Extended Range Medium Laser
ER Medium Laser | |
Production information | |
Type | Energy (Direct-Fire) |
Tech Base | Clan / Inner Sphere (IS) |
Year Availability | Clan = 2824 (CJF) |
Technical specifications | |
Heat | 5 |
Damage | Clan = 7
IS = 5 |
Minimum Range | n/a |
Short Range | Clan = 1-5
IS = 1-4 |
Medium Range | Clan = 6-10
IS = 5-8 |
Long Range | Clan = 11-15
IS = 9-12 |
Tons | 1 |
Critical Slots | 1 |
Ammo Per Ton | n/a |
Cost (unloaded) | 80,000 |
Ammo Cost (per ton) | n/a |
BV (1.0) | Clan = 108
IS = 62 |
BV (2.0) | Clan = 108[1]
IS = 62[2] |
Description
The Extended-Range Medium Laser (ER Medium Laser) focuses a powerful beam of light on targets that causes damage by melting or shattering armor off target.
As the name suggests, the Extended-Range variant of the Medium Laser improves the focusing system of the laser to project it to much farther ranges. The optics are less efficient, though, necessitating more input power for the same armor ablation and thus more waste heat in the weapon.
As with most Clan energy weapons, the Clans lack their own standard Medium Laser.
Manufacturing
The Extended-Range Medium Laser is manufactured on the following planets:
Brand | Planet | Company |
---|---|---|
BrightBloom | New Avalon | Achernar BattleMechs |
Bright-Blossom | Wernke-Talon | Kallon Industries |
Ceres Arms | Capella | Ceres Metals Industries |
Ceres Arms | St. Ives | Ceres Metals Industries |
Defiance Model XII | Furillo | Defiance Industries |
Diplan M3-XR | Ozawa? | Diplan 'Mechyards? |
Diverse Optics Sunbeam | Irian | Diverse Optics Incorporated |
Diverse Optics Sunfire[3] | Unknown | Diverse Optics Incorporated |
ExoStar Pinnacle (Clantech)[4] | Unknown | ExoStar Laser Technologies |
Magna Mk VI | Lopez | Magna |
Magna Mk VI | Stewart | Corean Enterprises[citation needed] |
Martell | El Dorado | General Motors[5] |
RAMTech 1500Z | New Kyoto | RAMTech |
Series 7J | Tamaron | Ashton 'Mech Production Complex |
Series J7A | Arcadia | Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T4 |
TRTTS Mark II | Huntress | Abysmal Manufacturing Complex |
References
- ↑ TechManual, p. 318, "Clan Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
- ↑ TechManual, p. 317, "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 32-33, "ZU-G60 Anzu"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 34-35, "UCU-F4 Scarecrow"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 88