Difference between revisions of "Particle Projector Cannon"
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| Type = Energy (Direct Fire) | | Type = Energy (Direct Fire) | ||
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] (IS) | | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] (IS) | ||
− | | Year Availability = [[2460]] | + | | Year Availability = [[2460]] [[Terran Hegemony|TH]] |
+ | | Year Introduced = [[2460]] [[Terran Hegemony|TH]] | ||
+ | | Year Extinction = N/A | ||
+ | | Year Reintroduced = N/A | ||
+ | | Tech Rating = [[Technology Rating#(Choose One A - F)|(Choose One A - F)]] | ||
+ | | Availability Rating = [[Availability Rating#(Choose One A - F, X)|(Choose One A - F, X)]] | ||
+ | | Age of War–Star League = [[Availability Rating#(Choose One A - F, X)|(Choose One A - F, X)]] | ||
+ | | Succession Wars = [[Availability Rating#(Choose One A - F, X)|(Choose One A - F, X)]] | ||
+ | | Clan Invasion – Present = [[Availability Rating#(Choose One A - F, X)|(Choose One A - F, X)]] | ||
+ | | Legality Rating = [[Legality Rating#(Choose One A - F)|(Choose One A - F)]] | ||
| Heat = 10 | | Heat = 10 | ||
| Damage = 10 | | Damage = 10 | ||
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[[Category:Weapons]] | [[Category:Weapons]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Energy Weapons]] | ||
[[Category:PPC]] | [[Category:PPC]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Heavy Weapons]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Energy Weapons (Heavy Weapons)]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Heavy Weapons (Energy Weapons)]] |
Revision as of 15:19, 21 April 2011
PPC | |
Production information | |
Type | Energy (Direct Fire) |
Tech Base | Inner Sphere (IS) |
Year Availability | 2460 TH |
Year Introduced | 2460 TH |
Year Extinction | N/A |
Year Reintroduced | N/A |
Technology Rating | (Choose One A - F) |
Availability Rating | (Choose One A - F, X) |
Availability Ratings | (Choose One A - F, X)/(Choose One A - F, X)/(Choose One A - F, X) |
Legality Rating | (Choose One A - F) |
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[1] |
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[2]. 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 |
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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 |
Donal | Terra | Pandora 'Mech Works |
Donal | Terra | Skobel MechWorks |
Donal | Twycross | Trellshire Heavy Industries |
Johnston Parti-Cannon | New Syrtis | Johnston Industries |
Kinslaughter | Mars | Krupp Stellar Technologies Inc. |
Magna Hellstar | Betelgeuse | Aldis Industries |
Magna Hellstar | New Samarkand | New Samarkand Metals |
Magna Hellstar | Taurus | Magna |
Magna Hellstar | Terra | Aldis Industries |
Parti-Kill Heavy | Dunianshire | Majesty Metals and Manufacturing |
Parti-Kill Heavy Cannon | Dunianshire | Canopus Industries Alpha |
Parti-Kill Heavy Cannon | New Earth | New Earth Trading Company |
PDVR Piledriver Model 11-D | Tharkad | Bauer Enterprises |
Starcutter | Nirasaki | New Age Systems Incorporated |
Stolz Harbinger 2 | Wotan | Krauss-Lieman Incorporated |
Tiegart | Al Na'ir | Yori 'Mech Works |
Tiegart | Nirasaki | Maltex Corporation |