Difference between revisions of "Grenade Launcher (Battle Armor)"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
− | A '''Grenade Launcher''' is an uncommon weapon used by [[ | + | A '''Grenade Launcher''' is an uncommon weapon used by [[battle armor]]. Automatically firing a string of [[grenade]]s over greater distances with more accuracy than typical hand-thrown grenades, this weapon is devastating against swarms of [[infantry]] but unreliable against armored targets. The [[Inner Sphere]] armed their first native battle armor design, the [[Infiltrator Mk. I]], with a grenade launcher but it proved unsatisfactory as a primary weapon. It was eventually redesigned into an infantry support weapon, the [[Heavy Grenade Launcher]].<ref name=TM256>''TechManual'', p. 256</ref><ref name=LOS40>''LosTech: The Mechwarrior Equipment Guide'', p. 40</ref> |
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
− | *''[[LosTech: The Mechwarrior Equipment Guide]]'' | + | * ''[[LosTech: The Mechwarrior Equipment Guide]]'' |
− | *''[[TechManual]]'' | + | * ''[[TechManual]]'' |
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[[Category:Battle Armor Weapons]] | [[Category:Battle Armor Weapons]] |
Latest revision as of 15:03, 25 July 2022
Grenade Launcher | |
Production information | |
Type | Ballistic |
Tech Base | IS |
Year Availability | 3050 FC |
Technology Rating | C |
Availability Ratings | X/X/D |
Technical specifications | |
Damage | 1 + 1D6/2 vs. Infantry[1] |
Minimum Range | 0 |
Short Range | 1 |
Medium Range | 2 |
Long Range | 3 |
Mass | 100 kg |
Critical Slots | 1 |
Mass Per Reload | .25kg (20) |
Cost (unloaded) | 3,000 |
BV (2.0) | 2[2] |
Description[edit]
A Grenade Launcher is an uncommon weapon used by battle armor. Automatically firing a string of grenades over greater distances with more accuracy than typical hand-thrown grenades, this weapon is devastating against swarms of infantry but unreliable against armored targets. The Inner Sphere armed their first native battle armor design, the Infiltrator Mk. I, with a grenade launcher but it proved unsatisfactory as a primary weapon. It was eventually redesigned into an infantry support weapon, the Heavy Grenade Launcher.[3][4]