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The '''ArrowIV''' (also called '''Arrow 4''', '''A4''', '''Arrow'''), is the most powerful guided weapon available. It can fly up to 3000 meters and, depending on where it hits, is capable of disabling many units in a single twin-missile salvo. ArrowIVs are also nearly impossible for a single [[AMS]] system to destroy, requiring at least 2 to reliably block a single missile, and 4 or more to have a chance to disable the usual 2 missile salvo.
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The '''ArrowIV''' (also called '''Arrow 4''', '''A4''', '''Arrow'''), is a missile artillery weapon system that launches four guidable AOE missiles.
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==Overview==
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The Arrow missiles are capable of reaching targets from over 3500 meter distance but the weapon's own targeting system is only capable of locking at targets at 1000m (1200m clan counterpart) range. Due to the arcing trajectory, the [[minimum range]] of the missiles is about 500m. ArrowIV missiles have high damage potential, but the most notable quality of the Arrow missiles is the large explosion (splash) radius, which can be used to hit cramped enemy formations or dumbfiring for area denial effect.
  
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==Overview==
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Large slow projectiles, brightly colored exhaust flame, thick smoke trail and high ballistic arc make ArrowIV's visually distinguishable from the other missiles.
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[[File:Arrow4.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Cougar]] about to get hit by 2 Arrows]]
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The ArrowIV distinct features when in flight are it's brightly colored flame, black vapor trail and high arc as it slowly moves through the sky. If you see it heading your way, turn off your radar, run like hell and pray, as devastation is not far behind. If you do survive a nearby strike you most likely be in need of major repair.
 
  
 
==Weapon Stats==
 
==Weapon Stats==
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All stats are current as of release 0.9.3.
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Min 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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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Lock On<br>Range'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Lock On<br>Time'''
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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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! class="unsortable" style="width: 100px; padding: 5px;" | '''[[Damage types|Damage<br>Type]]'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 80px" | '''Sec. Splash<br>Damage<wbr/>/Shot'''
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! class="unsortable" style="width: 100px; padding: 5px;" | '''Sec.<br>[[Damage types|Damage Type]]'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 100px" | '''Splash Radius'''<br>(prm/sec)
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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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! 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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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Max Speed<br>(m/s)'''
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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''[[Heat]]<br>/Shot'''
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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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! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 70px" | '''Ammo cost<br>/ton'''
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! data-sort-value="1" | '''Arrow IV'''
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| rowspan="4" | ~500m
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! style="width: 10%" | '''Weapon'''
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| rowspan="4" | 4300m
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! '''Lock Range'''
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| 1000m
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! '''Max Range'''
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| rowspan="4" | 10s
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| rowspan="4" | Missile
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| rowspan="4" | Missile
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| rowspan="2" | 9.5m / 50m
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! '''Secondary Damage'''
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| rowspan="4" | 7
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! style="width: 6%" | '''Secondary Damage Type'''
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| rowspan="2" | 131
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! '''Splash Radius'''
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| rowspan="4" | 150
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! '''Shots/min'''
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| rowspan="4" | 240
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! '''Mech Damage/sec'''
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| rowspan="2" | 32
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! '''Heat/sec'''
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| rowspan="4" | 1000
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! '''Ammo Cost/ton'''
 
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! '''Max Damage/ton Ammo'''
 
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! data-sort-value="2" style="padding-left:3px; padding-right:3px"| '''Clan Arrow IV'''
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| 1200m
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| Lock Range
 
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| Max Range
 
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| Minimum Range
 
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| Ammo/ton
 
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| Heat
 
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| Damage
 
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| Secondary Damage
 
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| Secondary Damage Type
 
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| Splash Radius
 
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| Shots/min
 
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| Mech Damage/sec
 
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| Heat/sec
 
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| Ammo Cost/ton
 
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| Max Damage/ton Ammo
 
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| Notes
 
 
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| (C)Arrow IV  
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! data-sort-value="3" | '''Arrow IV Cluster'''
 
| 1000m
 
| 1000m
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| 4500m
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| rowspan="2" Data-sort-value="704" | 8 x 88
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| 200m
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| rowspan="2" Data-sort-value="472" | 8 x 59
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| 32
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| rowspan="2" | 9.5m / 30m
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| 300
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| rowspan="2" | 132
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| 4x 175
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| rowspan="2" | 64
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| Missile
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| 4x 116.67
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! data-sort-value="4" style="padding-left:3px; padding-right:3px"| '''Clan Arrow IV Cluster'''
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| 9.5m / 50m
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| 1200m
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| 7
 
