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'''Rotary AutoCannons''', or '''RACs''', are weapons which produce rates of fire beyond that of even [[Ultra AutoCannons]], resulting in weapons with the highest rate-of-fire in the game.
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'''Rotary AutoCannons''', or '''RACs''', are ballistic weapon systems capable of producing high rates of fire and [[DPS]].
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
[[File:Rac2.jpg|thumb|250px|A pre-0.6.0 [[Uziel#Variant B|Uziel B]] shows off the RAC2.]]
 
[[File:Rac2.jpg|thumb|250px|A pre-0.6.0 [[Uziel#Variant B|Uziel B]] shows off the RAC2.]]
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Rotary AutoCannon make use of multiple barrels, allowing for a higher rate of fire by giving each individual barrel some time to cool down, resulting in a (relatively) high caliber gatling gun. In addition to their high rate of fire RACs have slightly improved damage compared to their [[Standard AutoCannons|Standard AutoCannon]] or Ultra AutoCannon counterparts, although this does come with a serious reduction in weapon range. Even with their multiple barrels RACs are prone to overheat under sustained fire.  In addition the RAC2 and RAC5 both have a nasty habit of jamming during intense use which requires a trip to a repair bay to correct.
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The Rotary AutoCannon make use of multiple barrels, allowing for a higher rate of fire by giving each individual barrel some time to cool down, resulting in a relatively high caliber gatling gun. Compared to their [[Standard AutoCannons|Standard AutoCannon]] or [[Ultra_AutoCannons|Ultra AutoCannon]] counterparts, the RACs can deal signifigantly more damage per second but this quality comes with reduction in range. Even with their multiple barrels RACs are prone to overheating under sustained fire, so short cooling breaks between bursts are recommended for optimal damage dealing.  
  
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Only Inner Sphere [[Vehicles]] and [[Mechs|BattleMechs]] may mount Rotary AutoCannon, although as with the [[Standard AutoCannons#BA AC2|BA AC2]] even Clan Elementals may equip the BA Bear AC.
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Only [[Inner Sphere]] assets and the [[Lobo#Variant_C_-_.22Loco.22|Lobo C]] use Rotary AutoCannons.
  
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{{Clear}}
  
 
==Weapon Stats==
 
==Weapon Stats==
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All stats are current as of release 0.8.6.<br>
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! style="width: 10%" | '''Weapon'''
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! '''Listed Range'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 90px; position: sticky; position: -webkit-sticky; left:0; z-index: 999;" | '''Weapon'''
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! '''Max Range'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Max Range''' <!-- calculated and/or approximated max range to cause damage -->
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! '''Ammo/ton'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Dmg Drop<br>Range'''
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! '''Heat'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Dmg Drop<br>/m'''
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! '''Damage'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 80px" | '''Hit Damage<wbr/>/Shot''' <!-- Shot is the minimum amount of ammo/beams one can shoot-->
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! style="width: 6%" | '''[[Damage types|Damage Type]]'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 80px" | '''Splash Damage<wbr/>/Shot''' <!-- Shot is the minimum amount of ammo/beams one can shoot-->
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! '''Secondary Damage'''
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! class="unsortable" style="width: 100px; padding: 5px;" | '''[[Damage types|Damage<br>Type]]'''
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! style="width: 6%" | '''Secondary Damage Type'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 100px" | '''Splash Radius'''
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! '''Splash Radius'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 80px" | '''Shots<br>/min''' <!-- Shot cycles per minute more accurately. (Max rpm for rapid fire weapons) -->
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! '''Shots/min'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Sustained<br>[[DPS]]''' <!-- average sustainable max DPS against assets (mechs,tanks,hovers,asf,vtol)-->
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! '''Overheat'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Burst<br>[[DPS]]''' <!-- average max burst DPS against assets (mechs,tanks,hovers,asf,vtol)-->
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! '''Cooldown'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Speed<br>(m/s)'''
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! '''Mech Damage/sec'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''[[Heat]]<br>/Shot'''
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! '''Heat/sec'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Cooldown<br>Time''' <!-- Full weapon heat bar to 0 -->
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! '''Ammo Cost/ton'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Jam<br>Duration'''
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! '''Max Damage/ton Ammo'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Ammo<br>/ton''' <!-- Half ton ammo treated as one ton -->
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! '''Damage Fall-off'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Ammo cost<br>/ton'''
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! '''Fall-off After'''
 
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! class="unsortable" | '''Notes'''
 
