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''(References to [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Long_Tom_Artillery_Piece|Long Tom Artillery Piece]])''
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| image =
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| name = Long Tom Artillery Piece  
| name = Long Tom Artillery Piece
 
 
| Type = [[Artillery]]
 
| Type = [[Artillery]]
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]/[[Clans]]<ref name="TOAUEp217">''Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment'', p. 217: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Construction Data"</ref>
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| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
| Year Availability = Pre-Spaceflight<ref name="TOAUEp217"/>
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| Year Availability = 3012
| Tech Rating = [[Technology Rating#B|B]]<ref name="TOAUEp217"/>
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| Heat = 20
| Availability Rating =
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| Damage = 25/15/5
| Age of War–Star League = [[Availability Rating#C|C]]<ref name="TOAUEp217"/>
 
| Succession Wars = [[Availability Rating#C|C]]<ref name="TOAUEp217"/>
 
| Clan Invasion – Present = [[Availability Rating#C|C]]<ref name="TOAUEp217"/>
 
| Heat = 20<ref name="TOAUEp216">''Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment'', p. 216: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Combat Data"</ref>
 
| Damage = 25/15/5<ref name="TOARp152">''Tactical Operations: Advanced Rules'', p. 152: "Artillery Ordnance Table"</ref>
 
 
| Minimum Range = -
 
| Minimum Range = -
 
| Short Range = -
 
| Short Range = -
 
| Medium Range = -
 
| Medium Range = -
| Long Range = 30 Maps<ref name="TOAUEp216"/>
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| Long Range = 30 Maps
| Tons = 30<ref name="TOAUEp217"/>
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| Tons = 30
| Critical Slots = 1 (Combat Vehicles);<br />15 (Support Vehicles)<ref name="TOAUEp217"/>
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| Critical Slots = 30
| Ammo Per Ton = 5<ref name="TOAUEp216"/>
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| Ammo Per Ton = 5
| Cost (unloaded) = 450,000<ref name="TOAUEp217"/>
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| Cost (unloaded) = 450,000
| Ammo Cost (per ton) = 10,000<ref name="TOAUEp217"/>
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| Ammo Cost (per ton) = 10,000
 
| BV (1.0) = ?
 
| BV (1.0) = ?
| BV (2.0) =
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| BV (2.0) = 368
Clan = 560<ref name="TOAUEp197">''Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment'', p. 197: "Clan Weapons and Equipment BV Table [Addendum]"</ref><br> 46 (Ammo)<ref name="TOAUEp197"/>
 
IS = 368<ref name="TOAUEp195">''Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment'', p. 195: "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table [Addendum]"</ref><br> 46 (Ammo)<ref name="TOAUEp195"/>
 
 
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[[Category:Artillery]]
 
 
== Description ==
 
The '''Long Tom Artillery Piece''' is the largest conventional artillery piece designed by [[Armstrong Industries]]. It is the primary weapon of the [[Mobile Long Tom|LT-MOB-25 Mobile Long Tom Artillery]] vehicle, which is better known as the Mobile Long Tom.
 
 
It was also the primary heavy artillery unit of the first [[Star League Defense Force]].<ref name="TRO:2750p102">''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 102: "Chaparral"</ref>
 
  
A Long Tom III artillery piece is also mounted in the top (forward) section of ''[[Fortress]]'' class [[DropShip]]s, giving them significant firepower on the ground.<ref>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 50</ref>
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==Description==
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The Long Tom Artillery Piece is the largest conventional artillery piece designed by [[Armstrong Industries]]
  
== Game Rules ==
 
The Long Tom is the largest [[Artillery]] piece that can be mounted on a vehicle, taking up 15 critical slots on a support vehicle. It also has the longest range of any non–[[Cruise Missile]] type weapon. It deals the highest damage of conventional tube artillery, at 25 damage with direct impact using conventional (high-explosive) ammunition.
 
  
The Long Tom artillery's ammunition options include [[Smoke Shell|Smoke]], Anti-Personnel, [[Illumination Shell|Illumination]], [[Copperhead Shell|Copperhead]], [[Flechette Shell|Flechette]], [[Thunder Shell|Thunder/FASCAM]], [[Cluster Shell|Cluster]], and High Explosive Rounds (High Explosive rounds considered the "Standard" rounds for tube artillery).
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==Models==
 
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Piece is manufactured on the following planets:  
The Long Tom can also fire Davy Crockett-M tactical nuclear devices but these are significantly heavier than normal conventional rounds (represented in game rules by being one shot per ton unlike normal rounds) but other than their nuclear weapon effects behave like normal rounds.
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{| width='500'
 
 
== Models ==
 
The Artillery Piece is manufactured on the following planets:
 
 
 
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! Brand
 
! Brand
 
! Planet
 
! Planet
 
! Company
 
! Company
! Used by
 
! References
 
 
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| Long Tom Rifle
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| Long Tom Rifle  
| [[Bainsville]]
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| [[Bainsville]]
| [[Armstrong Industries]]
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| [[Armstrong Industries]]
| ???
 
| {{cn}}
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
== References ==
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==References==
<references />
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*[[BattleTech Compendium: Rules of Warfare]] - Page 116
 
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*[[BattleTech Master Rules]] - Page 116
== Bibliography ==
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*[[Tactical Operations]] - Page 181/184/404
* ''[[Tactical Operations]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
  
  
[[Category: Technology]]
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[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category: Weapons]]
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[[Category:Artillery_Weapons]]
[[Category: Ballistic Weapons]]
 
[[Category: Ballistic Weapons (Heavy)]]
 
[[Category: Indirect-Fire Weapons]]
 
[[Category: Indirect-Fire Weapons (Heavy)]]
 
[[Category: Artillery Weapons]]
 

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