ProtoMech Autocannon

Description

The ProtoMech Autocannons are a series of weapons introduced by Clan Blood Spirit in 3073. Scientists from that Clan, using old prototypes from early Clan experiments in lighter autocannon technology, developed them in order to add additional weaponry to ProtoMech arsenals. When mounted on ProtoMechs, these weapons do not generate heat and thus do not count towards the ProtoMech's heat budget.

Game Notes

The wording in the Tactical Operations states that all of the advanced weapons described could only use their own standard ammunition types unless otherwise noted, but in the description for ProtoMech Autocannons it states that they use all the same rules as conventional Autocannons. This often leads to some confusion over whether or not they can use the special munitions available to standard Autocannons, and the developers have yet to clarify this issue in Errata.

Similar Weapons

• Light Autocannons were among the sources of inspiration for the Clan scientists when developing the ProtoMech Autocannon.

Variants

There are three sizes of ProtoMech Autocannons:

• ProtoMech Autocannon/2
• ProtoMech Autocannon/4
• ProtoMech Autocannon/8

Bibliography

• Tactical Operations