 
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! data-sort-value="1" | '''RAC2'''
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| [[Weapon]]
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| 1000m
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| Listed Range
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| 800m
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| Max Range
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| 0.05
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| Ammo/ton
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| Data-sort-value="19" | 19
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| Heat
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| rowspan="2" | ---
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| Damage
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| rowspan="2" | Kinetic
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| Damage Type
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| Secondary Damage
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| 648 (1080)*
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| Secondary Damage Type
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| 246
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| Splash Radius
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| 410
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| Shots/min
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| 2000
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| Overheat
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| 1.1
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| Cooldown
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| rowspan="2" | 4s
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| Mech Damage/sec
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| 6s
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| Heat/sec
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| 600
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| Ammo Cost/ton
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| 250
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| Max Damage/ton Ammo
 
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| Damage Fall-off
 
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| Fall-off After
 
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| Notes
 
 
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| BA BearAC
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! data-sort-value="2" | '''RAC5'''
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| 600m
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| 700m
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| 600m
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| 650m
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| ---
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| 0.43
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| ---
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| Data-sort-value="65" | 65
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| 3
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| 333 (600)*
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| Light Kinetic
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| 433
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| ---
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| 780
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| ---
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| 1400
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| ---
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| 2.6
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| 1000
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| 5s
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| 3s
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| 200
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| 1s
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| 450
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| 37.5
 
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| RAC2
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! data-sort-value="3" | '''Air RAC2'''
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| 1000m
 
| 800m
 
| 800m
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| 1000m
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| 0.05
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| 600
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| Data-sort-value="19" | 19
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| 1.32
 
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| 18.89
 
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| Kinetic
 
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| ---
 
 
| ---
 
| ---
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| Light Kinetic
 
| ---
 
| ---
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| 1080
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| 648 (1080)*
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| 283
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| 472
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| rowspan="3" | 2000
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| 1.3
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| rowspan="3" | 4s
 
| 6s
 
| 6s
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| 4s
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| 600
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| 204.01
 
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| 23.76
 
 
| 250
 
| 250
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| 11334
 
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| -0.048
 
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| 800m
 
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| ---
 
 
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|-
  
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| RAC5
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! data-sort-value="4" | '''Air RAC5'''
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| 500m
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| 860m
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| 700m
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| rowspan="2" | ---
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| 200
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| rowspan="2" | ---
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| 2.59
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| rowspan="2" Data-sort-value="40" | 40
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| 64.84
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| rowspan="2" Data-sort-value="40" | 40
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| Kinetic
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| rowspan="2" | Kinetic-air
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| ---
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| rowspan="2" | 1.5m
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| ---
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| rowspan="2" | 318 (600)*
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| ---
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| rowspan="2" | 508
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| 600
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| rowspan="2" | 960
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| 5s
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| rowspan="2" | 3
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| 4s
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| rowspan="2" | 9s
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| 360.22
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| rowspan="2" | 200
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| 25.9
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| rowspan="2" | 450
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| 450
 
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| 12968
 
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| -0.203
 
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| 500m
 
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===BA Bear AC===
 
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An exclusive [[BA|Battle Armor]] weapon, the BA Bear AC is intended to be an anti-Battle Armor weapon but is only considered somewhat effective.  It can also be used against light air units, although its short effective range hampers it in this role, but remains almost completely ineffective against any other threat.
 
  
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! data-sort-value="5" | '''VTOL RAC5'''
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==Gameplay & Hints==
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===RAC2 and RAC5===
 
===RAC2 and RAC5===
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The astounding rate-of-fire of the RAC2 and RAC5 make them especially effective in the anti-air role or against enemy Battle Armor. They excel at the destruction of softer targets, and thanks to their high damage-per-second perform acceptably against heavier targets (the RAC5 more so than the RAC2). Unfortunately their reduced range makes means that they typically end up in the range brackets of heavier AutoCannon, such as the [[Ultra AutoCannons#(C)UAC10 and (C)UAC20|UAC10]] or the [[Lubalin Ballistics-X AutoCannons#(C)LBX10 and (C)LBX20|LBX20]].  In addition, their rapid ammunition consumption and tendency to jam during intense firing make them poorly suited for short-range slugging matches.
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*RAC2 and RAC5 both have a short [[spin up time]] (about 1 second) before the bullets start fying. The weapon also cools during the spin-up.
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*[[Damage types| Kinetic damage]] does some bonus damage to air units.
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<!-- ==MWLL History== -->
 
  
 
==Canon==
 
==Canon==
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[[File:Rotary_AutoCannon.png|thumb|250px|Rotary AutoCannon]]
 
The Rotary AutoCannon was developed by the New Avalon Institute of Science in 3062 and is both bulkier and heavier than Ultra-class AutoCannons.  In addition, the expense of construction and inability to make use of specialty munitions have prevented it from being developed for the heavier AutoCannon calibers.  Offsetting these factors, however, are the RAC's ability to fire at up to six times the rate of a Standard AutoCannon.  While the weapon is prone to jamming at higher rates of fire one significant improvement over Ultra AutoCannon is the ability to clear the jam in the heat of battle.
 
