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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
*''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]'' | *''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]'' | ||
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'' | *''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'' | ||
*''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Revised]]'' | *''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Revised]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 07:12, 10 October 2010
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| PPC | |
| Production information | |
| Type | Energy (Direct Fire) |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere (IS) |
| Year Availability | 2460 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Heat | 10 |
| Damage | 10 |
| Minimum Range | 3 |
| Short Range | 1-6 |
| Medium Range | 7-12 |
| Long Range | 13-18 |
| Tons | 7 |
| Critical Slots | 3 |
| Ammo Per Ton | N/A |
| Cost (unloaded) | 200,000 |
| Ammo Cost (per ton) | N/A |
| BV (1.0) | 176 |
| BV (2.0) | 176 |
The Particle Projector Cannon (or PPC) is a unique energy weapon. PPCs fire a concentrated stream of ions at a target, causing damage both thermally and through impact, causing high amounts of damage to any form of armor. As such, despite being an energy weapon, it produces recoil.[citation needed] The lethality of the weapon rivals that of a higher-caliber autocannon, yet the ion beam extends to much farther ranges than autocannon fire, though PPCs generate large amounts of waste heat.
PPCs are equipped with a field inhibitor to prevent feedback which could damage the firing units electronic systems[1]. This inhibitor degrades the performance of the weapon at close ranges. Particularly daring warriors have been known to disengage the inhibitor and risk damage to their own machine when a target is at close range.
Models
The PPC is manufactured on the following planets:
| Brand | Planet | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres Arms Smasher | Capella | Ceres Metals Industries |
| Ceres Arms Smasher | St. Ives | Ceres Metals Industries |
| Donal | Arc-Royal | TharHes Industries |
| Donal | Sterope | Sterope Defense Industries |
| Johnston Parti-Cannon | New Syrtis | Johnston Industries |
| Magna Hellstar | Betelgeuse | Aldis Industries |
| Magna Hellstar | New Samarkand | New Samarkand Metals |
| Magna Hellstar | Terra | Aldis Industries |
| Parti-Kill Heavy Cannon | New Earth | New Earth Trading Company |
| Parti-Kill Heavy Cannon | Dunianshire | Canopus Industries Alpha |
| Starcutter | Nirasaki | New Age Systems Incorporated |
| Tiegart | Nirasaki | Maltex Corporation |
- ↑ Tech Manual pg. 233