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| image = [[File:Ultra Autocannon.jpg|191px]]
 
| image = [[File:Ultra Autocannon.jpg|191px]]
 
| name = Ultra AC/20
 
| name = Ultra AC/20
| Type = ballistic (rapid-fire)
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| Type = Ballistic (Rapid-Fire)
 
| Tech Base = Clan / Inner Sphere (IS)
 
| Tech Base = Clan / Inner Sphere (IS)
 
| Year Availability =  
 
| Year Availability =  
Clan = 2825 ([[Clan Steel Viper|CSV]])
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Clan = Unknown
IS = [[3060]] ([[Lyran Alliance|LA]])
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IS = [[3060]]
 
| Heat =
 
| Heat =
 
Clan = 7/shot
 
Clan = 7/shot
IS = 8/shot
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IS = 7/shot
 
| Damage =  
 
| Damage =  
 
Clan = 20/shot
 
Clan = 20/shot
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IS = 5
 
IS = 5
 
| Cost (unloaded) =  
 
| Cost (unloaded) =  
Clan = 480,000 [[C-bill]]s
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Clan = 480,000
IS = 480,000 C-bills
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IS = 480,000
 
| Ammo Cost (per ton) =  
 
| Ammo Cost (per ton) =  
Clan = 20,000 C-bills
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Clan = 20,000
IS = 20,000 C-bills
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IS = 20,000
| BV (2.0) =  
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| BV (1.0) =  
Clan = 335<ref name=TM318>''TechManual'', p. 318: "Clan Weapons and Equipment BV Table"</ref><br> 42 (Ammo)<ref name=TM318/>
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Clan = 337
IS = 281<ref name=TM317>''TechManual'', p. 317: "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"</ref><br> 35 (Ammo)<ref name=TM317/>
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IS = 282
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
The '''Ultra AC/20''' (also '''UAC/20''') was the largest bore [[Ultra autocannon]]. Like all Ultra autocannons, it was capable of twice the rate of fire of a standard autocannon, doubling its heat output and—potentially—its damage. Only the [[Clan]] [[HAG 40]] could match the sheer damage output of the Ultra AC/20. The only weapons capable of delivering more damage to one location were the [[heavy Gauss rifle]] and the experimental [[improved heavy Gauss rifle]].
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The '''Ultra AC/20''' is the largest bore Ultra-class autocannon. Like all Ultra autocannon, it is capable of twice the rate of fire of a standard autocannon, doubling its heat output and, potentially, its damage. Only the brand new [[Clan]] [[HAG 40]] can match the sheer damage output of the Ultra AC/20, though even that cannot place 20 points of damage squarely in one place. The only weapon that is capable of delivering more damage to one location is the [[Heavy Gauss Rifle]].
 
 
== Variants ==
 
In the years between the [[Second Exodus]] and the beginning of [[Operation KLONDIKE]], the nascent [[Clan]]s began development of what would become the Ultra AC/20. Experimental prototype versions of this new weapon were used during Operation KLONDIKE in small quantities. The Clan prototype Ultra AC/20 available during this period had identical stats to the Inner Sphere Ultra AC/20 required additional mounting space and was more prone to jamming.<ref name="H:OKp156">''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 156–157: "Prototype Clan Systems"</ref>
 
  
 
==Models==
 
==Models==
The Ultra AC/20 was used on the following planets in the [[Inner Sphere]]:
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The Ultra AC/20 is manufactured on the following planets in the [[Inner Sphere]]:
 
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{| width='500'
===Aero-Model 4===
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! Brand
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! Planet
|'''Planet'''
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! Company
|'''Manufactured by'''
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|-
|'''Typically used in'''
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| Defiance Thunder
|'''References'''
 
|----
 
| [[Kirin]]
 
| [[Kirin Orbital Works SJ-3]]
 
| ''[[Xerxes (Aerospace Fighter class)|Xerxes]]''
 
| <ref name=TRO3067p168>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 168</ref>
 
|}
 
 
 
