Medium Recoilless Rifle

Overview

The Medium Recoilless Rifle is one of three types of recoilless rifles in use by military forces of the thirty-first century. Based on designs dating back to the mid-twentieth century, recoilless rifles launch a high-explosive fin-stabilized rocket at a target while simultaneously venting high-velocity gas, known as backblast, out the rear end of the weapon. The backblast can be dangerous, which for the medium rifle extends out to a range of 5 meters, but allows for recoilless fire and greater thrust potential. The result is a rocket traveling at greater velocities than normal missiles, making them effectively immune to anti-missile systems and contributing to their growing popularity as these systems proliferate.

Medium recoilless rifles are shoulder-fired weapons but require a second crewman to load the weapon. The most common version of this rifle, the Model BS-20, is produced by the Lyran corporation Steins Armaments and has been in production since 2749 when it was first ordered for the Star League Defense Forces. It can also fire a variety of ordnance types except for FASCAM and flares.

Notes

Specification

Item:Recoilles Rifle, Medium

Equipment Rating: C/B-B-A/D

Armor Piercing/Base Damage: (D)

Range: 60/200/390/640 meters

Shots: 1

Cost/Reload: 2000/*

Affiliation: -

Mass/Reload: 32kg/2kg

Notes: Crew: 2; Backblast 5m

Biblography

• A Time of War
• Lostech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide

Recoilless Weapons