Thumper Artillery Cannon

Thumper Cannon
Production information
Type	Ballistic Weapon
Tech Base	Inner Sphere Experimental
Year Availability	3012
Technical specifications
Heat	6
Damage	5
Minimum Range	3
Short Range	1 - 4
Medium Range	5 - 9
Long Range	10 - 14
Extreme Range	15 - 18
Tons	10
Critical Slots	7
Ammo Per Ton	20
Cost (unloaded)	200,000
Ammo Cost (per ton)	10,000
BV (2.0)	41 (cannon), 5 (ammo)

Description

The Thumper Artillery Cannon is a scaled down version of the Thumper Artillery Piece capable of direct fire. When mounted on BattleMechs, combat vehicles, and aerospace fighters, it provides artillery support at much closer ranges than its cousin. Essentially a snub-nosed version of the Thumper Artillery Piece, the Thumper Artillery Cannon fires a shell at an enemy location like an autocannon. Unlike an autocannon, the artillery cannon's targeted location isn't an enemy unit but a physical location (hill, tree, hex).

Notes

Game Notes

Errata in Tactical Operations now states that the Artillery Cannons may only use standard artillery munitions. As an area-affect weapon, the Thumper Cannon may not benefit from a targeting computer. Artillery Cannons use the Indirect LRM Fire rules to determine target numbers, but Artillery Cannons cannot make Indirect Artillery attacks. Missed shots scatter like standard artillery, but divide the scatter distance by one half to account for the smaller propellant charges.

Models

The Thumper Cannon is manufactured on the following planets:

Brand	Planet	Company

See Also

References to Thumper Artillery Cannon

• Thumper Artillery Piece (Larger Variant of Thumper Cannon)

Bibliography

• Tactical Handbook
• Maximum Tech
• Tactical Operations