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{{InfoBoxWeapon
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| image = [[File:Long Tom (new).png|191px]]
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| name = Long Tom Cannon
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| Type = [[Ballistic Weapon]]
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| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] [[Experimental Technology|Experimental]]<ref name="TOp285">''Tactical Operations'', p. 285: "Artillery Cannons"</ref>
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| Year Availability = [[3012]] ([[Lyran Commonwealth|LC]])<ref name="TOp285"/>
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| Heat = 20<ref name="TOp404"/>
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| Damage = 20/10
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| Minimum Range = 4
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| Short Range = 1–6
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| Medium Range = 7–13
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| Long Range = 14–20<ref name="TOp404">''Tactical Operations'', p. 404: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Combat Data"</ref>
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| Extreme Range = 21–26
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| Tons = 20<ref name="TOp405">''Tactical Operations'', p. 405: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Construction Data"</ref>
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| Critical Slots = 15
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| Ammo Per Ton = 5<ref name="TOp404"/>
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| Cost (unloaded) = 650,000<ref name="TOp405"/>
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| Ammo Cost (per ton) = 20,000<ref name="TOp405"/>
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| BV (1.0) =
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| BV (2.0) = 329 (cannon), 41 (ammunition)<ref name="TOp383">''Tactical Operations'', p. 383: "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"</ref>
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}}
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== Description ==
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The '''Long Tom Artillery Cannon''' is a scaled-down version of the [[Long Tom artillery piece]] designed for use as an onboard indirect-fire weapon. Capable of being mounted on 'Mechs, combat vehicles, and aerospace fighters, the Long Tom cannon is a snub-nosed version of the artillery piece of the same name. The Long Tom artillery cannon fires its shells in an indirect arc, dropping them down on top of enemy units.<ref name="TOp285"/>
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== Models ==
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The Long Tom Cannon is manufactured on the following planets:
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===Model LT-Max===
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|'''Manufactured on'''
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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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| [[Kirchbach]]
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| [[Swedenborg Heavy Industries]]
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| [[Aithon]]
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| <ref name=TROPRO82>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 81: "Produced Aithon Components"</ref>
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|}
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===Thousand Fire===
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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|'''Manufactured on'''
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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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| [[Bithinia]]
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| [[Bithinian Ballistics]]
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| [[Transit#variants|TR-13G ''Transit'']]
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| <ref name="TRO:PROTOp174">''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 174: "TR-13G Transit"</ref>
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|}
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== References ==
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<references />
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== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[Tactical Operations]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''
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[[Category: Technology]]
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[[Category: Weapons]]
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[[Category: Ballistic Weapons]]
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[[Category: Ballistic Weapons (Heavy)]]
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[[Category: Indirect-Fire Weapons]]
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[[Category: Indirect-Fire Weapons (Heavy)]]

Latest revision as of 17:12, 21 January 2024

Long Tom (new).png
Long Tom Cannon
Production information
Type Ballistic Weapon
Tech Base Inner Sphere Experimental[1]
Year Availability 3012 (LC)[1]
Technical specifications
Heat 20[2]
Damage 20/10
Minimum Range 4
Short Range 1–6
Medium Range 7–13
Long Range 14–20[2]
Extreme Range 21–26
Tons 20[3]
Critical Slots 15
Ammo Per Ton 5[2]
Cost (unloaded) 650,000[3]
Ammo Cost (per ton) 20,000[3]
BV (2.0) 329 (cannon), 41 (ammunition)[4]

Description[edit]

The Long Tom Artillery Cannon is a scaled-down version of the Long Tom artillery piece designed for use as an onboard indirect-fire weapon. Capable of being mounted on 'Mechs, combat vehicles, and aerospace fighters, the Long Tom cannon is a snub-nosed version of the artillery piece of the same name. The Long Tom artillery cannon fires its shells in an indirect arc, dropping them down on top of enemy units.[1]

Models[edit]

The Long Tom Cannon is manufactured on the following planets:

Model LT-Max[edit]

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typically used in References
Kirchbach Swedenborg Heavy Industries Aithon [5]

Thousand Fire[edit]

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typically used in References
Bithinia Bithinian Ballistics TR-13G Transit [6]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tactical Operations, p. 285: "Artillery Cannons"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tactical Operations, p. 404: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Combat Data"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tactical Operations, p. 405: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Construction Data"
  4. ↑ Tactical Operations, p. 383: "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
  5. ↑ Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 81: "Produced Aithon Components"
  6. ↑ Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 174: "TR-13G Transit"

Bibliography[edit]

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