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| 136.11
 
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| 35
 
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| 1000
 
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| 9333.33
 
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| Fires four large missiles<br>Missiles will not hit anything under 500m<br>16 sec. lock time
 
 
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==Gameplay & Hints==
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[[File:Arrow4.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Cougar]] about to get hit by 2 Arrows]]
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*ArrowIVs have a very, very long lock on time. Even longer when targeting something with [[GECM]]. It is recommended to [[Crouch/Deploy|crouch]] or [[Crouch/Deploy|deploy]] to reduce the lock on time.
  
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==Gameplay==
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*Thanks to the missile's large splash effect, a salvo of A4s can easily reduce all of a Mech's components to "yellow" status.
  
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Thanks to the missile's large splash effect, a salvo of A4s can easily reduce all of a Mech's components to "yellow" status, thereby making the ArrowIV's overall damage third highest, with the [[Long Tom Artillery|Long Tom]] taking the lead and [[Bomb|Bombs]] being second, with the [[Tbolt]] having roughly similar (but more focused) damage. When a Tbolt hits a target at the same angle as Arrows it does less damage, though with a more horizontal approach or back-armor hit, Tbolts can inflict higher total damage -- the overall result varies depending on the situation. Because of it's very characteristic damage spread, the A4 user cannot concentrate it's firepower nearly as effectively on a single part, which could quickly cripple the target's firepower or movement capability -- instead, the A4 user is forced to burn through all of the target's armor to reduce the enemy's strength, or aim at units with already damaged parts.
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*Because of it's very characteristic damage spread, the A4 user cannot concentrate it's firepower on a single part, and instead, the A4 user is forced to burn through all of the target's armor.
  
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ArrowIV launchers are extremely heavy and are usually mounted in pairs, making very few units capable of bearing them. [[Catapult#Variant C|Catapult]] had to strip all it's support weapons in order to handle ArrowIVs, while the only unit capable of bearing additional weapons is the [[Madcat MKII#Variant C|Madcat MKII]]. The only vehicles fielding this weapon are the [[Huit|Huit]] and [[Demolisher]]; notably, no [[Aerospace]] or [[VTOL]] is capable of using this weapon.
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*One way to use ArrowIVs is to have a friendly unit designate targets using a [[NARC]] or [[TAG]] while the ArrowIV unit shoots the missiles from other location -- while the ArrowIV can only achieve a lock out to 1000m (1200m for Clan), its long, 4300m [[maximum range]] allows it to travel fully across the strategically relevant portion of most [[map]]s, allowing the A4 user to stay well behind the front lines. Just remember that ArrowIV missiles will only track NARC and TAG once the missile comes within 1000m of the designated target, take note of this when trying to [[flick]] ArrowIVs.
  
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The preferred way to use ArrowIVs is to have a friendly unit designate targets using a [[NARC]] or [[TAG]] while the ArrowIV unit shoots the missiles from other location -- while the ArrowIV can only achieve a lock out to 1000m, it's long flight time allows it to travel from one base to another, allowing the A4 user to stay well behind the front lines.
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*Missiles can be also be [[dumb-fired]] (that is, fired without lock) towards stationary units from beyond the A4's lock-on range, allowing an easy hit without triggering the target's missile lock warning. When dumb-fired, ArrowsIV's have an effective range of over 4000m, and will travel to a point directly over the targeting [[reticle]], before descending at a steep angle and landing in a spread pattern. However, the missiles' smoke trail is highly visible, which may give the target ample warning to take evasive action.
  
