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Revision as of 21:06, 26 October 2008
An Autocannon is a type of rapid-firing, auto-loading direct-fire ballistic weapon, firing HEAP (High-Explosive Armor-Piercing) rounds at targets either singly or in bursts. Among the earliest tank/BattleMech scale weaponry produced, autocannons produce far less heat than energy weapons, but are considerably bulkier and dependent upon limited stores of ammunition.
Autocannons range in caliber from 30mm up to 120mm or larger, with the lower calibers having longer effective ranges than high calibers, and are grouped into four broad damage classes:
Beyond the "standard" models, variants include the shotgun-like LBX and quick-firing Ultra and Rotary, and captial ship scale models also exist.