The Rotary AutoCannon was developed by the New Avalon Institute of Science in 3062 and is both bulkier and heavier than Ultra-class AutoCannons.  In addition, the expense of construction and inability to make use of specialty munitions have prevented it from being developed for the heavier AutoCannon calibers.  Offsetting these factors, however, are the RAC's ability to fire at up to six times the rate of a Standard AutoCannon.  While the weapon is prone to jamming at higher rates of fire one significant improvement over Ultra AutoCannon is the ability to clear the jam in the heat of battle.
  
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Although initially developed and produced by the Federated Commonwealth, the FedCom Civil War saw the RAC quickly disseminate to other Successor States. Currently the Clans have yet to develop an RAC of their own.
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Although initially developed and produced by the Federated Commonwealth, the FedCom Civil War saw the RAC quickly disseminate to other Successor States. Currently the Clans have yet to develop an RAC of their own.
  
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[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Rotary_Autocannon BattleTech reference]
  
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{{Clear}}
 
==Usage==
 
==Usage==
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The following vehicles equip these weapons.
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The following Inner Sphere assets equip Rotary AutoCannons:
  
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{| class= "filterable sortable hoverTable statTable stickyCol stickyHead"
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! RAC2 || RAC5
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*[[Awesome]]
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*[[Corsair]]
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! class="unfilterable" data-sort-type="number" style="width: 60px;" |'''Tons'''
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*[[Harasser]]
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! class="unfilterable" data-sort-type="number" style="width: 50px;" |'''RAC2'''
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*[[Partisan]]
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! class="unfilterable" data-sort-type="number" style="width: 50px;" |'''RAC5'''
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*[[Raven]]
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! class="unfilterable" data-sort-type="number" style="width: 50px;" |'''Air RAC2'''
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*[[Rifleman]]
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! class="unfilterable" data-sort-type="number" style="width: 50px;" |'''Air RAC5'''
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*[[Atlas]]
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![[Osiris|Osiris D ]]
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*[[Awesome]]
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*[[Bushwacker]]
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*[[Catapult]]
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![[Raven|Raven G ]]
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*[[Hawkmoth]]
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||Mech||IS||35||||1||||
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*[[Hollander II]]
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*[[Partisan]]
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![[Uziel|Uziel D ]]
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*[[Shiva]]
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||Mech||IS||50||3||||||
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*[[Thanatos]]
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*[[Warhammer]]
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![[Bushwacker|Bushwacker A ]]
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||Mech||IS||55||||2||||
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|-
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![[Bushwacker|Bushwacker F ]]
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||Mech||IS||55||1||||||
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|-
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![[Argus|Argus Prime ]]
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||Mech||IS||60||||1||||
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|-
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![[Rifleman|Rifleman D ]]
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||Mech||IS||60||4||||||
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|-
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![[Catapult|Catapult G ]]
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||Mech||IS||65||||2||||
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|-
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![[Warhammer|Warhammer F ]]
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||Mech||IS||70||||2||||
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![[Marauder|Marauder B ]]
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||Mech||IS||75||3||||||
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|-
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![[Awesome|Awesome F ]]
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||Mech||IS||80||4||||||
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|-
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![[Awesome|Awesome G ]]
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||Mech||IS||80||||2||||
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|-
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![[Atlas|Atlas A ]]
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||Mech||IS||100||||3||||
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|-
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![[Fafnir|Fafnir F ]]
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||Mech||IS||100||||2||||
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|-
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![[Goblin|Goblin E ]]
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||Vehicle||IS||45||||1||||
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|-
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![[Regulator|Regulator A ]]
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||Vehicle||IS||45||||1||||
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|-
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![[Rommel|Rommel B ]]
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||Vehicle||IS||65||||1||||
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|-
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![[Demolisher|Demolisher G ]]
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||Vehicle||IS||80||||2||||
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|-
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![[Partisan|Partisan B ]]
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||Vehicle||IS||80||4||||||
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|-
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![[Partisan|Partisan F ]]
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||Vehicle||IS||80||||1||||
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|-
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![[Behemoth|Behemoth B ]]
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||Vehicle||IS||100||4||||||
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|-
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![[Hawkmoth|Hawkmoth G ]]
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||VTOL||IS||25||||||||1
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|-
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![[Corsair|Corsair A ]]
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||ASF||IS||50||||||2||
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|-
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![[Rusalka|Rusalka C ]]
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||ASF||IS||65||||||3||
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|-
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![[Rusalka|Rusalka E ]]
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||ASF||IS||65||||||||1
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|-
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![[Shiva|Shiva B ]]
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||ASF||IS||85||||||||2
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|-
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![[Shiva|Shiva E ]]
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||ASF||IS||85||||||||2
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|-
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![[Lobo|Lobo C ]]
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||Mech||Clan||40||||1||||
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==See Also==
 
