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| name = Light Sub-Capital Laser
 
| name = Light Sub-Capital Laser
 
| Type = Capital Direct Energy
 
| Type = Capital Direct Energy
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TOp411">''Tactical Operations'', p. 411: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Construction Data"</ref>
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| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
| Year Availability = [[3073]] ([[Word of Blake|WoB]])<ref name="TOp343">''Tactical Operations'', p. 341: "Sub-Capital Lasers"</ref><ref name="TOp411"/>
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| Year Availability = [[3073]]<ref>''[[Tactical Operations]], p. 410-411''</ref>
| Tech Rating = [[Technology Rating#E|E]]<ref name="TOp411"/>
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| Heat = 24
| Availability Rating =
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| Damage = 1 Capital<br>10 Standard
| Age of War–Star League = [[Availability Rating#X|X]]<ref name="TOp411"/>
 
| Succession Wars = [[Availability Rating#X|X]]<ref name="TOp411"/>
 
| Clan Invasion – Present = [[Availability Rating#F|F]]<ref name="TOp411"/>
 
| Heat = 24<ref name="TOp410">''Tactical Operations'', p. 410: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Combat Data"</ref>
 
| Damage = 1 (Capital)<ref name="TOp410"/><br>10 (Standard)<ref name="TOp410"/>
 
 
| Minimum Range = N/A
 
| Minimum Range = N/A
| Short Range = 1–9
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| Short Range = 1-9<ref>''[http://www.classicbattletech.com/downloads/StrategicOperations_RecordSheets_and_CompiledTables.pdf Strategic Operations Record Sheets and Compiled Tables PDF download], p. 31''</ref>
| Medium Range = 10–18
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| Medium Range = 10-18
| Long Range = 19–27
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| Long Range = 19-27
| Extreme Range = 28–36
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| Extreme Range = 28-36
| Tons = 150<ref name="TOp411"/>
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| Tons = 150
| Critical Slots = 1 (Capital)
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| Critical Slots = 1-Capital
| Ammo Per Ton = N/A<ref name="TOp410"/>
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| Ammo Per Ton = N/A
| Cost (unloaded) = 220,000<ref name="TOp411"/>
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| Cost (unloaded) = 220,000
 
| Ammo Cost (per ton) = N/A
 
| Ammo Cost (per ton) = N/A
 
| BV (1.0) = N/A
 
| BV (1.0) = N/A
| BV (2.0) = 237<ref name="TMp384">''Tactical Operations'', p. 384: "Inner Sphere Capital Scale Weapons and Equipment BV Table"</ref>
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| BV (2.0) = 237<ref>''[[Tactical Operations]], pg. 384''</ref>
 
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== Description ==
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==Description==
The '''Light Sub-Capital Laser''', also known as the '''SCL/1''', was the smallest of the sub-capital lasers produced by the [[Word of Blake]]. Though it didn't inflict the massive damage of its heavier cousins, it could fire as long as it had power. In addition, the relatively small size of the weapon meant that it could be mounted on even the smallest [[DropShip]] platform, so the Word could put many of these weapons into combat. Individually they might only pack the punch of an [[Autocannon/10]], but when used ''en masse'' they could easily damage or destroy all but the strongest targets.<ref name="TOp343"/>
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The '''Light Sub-Capital Laser''', also known as the '''SCL/1''', was the smallest of the Sub-Capital Lasers produced by the [[Word of Blake]]. Though it didn't inflict the massive amounts of damage of its heaver cousins, it could fire as long as it had power. In addition, the relatively small size of the weapon meant that it could be mounted on even the smallest [[DropShip]] platform, so the Word could put many of these weapons into combat. Individually they might only pack the punch of an [[Autocannon/10]], but when used ''en masse'' they could easily damage or destroy all but the strongest targets.
 
   
 
   
 
The fact that a WarShip could mount four of these systems in place of a single [[Naval Laser 35]] made them popular with some WarShip commanders who faced large numbers of [[DropShips]] or [[Pocket WarShip|Pocket WarShips]].
 
The fact that a WarShip could mount four of these systems in place of a single [[Naval Laser 35]] made them popular with some WarShip commanders who faced large numbers of [[DropShips]] or [[Pocket WarShip|Pocket WarShips]].
  
Though they were more responsive to their control systems than their larger cousins, they still had difficulty targeting targets smaller than 500 tons.<ref name="TOp343"/>
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Though they were more responsive to their control systems than their larger cousins, they still had difficulty targeting targets smaller than 500 tons.<ref>''[[Tactical Handbook]], p. 343'' Subcapital weapons have a +3 to-hit penalty when attacking targets smaller than 500 tons, unless mounted alongside Capital Weapons, which gives them the +5 to-hit penalty of those weapons.</ref>
 
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==Models==
== Models ==
 
 
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== References ==
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==References==
 
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== Bibliography ==
 
* ''[[Tactical Operations]]''
 
  
  
[[Category: Technology]]
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[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category: Standard Technology]]
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[[Category:WarShip Weapons]]
[[Category: Inner Sphere Technology Base]]
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[[Category:Sub-Capital Weapons]]
[[Category: Weapons]]
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[[Category:Capital Weapons]]
[[Category: Capital Weapons]]
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[[Category:Lasers]]
[[Category: Sub-Capital Weapons]]
 
[[Category: WarShip Weapons]]
 
[[Category: Energy Weapons]]
 
[[Category: Energy Weapons (Capital)]]
 
[[Category: Lasers]]
 
[[Category: Laser Weapons (Capital)]]
 

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