Editing Large X-Pulse Laser

{{InfoBoxWeapon
| name = Large X-Pulse Laser
| image = [[Image:Large X-Pulse.png]]
| Type = Energy (Direct Fire)
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
| Year Availability = [[3057]]<ref name=TO_321>''Tactical Operations'', p. 321, "X-Pulse Lasers"</ref>
| Heat = 14<ref name=TO_408-9/>
| Damage = 9<ref name=TO_408-9/>
| Minimum Range = None<ref name=TO_408-9>''Tactical Operations'', pp. 408-409, "Heavy Weapons and Equipment Combat Data"</ref>
| Short Range = 1-5<ref name=TO_408-9/>
| Medium Range = 6-10<ref name=TO_408-9/>
| Long Range = 11-15<ref name=TO_408-9/>
| Tons = 7<ref name=TO_408-9/>
| Critical Slots = 2<ref name=TO_408-9/>
| Ammo Per Ton = N/A
| Cost (unloaded) = 275,000
| Ammo Cost (per ton) = N/A
| BV (1.0) = n/a
| BV (2.0) = 178<ref name=TO_382>''Tactical Operations'', p. 382, "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table [Addendum]"</ref>}}

==History==
X-Pulse Lasers were an attempt, started in [[3055]], by [[Federated Commonwealth]] technicians to increase the range of [[Pulse Laser|pulse laser]]s. The research endeavor was hampered by the [[FedCom Civil War]], though prototypes existed at the time that had fired faster and with more power than current Inner Sphere pulse lasers. By the time of the [[Jihad]], X-Pulse Lasers were undergoing preproduction testing and presumably fell into the hands of the [[Word of Blake]]. By [[3075]], the technology had not yet been made widely available but had started to hit the markets by [[3078]].<ref name=TO_321/><ref name=TRP_207>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 207, "Jihad Technology Advancement Table"</ref>

==Description==
X-Pulse Lasers are not a new weapon ''per se'', but an upgrade that is separately added to the weapon for an additional cost.<ref>Maximum Tech 35013, page 84</ref> X-Pulse lasers also build up tremendous heat but this has been considered by technicians a necessary drawback. '''Large X-Pulse Lasers''' are the biggest and deadliest of the X-Pulse Lasers and though they build massive amounts of extra heat, they boast the same range as a standard [[Large Laser]].

==Background==
The [[Kurita|Kuritan] design of the Large X-Pulse Lasers is accredited to [[Buda Weapons]] Chief Researcher [[Hideoshi Yamika]] in [[3073]]. In that year, he smuggled at least three prototypes and his team to [[Luthien]] to battlefield-test the weapons. In March [[3074]], he and his prototypes were captured by the [[Word of Blake]].<ref name=JTPL-10/11>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', pp. 10-11, "Light Machine"</ref>

==Models==

===Diverse Optics Type 35PX===
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| [[Calloway VI]]
| [[Earthwerks Incorporated]]
| [[Phoenix Hawk]]
| <ref> ''BattleTech Recognition Guide Vol.1: Classics'', p. 29</ref>
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| [[Robinson]]
| [[Robinson Standard BattleWorks]]
| [[Ostsol]]
| <ref> ''BattleTech Recognition Guide Vol.1: Classics'', p. 61</ref>
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]''
* ''[[Maximum Tech]]''
* ''[[Tactical Operations]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''


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