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*[[Standard AutoCannons]]
 
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*[[Lubalin Ballistics-X AutoCannons]]
 
  
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*[[Ultra AutoCannons]]
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Latest revision as of 05:41, 23 October 2024

Rotary AutoCannons, or RACs, are ballistic weapon systems capable of producing high rates of fire and DPS.


Overview

A pre-0.6.0 Uziel B shows off the RAC2.

The Rotary AutoCannon make use of multiple barrels, allowing for a higher rate of fire by giving each individual barrel some time to cool down, resulting in a relatively high caliber gatling gun. Compared to their Standard AutoCannon or Ultra AutoCannon counterparts, the RACs can deal signifigantly more damage per second but this quality comes with reduction in range. Even with their multiple barrels RACs are prone to overheating under sustained fire, so short cooling breaks between bursts are recommended for optimal damage dealing.

Only Inner Sphere assets and the Lobo C use Rotary AutoCannons.


Weapon Stats

Weapon Max Range Dmg Drop
Range 		Dmg Drop
/m 		Hit Damage/Shot Splash Damage/Shot Damage
Type 		Splash Radius Shots
/min 		Sustained
DPS 		Burst
DPS 		Speed
(m/s) 		Heat
/Shot 		Cooldown
Time 		Jam
Duration 		Ammo
/ton 		Ammo cost
/ton
RAC2 1000m 800m 0.05 19 --- Kinetic --- 648 (1080)* 246 410 2000 1.1 4s 6s 600 250
RAC5 700m 650m 0.43 65 333 (600)* 433 780 1400 2.6 5s 200 450
Air RAC2 1000m 800m 0.05 19 --- Light Kinetic --- 648 (1080)* 283 472 2000 1.3 4s 6s 600 250
Air RAC5 860m --- --- 40 40 Kinetic-air 1.5m 318 (600)* 508 960 3 9s 200 450
VTOL RAC5 600m
*Max rate of fire All stats are current as of release 0.14.10

Gameplay & Hints

RAC2 and RAC5

  • RAC2 and RAC5 both have a short spin up time (about 1 second) before the bullets start fying. The weapon also cools during the spin-up.
  • Kinetic damage does some bonus damage to air units.

Canon

Rotary AutoCannon

The Rotary AutoCannon was developed by the New Avalon Institute of Science in 3062 and is both bulkier and heavier than Ultra-class AutoCannons. In addition, the expense of construction and inability to make use of specialty munitions have prevented it from being developed for the heavier AutoCannon calibers. Offsetting these factors, however, are the RAC's ability to fire at up to six times the rate of a Standard AutoCannon. While the weapon is prone to jamming at higher rates of fire one significant improvement over Ultra AutoCannon is the ability to clear the jam in the heat of battle.

Although initially developed and produced by the Federated Commonwealth, the FedCom Civil War saw the RAC quickly disseminate to other Successor States. Currently the Clans have yet to develop an RAC of their own.

BattleTech reference


Usage

The following Inner Sphere assets equip Rotary AutoCannons:

Asset Type Faction Tons RAC2 RAC5 Air RAC2 Air RAC5
Osiris D Mech IS 30 2
Raven G Mech IS 35 1
Uziel D Mech IS 50 3
Bushwacker A Mech IS 55 2
Bushwacker F Mech IS 55 1
Argus Prime Mech IS 60 1
Rifleman D Mech IS 60 4
Catapult G Mech IS 65 2
Warhammer F Mech IS 70 2
Marauder B Mech IS 75 3
Awesome F Mech IS 80 4
Awesome G Mech IS 80 2
Atlas A Mech IS 100 3
Fafnir F Mech IS 100 2
Goblin E Vehicle IS 45 1
Regulator A Vehicle IS 45 1
Rommel B Vehicle IS 65 1
Demolisher G Vehicle IS 80 2
Partisan B Vehicle IS 80 4
Partisan F Vehicle IS 80 1
Behemoth B Vehicle IS 100 4
Hawkmoth G VTOL IS 25 1
Corsair A ASF IS 50 2
Rusalka C ASF IS 65 3
Rusalka E ASF IS 65 1
Shiva B ASF IS 85 2
Shiva E ASF IS 85 2
Lobo C Mech Clan 40 1
All stats are current as of release 0.14.10



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