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Missiles can be also be dumb-fired (that is, fired without lock) towards [[Gameplay Tactics#LRM Camping|LRM campers]] or other stationary, long-range units from beyond the A4's lock-on range, allowing an easy hit without triggering the target's missile lock warning. When dumb-fired, ArrowsIV's have an effective range of 3000m, and will travel to a point directly over the targeting reticule, before descending at a steep point and landing almost exactly where they're aimed. However, the missiles' smoke trail is highly visible, which may give the target ample warning to take evasive action. <!-- to be cliche -_-->
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*Another more niche way to use ArrowIV is to scare off Aeros or VTOLs, with the missile lock warning forcing the enemy perform multiple dodge maneuvers over a lengthy period, thanks to the missiles' ability to approach a target up to three times. For this tactic its best to [[chain-fire]] the ArrowIVs (in the case where the pilot has more than one launcher), this lengthens the total time that enemy will be threatened by the missiles, and increasing the hit probability. However, as with [[LRM]]s, an air unit is only likely to be struck by missiles if it takes no evasive action; in this case, the missiles serve as a distraction, making both offense and fleeing more difficult for the targeted unit, and perhaps giving friendly [[AA]] more time to shoot it down.
  
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Another possible use of the ArrowIV is to scare off Aeros or VTOLs, with the missile lock warning forcing the enemy to involve in multiple dodge maneuvers for quite some time, thanks to the missiles' ability to approach a target up to three times. For this tactic it's best to fire the two missiles with few seconds delay between each, lengthening the time enemy will be threatened by the missiles, and increasing the hit probability. However, as with [[LRM]]s, an air unit is only likely to be struck by missiles if it takes no evasive action; in this case, the missiles serve as a distraction, making both offense and fleeing more difficult for the targeted unit, and perhaps giving friendly [[AA]] more time to shoot it down.
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*It is impossible for an entire ArrowIV salvo to be destroyed by a single [[LAMS]]. And Cluster ArrowIV salvos are even harder for LAMS to deal with.
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*Both [[Clan]] and [[IS]] ArrowIV missiles destroy [[NARC]]s on impact. Thankfully, Cluster ArrowIV missiles do not destroy NARCs in this way.
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==Canon==
 
==Canon==
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The Arrow IV is a stand-alone, missile based, artillery system, designed to augment conventional systems such as the Long Tom and the Sniper. It was first introduced by the Terran Hegemony in 2600 and became a staple of the Star League Defense Force.[5] Although the technology to create Arrow IVs was lost during the Star League's collapse, it was recovered by Capellan Confederation engineers in 3044 working off of surviving examples and the Helm Memory Core.
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[[File:Arrow_IV_Artillery.png|thumb|200px]]
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The Arrow IV is a stand-alone, missile based, artillery system, designed to augment conventional systems such as the Long Tom and the Sniper. It was first introduced by the Terran Hegemony in 2600 and became a staple of the Star League Defense Force. Although the technology to create Arrow IVs was lost during the Star League's collapse, it was recovered by Capellan Confederation engineers in 3044 working off of surviving examples and the Helm Memory Core.
  
 
[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Arrow_IV_Artillery BattleTech reference]
 
[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Arrow_IV_Artillery BattleTech reference]
  
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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
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The following vehicles equip these weapons.
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The following assets equip Arrow IVs:
  
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*[[Thanatos]]
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*[[Demolisher]]
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! class="unfilterable" data-sort-type="number" style="width: 50px;" |'''ArrowIV'''
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*[[Huit]]
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*[[Regulator]]
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*[[Daishi]]
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*[[Madcat]]
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![[Shoden|Shoden A]]
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![[Huitzilopochtli|Huitzilopochtli A ]]
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||Vehicle||CL||85||2
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![[Huitzilopochtli|Huitzilopochtli C ]]
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||Vehicle||CL||85||2
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![[Huitzilopochtli|Huitzilopochtli D ]]
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||Vehicle||CL||85||1
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![[Huitzilopochtli|Huitzilopochtli G ]]
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||Vehicle||CL||85||1
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Latest revision as of 19:34, 21 August 2022

The ArrowIV (also called Arrow 4, A4, Arrow), is a missile artillery weapon system that launches four guidable AOE missiles.

Overview

The Arrow missiles are capable of reaching targets from over 3500 meter distance but the weapon's own targeting system is only capable of locking at targets at 1000m (1200m clan counterpart) range. Due to the arcing trajectory, the minimum range of the missiles is about 500m. ArrowIV missiles have high damage potential, but the most notable quality of the Arrow missiles is the large explosion (splash) radius, which can be used to hit cramped enemy formations or dumbfiring for area denial effect.

Large slow projectiles, brightly colored exhaust flame, thick smoke trail and high ballistic arc make ArrowIV's visually distinguishable from the other missiles.


