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| − | The (IS) Thumper Artillery Piece is the smallest conventional artillery piece | + | The (IS) Thumper Artillery Piece is the smallest conventional artillery piece in MW:LL. While it can be used as Field Artillery weapon, the Thumper is perhaps best known for its use as a direct firing main gun. |
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | Thumper | + | Using the '''Thumper''' as indirect artillery piece can be challenging as it lacks the [[Long Tom]]'s targeting computer, and the shell explosion radius is fairly small compared to the Long Tom counterpart. |
| − | + | Thumper projectiles arc toward there intended target so lining up your cross hairs on the target may cause the shell to drop short, in which case you'll have to aim above the target in-order for the shell to strike. The amount of arc is trial and error but with a little practice one can become proficient at devastating the enemy in a couple of shots, at the least you will remove much of their armor causing them to retreat. Thus taking them out of the fight and reducing their CBills having to repair and possibly keeping them from moving up to a larger variant. | |
==Weapon Stats== | ==Weapon Stats== | ||
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| + | *The [[Rommel#Variant A | unit]] must be anchored down ''(Left CTRL - Deploy/Un-Deploy)'' to fire | ||
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| + | Smub-Nose variant was added to the game in release 0.11.3 | ||
==Canon== | ==Canon== | ||
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Revision as of 18:03, 11 January 2020
The (IS) Thumper Artillery Piece is the smallest conventional artillery piece in MW:LL. While it can be used as Field Artillery weapon, the Thumper is perhaps best known for its use as a direct firing main gun.
Overview
Using the Thumper as indirect artillery piece can be challenging as it lacks the Long Tom's targeting computer, and the shell explosion radius is fairly small compared to the Long Tom counterpart.
Thumper projectiles arc toward there intended target so lining up your cross hairs on the target may cause the shell to drop short, in which case you'll have to aim above the target in-order for the shell to strike. The amount of arc is trial and error but with a little practice one can become proficient at devastating the enemy in a couple of shots, at the least you will remove much of their armor causing them to retreat. Thus taking them out of the fight and reducing their CBills having to repair and possibly keeping them from moving up to a larger variant.
Weapon Stats
| Weapon | Max Range | Dmg Drop Range |
Dmg Drop /m |
Hit Damage |
Splash Damage |
Damage Type |
Splash Radius | Shots /min |
Sustained DPS |
Speed (m/s) |
Heat /Shot |
Ammo /ton |
Ammo cost /ton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thumper | 13900m | --- | --- | 1000 | 1000 | Energy | 10m | 9 | 316 | 700 | 200 | 8 | 2400 |
| Snub-Nose Thumper | 970m | 6 | 210 | 300 | 250 |
| All stats are current as of release 0.14.10 | |
Gameplay & Hints
Thumper
- The unit must be anchored down (Left CTRL - Deploy/Un-Deploy) to fire
History
Smub-Nose variant was added to the game in release 0.11.3
Canon
Thumper was created by Brooks Incorporated as a cheap knockoff of the SLDF's Thor Artillery Vehicle. The vehicle was mass produced and sold to the Successor States from 2735 to 3046. Sales of the vehicle fell off in the years following the Fourth Succession War. The vehicle was put into production again and refitted for modern combat during the Jihad. During this chaotic time, Brooks Inc. used the advantage of defense spending increases to begin selling its vehicle to the Word of Blake. It is suspected that Brooks conspired with the fanatical Blakists to ensure that newly revised equipment and sales would go to them. Brooks Inc attempted to sell the vehicle to other powers, including Periphery realms, however had failed in their endeavors. The current version of the vehicle is noted for its mobility, crew comfort, and electronic defenses. By the time of the Dark Age, it has become the most common mobile artillery platform used in that era.
Usage
The following Inner Sphere assets equip Thumpers:
| Thumper | Snub-Nose Thumper |
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