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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 =  
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IS = 5
 
IS = 5
 
| Cost (unloaded) =  
 
| Cost (unloaded) =  
Clan = 480,000
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Clan = 480,000 [[C-bill]]s
IS = 480,000
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IS = 480,000 C-bills
 
| Ammo Cost (per ton) =  
 
| Ammo Cost (per ton) =  
Clan = 20,000
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Clan = 20,000 C-bills
IS = 20,000
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IS = 20,000 C-bills
 
| BV (2.0) =  
 
| BV (2.0) =  
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 = 335<ref name=TM318>''TechManual'', p. 318: "Clan Weapons and Equipment BV Table"</ref><br> 42 (Ammo)<ref name=TM318/>
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 = 281<ref name=TM317>''TechManual'', p. 317: "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"</ref><br> 35 (Ammo)<ref name=TM317/>
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
The '''Ultra AC/20''' is the largest bore [[Ultra Autocannon]]. Like all Ultra autocannons, 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 a single target area. The only weapons that are capable of delivering more damage to one location are the [[Heavy Gauss Rifle]] and the experimental [[Improved Heavy Gauss]].
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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]].
  
 
== Variants ==
 
== 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 Autocannon/20. Experimental prototype versions of this new weapon were used during Operation KLONDIKE in small quantities. The Clan Prototype Ultra Autocannon/20 available during this period has identical stats to the Inner Sphere Ultra Autocannon/20, with the following differences: the Ultra Autocannon/20 occupies one additional critical slot, and suffers a weapon jam on a to-hit result of 2 or 3.<ref name="H:OKp156">''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 156-157, "Prototype Clan Systems"</ref>
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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 is manufactured on the following planets in the [[Inner Sphere]]:
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The Ultra AC/20 was used on the following planets in the [[Inner Sphere]]:
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===Aero-Model 4===
 
===Aero-Model 4===
 
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
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|'''Planet'''
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|'''Manufactured by'''
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|'''Typically used in'''
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|'''References'''
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|----
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| [[Kirin]]
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| [[Kirin Orbital Works SJ-3]]
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| ''[[Xerxes]]''
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| <ref name=TRO3067p168>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 168</ref>
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|}
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===Ceres Huang Di===
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|'''Planet'''
 
|'''Manufactured by'''
 
|'''Manufactured by'''
 
|'''Typically used in'''
 
|'''Typically used in'''
 
|'''References'''
 
|'''References'''
 
|----
 
|----
|  
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| [[Menke]],<br />[[St. Ives]]
|  
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| [[Ceres Metals Industries]]
| [[Xerxes]]
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| [[Po]]
|<ref>TRO 3067 p.168</ref>
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| <ref name=TRO3085p36>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 36</ref>
 
|}
 
|}
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===Defiance Thunder===
 
===Defiance Thunder===
 
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
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|'''Planet'''
 
|'''Manufactured by'''
 
|'''Manufactured by'''
 
|'''Typically used in'''
 
|'''Typically used in'''
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| [[Hesperus II]]
 
| [[Hesperus II]]
 
| [[Defiance Industries]]
 
| [[Defiance Industries]]
|Demolisher II Heavy Tank, BTZ-3F Blitzkrieg
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| ''[[Blitzkrieg]]'', [[Demolisher II]], ''[[Hauptmann]]''
|<ref>TRO 3060 p.30</ref><ref>TRO 3060 p.94</ref>
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| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 30</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 94</ref>
 
|}
 
|}
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===Devastator===
 
===Devastator===
===Ceres Huang Di===
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The Devastator was built to Clan specifications and had a caliber of 200 mm.<ref name=TPoGc8>''The Price of Duty'', ch. 8</ref>
===Model SH===
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|'''Planet'''
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|'''Manufactured by'''
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|'''Typically used in'''
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|'''References'''
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|----
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| Various
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| Various
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| ''[[Hunchback IIC]]''
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| <ref name=TRO:CIp38>''Technical Readout: Clan Invasion'', p. 38</ref>
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|}
  
===Mydron===
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===Devastator Type 20===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Brand
 
 
! Planet
 
! Planet
 
! Company
 
! Company
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! Used by
 +
! References
 
|-
 
|-
| Devastator
 
 
| [[Tamaron]]
 
| [[Tamaron]]
 
| [[Ashton 'Mech Production Complex]]
 
| [[Ashton 'Mech Production Complex]]
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|
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|
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|}
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===Model SH===
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The Model SH Ultra Autocannon was built to Clan specifications.<ref name=TRO3067p126>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 126</ref>
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|'''Planet'''
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|'''Manufactured by'''
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|'''Typically used in'''
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|'''References'''
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|----
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| [[Sudeten]]
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| [[Olivetti Weapons]],<br>[[Tokasha MechWorks Alpha]]
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| ''[[Bane (Kraken)]]''
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| <ref name=TRO3055p122>''Technical Readout: 3055'', p. 122</ref>
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|}
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===Mydron Type 20===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Planet
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! Company
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! Used by
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! References
 
|-
 
|-
|Ceres Huang Di
 
| [[Menke]], [[St. Ives]]
 
| [[Ceres Metals Industries]] <ref>TRO 3085 </ref>
 
|-
 
| Mydron
 
 
| [[Gulkana]]
 
| [[Gulkana]]
| [[Yeffters Weapons Factory]] <ref>Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 56</ref>
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| [[Yeffters Weapons Factory]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 56</ref>
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|
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|
 
|}
 
|}
  
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===Type 10===
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The Type 10 was a 120 mm cannon.<ref name=ACtApP>''A Call to Arms'', Prologue</ref>
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|'''Planet'''
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|'''Manufactured by'''
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|'''Typically used in'''
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|'''References'''
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|----
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| [[Luthien]]
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| [[Luthien Armor Works]]
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| [[SM1|SM1 Tank Destroyer]]
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| <ref name=ACtApP/>
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|}
  
