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'''Sword''' may refer to:
[[File:BM Sword.jpg|right|150px|thumb|BattleMech Sword]]
 
==Description==
 
While most 'Mechs are equipped with ranged weaponry, melee weaponry is also both feasible and useful, especially due to a lack of noticeable heat buildup. The '''Sword''' is a melee attack weapon used by some [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]]. Developed in [[3058]] by the [[Draconis Combine]]<ref>''TechManual, p. 237''</ref> as an "honorable" alternative to the "crude" Lyran [[Hatchet]], the Sword inflicts almost as much damage as a Hatchet and offers a better hit probability due to its exceptional balance.<ref>''TechManual, p. 237''</ref>
 
  
==Rules==
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* [[Sword (Bloodname)]], Clan Goliath Scorpion founding name
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* [[Sword (weapon)]], the BattleMech and infantry melee weapons
===Game Rules===
 
In the [[BattleTech]] board game, the Sword is swung in the physical attack phase at -2 to hit<ref>''Total Warfare, p. 144''</ref>, dealing a point of damage for every ten tons of the 'Mech's weight, plus an additional point.<ref>''TechManual, p. 237''</ref> The most notable 'Mech equipped with a Sword is the ''[[No-Dachi]]'', but many more can be found in the [[:Category:Melee BattleMechs|complete list of Hatchet or Sword using BattleMechs]].
 
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==Manufacturing==
 
Swords are manufactured on the following planets:
 
  
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| Katana
 
| [[New Samarkand]]
 
| [[New Samarkand Metals]]
 
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| ???
 
| [[Terra]]
 
| [[Krupp Armament Works]]
 
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[[Category:Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Melee Weapons]]
 
 
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
 
* ''[[TechManual]]''
 
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
 

Latest revision as of 23:25, 30 November 2023

Sword may refer to: