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Line 1: − [[File:Thunder LRM.jpg|150px|right|thumb|Thunder Long Range Missile]] + [[File:Thunder LRM.jpg|200px|right|Image of a Thunder LRM]] '''Thunder LRMs''' are an alternate ammunition type available for [[Long Range Missile]] launchers. '''Thunder LRMs''' are an alternate ammunition type available for [[Long Range Missile]] launchers. − ==Overview== + ===Overview=== First fielded in [[2621]], each Thunder LRM missile, referred to by the [[Clans]] as '''FASCAM''' (Field Artillery Scatterable Mines) rounds, contains five small but powerful anti-vehicle and anti-personnel mines which scatter out when fired, packing enough explosive force to damage the legs of many [[BattleMech]]s. First fielded in [[2621]], each Thunder LRM missile, referred to by the [[Clans]] as '''FASCAM''' (Field Artillery Scatterable Mines) rounds, contains five small but powerful anti-vehicle and anti-personnel mines which scatter out when fired, packing enough explosive force to damage the legs of many [[BattleMech]]s. − The Thunder LRM was reintroduced in [[3052]] by the [[Federated Commonwealth]].<ref>''TechManual'', p. 231</ref> + The Thunder LRM was reintroduced in [[3052]] by the [[Federated Commonwealth]].<ref>''Tech Manual'', p. 231</ref> + While the other [[Great Houses]] view their indiscriminate destructive nature as dishonorable, the [[Capellan Confederation]] has long relied on mines to make up for its lack of military forces. The [[CCAF]] is the largest user of Thunder LRMs in the [[Inner Sphere]], which has led Capellan researchers to develop new variants on the standard Thunder round in [[3057]], the [[Thunder-Augmented]], [[Thunder-Vibrabomb]], [[Thunder-Inferno]], and [[Thunder-Active]]. While the other [[Great Houses]] view their indiscriminate destructive nature as dishonorable, the [[Capellan Confederation]] has long relied on mines to make up for its lack of military forces. The [[CCAF]] is the largest user of Thunder LRMs in the [[Inner Sphere]], which has led Capellan researchers to develop new variants on the standard Thunder round in [[3057]], the [[Thunder-Augmented]], [[Thunder-Vibrabomb]], [[Thunder-Inferno]], and [[Thunder-Active]]. − ==Rules==+ <div style="background-color:#FFFFE0; border:1px solid #666; margin:1.5em 0 .5em 0; padding:0 .5em 0 1em; -moz-border-radius:.5em"> − <div class="gamerules"> ===Game Rules=== ===Game Rules=== − Thunder LRMs fire like artillery in that they target hexes, not enemies. They deliver a minefield equal to the LRM launcher that fired them (for example Thunder rounds fired from an [[LRM-5]] would generate 5-point minefield, an [[LRM-20]], a 20 point field) to the targeted hex instead of doing damage to the hex.<ref>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 9, "Thunder LRM's"</ref> + Thunder LRMs fire like artillery in that they target hexes, not enemies. They deliver a minefield equal to the LRM launcher that fired them (for example Thunder rounds fired from an [[LRM-5]] would generate 5-point minefield, an [[LRM-20]], a 20 point field) to the targeted hex instead of doing damage to the hex. </div> </div> ==References== ==References== <references/> <references/> + *''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 9 + *''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 216 + *''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', pp 144-146 ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== + *''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'' + *''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'' *''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]'' *''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]'' *''[[TechManual]]'' *''[[TechManual]]'' − *''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'' − *''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'' − [[Category:Technology]] [[Category:Technology]] [[Category:Alternate Ammunition]] [[Category:Alternate Ammunition]]
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'''Thunder LRMs''' are an alternate ammunition type available for [[Long Range Missile]] launchers. | '''Thunder LRMs''' are an alternate ammunition type available for [[Long Range Missile]] launchers. | ||
| − | ==Overview== | + | ===Overview=== |
First fielded in [[2621]], each Thunder LRM missile, referred to by the [[Clans]] as '''FASCAM''' (Field Artillery Scatterable Mines) rounds, contains five small but powerful anti-vehicle and anti-personnel mines which scatter out when fired, packing enough explosive force to damage the legs of many [[BattleMech]]s. | First fielded in [[2621]], each Thunder LRM missile, referred to by the [[Clans]] as '''FASCAM''' (Field Artillery Scatterable Mines) rounds, contains five small but powerful anti-vehicle and anti-personnel mines which scatter out when fired, packing enough explosive force to damage the legs of many [[BattleMech]]s. | ||
| − | The Thunder LRM was reintroduced in [[3052]] by the [[Federated Commonwealth]].<ref>'' | + | The Thunder LRM was reintroduced in [[3052]] by the [[Federated Commonwealth]].<ref>''Tech Manual'', p. 231</ref> |
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While the other [[Great Houses]] view their indiscriminate destructive nature as dishonorable, the [[Capellan Confederation]] has long relied on mines to make up for its lack of military forces. The [[CCAF]] is the largest user of Thunder LRMs in the [[Inner Sphere]], which has led Capellan researchers to develop new variants on the standard Thunder round in [[3057]], the [[Thunder-Augmented]], [[Thunder-Vibrabomb]], [[Thunder-Inferno]], and [[Thunder-Active]]. | While the other [[Great Houses]] view their indiscriminate destructive nature as dishonorable, the [[Capellan Confederation]] has long relied on mines to make up for its lack of military forces. The [[CCAF]] is the largest user of Thunder LRMs in the [[Inner Sphere]], which has led Capellan researchers to develop new variants on the standard Thunder round in [[3057]], the [[Thunder-Augmented]], [[Thunder-Vibrabomb]], [[Thunder-Inferno]], and [[Thunder-Active]]. | ||
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===Game Rules=== | ===Game Rules=== | ||
| − | Thunder LRMs fire like artillery in that they target hexes, not enemies. They deliver a minefield equal to the LRM launcher that fired them (for example Thunder rounds fired from an [[LRM-5]] would generate 5-point minefield, an [[LRM-20]], a 20 point field) to the targeted hex instead of doing damage to the hex. | + | Thunder LRMs fire like artillery in that they target hexes, not enemies. They deliver a minefield equal to the LRM launcher that fired them (for example Thunder rounds fired from an [[LRM-5]] would generate 5-point minefield, an [[LRM-20]], a 20 point field) to the targeted hex instead of doing damage to the hex. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| + | *''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 9 | ||
| + | *''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 216 | ||
| + | *''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', pp 144-146 | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'' | ||
*''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]'' | *''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]'' | ||
*''[[TechManual]]'' | *''[[TechManual]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Technology]] | [[Category:Technology]] | ||
[[Category:Alternate Ammunition]] | [[Category:Alternate Ammunition]] | ||