{|
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==Notes==
!Model
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* 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).
!Used by
 
|-
 
|Mydron Ultra Autocannon/20 || [[Enforcer III]] ENF-6H (Mech)
 
|-
 
|Ceres Huang Di Ultra AC/20 Autocannon <ref> 3085 p. 36 </ref>|| Po II Heavy tank IS (Vehicle)
 
|-
 
|Devastator Ultra 20 Autocannons <ref> TRO 3058U p. 172 </ref>|| Hunchback IIC Clan (Mech)
 
|-
 
||Model SH Ultra-20 Autocannon <ref> TRO 3067 p. 126 </ref>|| Burrock Clan (Mech)
 
|-
 
|Series II Ultra Class 20 Autocannon <ref> TRO 3058U p. 194 </ref>|| Kodiak Clan (Mech)
 
|-
 
|Type 10 Ultra Autocannon/20 <ref> TRO 3075 p. 130 </ref>|| Clan SM1 tank destroyer (vehicle)
 
|-
 
|Type-20 Ultra AC/20 <ref> Milspecs </ref>|| Fire Scorpion 3 Clan (Mech)
 
|}
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]''
 
* ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]''
* ''[[Historical: Operation KLONDIKE]]''
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* ''[[A Call to Arms]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
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* ''[[The Price of Duty]]'' (novella)
 
* ''[[Tactical Handbook]]''
 
* ''[[Tactical Handbook]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
 
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
 
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
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[[Category:Technology]]
 
[[Category:Technology]]
 
[[Category:Standard Technology]]
 
[[Category:Standard Technology]]
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Heavy Weapons]]
 
 
[[Category:Ballistic Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Ballistic Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Ballistic Weapons (Heavy)]]
 
[[Category:Ballistic Weapons (Heavy)]]
[[Category:Autocannon]]
 
 
[[Category:Autocannon (Heavy)]]
 
[[Category:Autocannon (Heavy)]]
[[Category:Autocannon/20]]
 
[[Category:Ultra Autocannon]]
 
 
[[Category:Burst-Fire Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Burst-Fire Weapons]]

Revision as of 22:19, 30 January 2023

Ultra Autocannon.jpg
Ultra AC/20
Production information
Type ballistic (rapid-fire)
Tech Base Clan / Inner Sphere (IS)
Year Availability Clan = 2825 (CSV)

IS = 3060 (LA)

Technical specifications
Heat Clan = 7/shot

IS = 8/shot

Damage Clan = 20/shot

IS = 20/shot

Minimum Range Clan = 0

IS = 0

Short Range Clan = 1-4

IS = 1-3

Medium Range Clan = 5-8

IS = 4-7

Long Range Clan = 9-12

IS = 8-10

Tons Clan = 12

IS = 15

Critical Slots Clan = 8

IS = 10

Ammo Per Ton Clan = 5

IS = 5

Cost (unloaded) Clan = 480,000 C-bills

IS = 480,000 C-bills

Ammo Cost (per ton) Clan = 20,000 C-bills

IS = 20,000 C-bills

BV (2.0) Clan = 335[1]
42 (Ammo)[1]

IS = 281[2]
35 (Ammo)[2]



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.

Variants

In the years between the Second Exodus and the beginning of Operation KLONDIKE, the nascent Clans 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.[3]

Models

The Ultra AC/20 was used on the following planets in the Inner Sphere:

Aero-Model 4

Planet Manufactured by Typically used in References
Kirin Kirin Orbital Works SJ-3 Xerxes [4]

Ceres Huang Di

Planet Manufactured by Typically used in References
Menke,
St. Ives
Ceres Metals Industries Po [5]

Defiance Thunder

Planet Manufactured by Typically used in References
Hesperus II Defiance Industries Blitzkrieg, Demolisher II, Hauptmann [6][7]

Devastator

The Devastator was built to Clan specifications and had a caliber of 200 mm.[8]

Planet Manufactured by Typically used in References
Various Various Hunchback IIC [9]

Devastator Type 20

Planet Company Used by References
Tamaron Ashton 'Mech Production Complex

Model SH

The Model SH Ultra Autocannon was built to Clan specifications.[10]

Planet Manufactured by Typically used in References
Sudeten Olivetti Weapons,
Tokasha MechWorks Alpha
Bane (Kraken) [11]

Mydron Type 20

Planet Company Used by References
Gulkana Yeffters Weapons Factory[12]

Type 10

The Type 10 was a 120 mm cannon.[13]

Planet Manufactured by Typically used in References
Luthien Luthien Armor Works SM1 Tank Destroyer [13]

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 TechManual, p. 318: "Clan Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
  2. 2.0 2.1 TechManual, p. 317: "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
  3. Historical: Operation Klondike, pp. 156–157: "Prototype Clan Systems"
  4. Technical Readout: 3067, p. 168
  5. Technical Readout: 3085, p. 36
  6. Technical Readout: 3060, p. 30
  7. Technical Readout: 3060, p. 94
  8. The Price of Duty, ch. 8
  9. Technical Readout: Clan Invasion, p. 38
  10. Technical Readout: 3067, p. 126
  11. Technical Readout: 3055, p. 122
  12. Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 56
  13. 13.0 13.1 A Call to Arms, Prologue

Bibliography