Tech]]
 
*[[Technical Readout: 3085]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:56, 5 May 2022

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Type
Platoon Type (Specialty) Foot
Platoon Size (Squad/Platoon) 28 (7/4)
Technical specifications
Primary Weapon 24 Auto-Rifles
Secondary Weapon 4 Portable Machine Guns
Armor Standard Infantry Kit
Tech Base/Rating Inner Sphere (C/B-B-B)
Transport Weight 3 tons
Ground MP 1
Jump MP 0
Armor Divisor 1
To-Hit Modifier (Range in Hexes) –1 (0 Hexes), 0 (1 Hex), +2 (2 Hexes), +4 (3 Hexes)
BV (1.0) 82


Description[edit]

The most basic of foot infantry platoons, this type of unit is most often found fighting from emplacements or mechanized with the support of transport type Vehicles.

Armament[edit]

Often armed with rifles and other weapons that the individual trooper owns supplemented by support weaponry provided by the unit the type and complexity of weaponry in this type of platoon can vary wildly by region and faction.

Variants[edit]

  • Heavy Armor 
    These troops trade their mobility for protection. Troopers are equipped with full suits of ballistic plate combat armor, making them effectively twice as hard to kill but preventing them making anti-'Mech swarming attacks. Such armor requires constant maintenance. [1]

References[edit]

  1. Maximum Tech, p. 39

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