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| + | The '''Grand Mauler Gauss Cannon''' was a [[gauss rifle]] produced by the [[Federated Suns]] as an infantry support weapon.<ref>''Lostech, p. 42''</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Models== |
| + | ===Infantry Portable Support Weapon=== | ||
| + | While an exceedingly powerful weapon, the Infantry Portable Model is very bulky and hard to operate. When a crew of two operates the weapon, the gunner carries the weapon and the assistant gunner carries the tripod, batteries and ammo. | ||
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| + | ====Gunnery Harness==== | ||
| + | If a crew of one is desired for a normally two crew weapon, the gunner has to strap on an upper-body harness in order to stabilize the weapon and operate it through a system of pivots and counterweights. | ||
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| + | ====Light Industrial Exoskeleton and Powered Armor==== | ||
| + | Some special forces units were known to use [[:Category:Light Industrial Exosxeletons|Light Industrial Exosxeletons]] before the advent of [[:Category:Power Armor (Light)|Power Armor]]. Powered Armor (including Battle Armor) can carry and use one and two crew weapons and equipment as if they had a crew of one, this does not increase the weapons range, damage or maximum refire rate. | ||
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| + | ====Pintle Mounting==== | ||
| + | While this model can be pintle mounted on emplacements and vehicles, halving the crew required to keep the weapon supplied and fireing, it does not provide any increase to its combat range, refire rate, or damage against [[:Category:BattleMechs|BattleMechs]]. | ||
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| + | ===Battle Armor Weapon=== | ||
| + | The benefits of a weapons being mounted in a suit (as opposed to being carried in its gauntlets or on an Anti-Personnel Weapon hardpoint) are that increased stability from being mounted allows for increasing the weapons average damage (more power to gauss or laser weapons, higher rounds per second rate to machine guns and pulse lasers) and the attendant connection to the suits [[Advanced Fire Control]] System increases the combat range of the weapon by improving the average gunner's chance to hit at longer ranges. | ||
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| + | ==Specifications== | ||
: '''Item''':Grand Mauler Gauss Cannon | : '''Item''':Grand Mauler Gauss Cannon | ||
: '''Equipment Rating''': E/D/E | : '''Equipment Rating''': E/D/E | ||
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: '''mass''': 14kg | : '''mass''': 14kg | ||
: '''notes''': Encumbering | : '''notes''': Encumbering | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
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| + | ==Biblography== | ||
| + | *''[[Lostech]]'' | ||
[[Category:Battle_Armor_Weapons/RPG4e]] | [[Category:Battle_Armor_Weapons/RPG4e]] | ||
Revision as of 23:36, 13 January 2014
Contents
Overview
The Grand Mauler Gauss Cannon was a gauss rifle produced by the Federated Suns as an infantry support weapon.[1]
Models
Infantry Portable Support Weapon
While an exceedingly powerful weapon, the Infantry Portable Model is very bulky and hard to operate. When a crew of two operates the weapon, the gunner carries the weapon and the assistant gunner carries the tripod, batteries and ammo.
Gunnery Harness
If a crew of one is desired for a normally two crew weapon, the gunner has to strap on an upper-body harness in order to stabilize the weapon and operate it through a system of pivots and counterweights.
Light Industrial Exoskeleton and Powered Armor
Some special forces units were known to use Light Industrial Exosxeletons before the advent of Power Armor. Powered Armor (including Battle Armor) can carry and use one and two crew weapons and equipment as if they had a crew of one, this does not increase the weapons range, damage or maximum refire rate.
Pintle Mounting
While this model can be pintle mounted on emplacements and vehicles, halving the crew required to keep the weapon supplied and fireing, it does not provide any increase to its combat range, refire rate, or damage against BattleMechs.
Battle Armor Weapon
The benefits of a weapons being mounted in a suit (as opposed to being carried in its gauntlets or on an Anti-Personnel Weapon hardpoint) are that increased stability from being mounted allows for increasing the weapons average damage (more power to gauss or laser weapons, higher rounds per second rate to machine guns and pulse lasers) and the attendant connection to the suits Advanced Fire Control System increases the combat range of the weapon by improving the average gunner's chance to hit at longer ranges.
Specifications
- Item:Grand Mauler Gauss Cannon
- Equipment Rating: E/D/E
- Armor Piercing/Base Damage: 6/6d6
- Range: 45/120/375/1000 meters
- Shots: 5
- Cost/Reload: 5000/5
- Affiliation: FS
- mass: 14kg
- notes: Encumbering
References
- ↑ Lostech, p. 42