Weapon Stats

Weapon Min Range Max Range Lock On
Range 		Lock On
Time 		Splash Damage/Shot Damage
Type 		Sec. Splash
Damage/Shot 		Sec.
Damage Type 		Splash Radius
(prm/sec) 		Shots
/min 		Sustained
DPS 		Max Speed
(m/s) 		Heat
/Shot 		Ammo
/ton 		Ammo cost
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Arrow IV ~500m 4300m 1000m 10s 4 x 175 Missile 4 x 117 Missile 9.5m / 50m 7 131 150 240 32 1000
Clan Arrow IV 1200m
Arrow IV Cluster 1000m 8 x 88 8 x 59 9.5m / 30m 132 64
Clan Arrow IV Cluster 1200m
All stats are current as of release 0.15.0

Gameplay & Hints

Cougar about to get hit by 2 Arrows
  • ArrowIVs have a very, very long lock on time. Even longer when targeting something with GECM. It is recommended to crouch or deploy to reduce the lock on time.
  • Thanks to the missile's large splash effect, a salvo of A4s can easily reduce all of a Mech's components to "yellow" status.
  • Because of it's very characteristic damage spread, the A4 user cannot concentrate it's firepower on a single part, and instead, the A4 user is forced to burn through all of the target's armor.
  • One way to use ArrowIVs is to have a friendly unit designate targets using a NARC or TAG while the ArrowIV unit shoots the missiles from other location -- while the ArrowIV can only achieve a lock out to 1000m (1200m for Clan), its long, 4300m maximum range allows it to travel fully across the strategically relevant portion of most maps, allowing the A4 user to stay well behind the front lines. Just remember that ArrowIV missiles will only track NARC and TAG once the missile comes within 1000m of the designated target, take note of this when trying to flick ArrowIVs.
  • Missiles can be also be dumb-fired (that is, fired without lock) towards stationary units from beyond the A4's lock-on range, allowing an easy hit without triggering the target's missile lock warning. When dumb-fired, ArrowsIV's have an effective range of over 4000m, and will travel to a point directly over the targeting reticle, before descending at a steep angle and landing in a spread pattern. However, the missiles' smoke trail is highly visible, which may give the target ample warning to take evasive action.
  • Another more niche way to use ArrowIV is to scare off Aeros or VTOLs, with the missile lock warning forcing the enemy perform multiple dodge maneuvers over a lengthy period, thanks to the missiles' ability to approach a target up to three times. For this tactic its best to chain-fire the ArrowIVs (in the case where the pilot has more than one launcher), this lengthens the total time that enemy will be threatened by the missiles, and increasing the hit probability. However, as with LRMs, an air unit is only likely to be struck by missiles if it takes no evasive action; in this case, the missiles serve as a distraction, making both offense and fleeing more difficult for the targeted unit, and perhaps giving friendly AA more time to shoot it down.
  • It is impossible for an entire ArrowIV salvo to be destroyed by a single LAMS. And Cluster ArrowIV salvos are even harder for LAMS to deal with.
  • Both Clan and IS ArrowIV missiles destroy NARCs on impact. Thankfully, Cluster ArrowIV missiles do not destroy NARCs in this way.


Canon

Arrow IV Artillery.png

The Arrow IV is a stand-alone, missile based, artillery system, designed to augment conventional systems such as the Long Tom and the Sniper. It was first introduced by the Terran Hegemony in 2600 and became a staple of the Star League Defense Force. Although the technology to create Arrow IVs was lost during the Star League's collapse, it was recovered by Capellan Confederation engineers in 3044 working off of surviving examples and the Helm Memory Core.

BattleTech reference

Usage

The following assets equip Arrow IVs:

Asset Type Faction Tons ArrowIV
Catapult C Mech IS 65 2
Thanatos B Mech IS 75 1
MadCatMKII C Mech CL 90 2
Daishi C Mech CL 100 1
Regulator G Vehicle IS 45 1
Shoden A Vehicle CL 70 1
Huitzilopochtli Prime Vehicle CL 85 2
Huitzilopochtli A Vehicle CL 85 2
Huitzilopochtli C Vehicle CL 85 2
Huitzilopochtli D Vehicle CL 85 1
Huitzilopochtli G Vehicle CL 85 1
Mars C Vehicle CL 100 3
All stats are current as of release 0.14.10



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