===Ceres Huang Di===
 
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|'''Planet'''
 
|'''Manufactured by'''
 
|'''Typically used in'''
 
|'''References'''
 
|----
 
| [[St. Ives]]
 
| [[Ceres Metals Industries]]
 
| [[Po]]
 
| <ref name=TRO3085p36>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 36</ref>
 
|----
 
| [[Menke]]
 
| [[Ceres Metals Industries]]
 
| [[Po]]
 
| <ref name=TRO3085p36>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 36</ref>
 
|}
 
 
 
===Defiance Thunder===
 
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|'''Planet'''
 
|'''Manufactured by'''
 
|'''Typically used in'''
 
|'''References'''
 
|----
 
 
| [[Hesperus II]]
 
| [[Hesperus II]]
 
| [[Defiance Industries]]
 
| [[Defiance Industries]]
| [[Blitzkrieg]], [[Demolisher II]], [[Hauptmann]]
 
| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 30</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 94</ref>
 
|}
 
 
===Devastator===
 
The Devastator was built to Clan specifications and had a caliber of 200 mm.<ref name=TPoGc8>''The Price of Duty'', ch. 8</ref>
 
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|'''Planet'''
 
|'''Manufactured by'''
 
|'''Typically used in'''
 
|'''References'''
 
|----
 
| Various
 
| Various
 
| ''[[Hunchback IIC]]''
 
| <ref name=TRO:CIp38>''Technical Readout: Clan Invasion'', p. 38</ref>
 
|}
 
 
===Model SH===
 
The Model SH Ultra Autocannon was built to Clan specifications.<ref name=TRO3067p126>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 126</ref>
 
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|'''Planet'''
 
|'''Manufactured by'''
 
|'''Typically used in'''
 
|'''References'''
 
|----
 
| [[Sudeten]]
 
| [[Olivetti Weapons]]
 
| [[Bane (Kraken)]]
 
| <ref name=TRO3055p122>''Technical Readout: 3055'', p. 122</ref>
 
|----
 
| [[Sudeten]]
 
| [[Tokasha MechWorks Alpha]]
 
| [[Bane (Kraken)]]
 
| <ref name=TRO3055p122>''Technical Readout: 3055'', p. 122</ref>
 
|}
 
 
===Mydron Type 20===
 
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|'''Manufactured on'''
 
|'''Manufactured by'''
 
|'''Typically used in'''
 
|'''References'''
 
|----
 
|-
 
| [[Gulkana]]
 
| [[Yeffters Weapons Factory]]
 
| [[Centurion]]
 
| <ref name=TRO3058p56>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 56</ref>
 
|}
 
 
===Type 10===
 
The Type 10 was a 120 mm cannon.<ref name=ACtApP>''A Call to Arms'', Prologue</ref>
 
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|'''Planet'''
 
|'''Manufactured by'''
 
|'''Typically used in'''
 
|'''References'''
 
|----
 
| [[Luthien]]
 
| [[Luthien Armor Works]]
 
| [[SM1|SM1 Tank Destroyer]]
 
| <ref name=ACtApP/>
 
 
|}
 
|}
 
==Notes==
 
* This article refers to a common object and addresses the object as a common noun. The preferred term is "Ultra AC/20" or "UAC/20" (except on section titles & table headings, where "Ultra Autocannon/20" is favored).
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
<references />
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*[[BattleTech Master Rules]]
 
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*[[Technical Readout: 3060]]
==Bibliography==
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*[[Total Warfare]]
* ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]''
 
* ''[[A Call to Arms]]'' (novel)
 
* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
 
* ''[[The Price of Duty]]'' (novella)
 
* ''[[Tactical Handbook]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
 
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Technology]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Ballistic Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Ballistic Weapons (Heavy)]]
 
[[Category:Autocannon (Heavy)]]
 
[[Category:Burst-Fire Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Ultra Autocannon]]
 

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