Weapons

This is a quick reference for all ground-based Weapons currently in the game, as well as relevant statistics. For statistics pertaining to weapons carried by air assets, see Air Weapons. Weapons are divided into three classes: ballistic, missile, and energy.

About Damage

The raw damage values displayed in the weapon stat tables aren't the actual damage in-game. There are multiple reasons for this and some unknowns which should be taken into account before comparing any weapon to another, especially between categories.

The Damage column is the theoretical maximum direct-hit damage to a single component, ignoring the effectiveness of the associated damage type against the particular target. Effectiveness and actual total damage done can be affected by the following:

• Multiple-launch missile weapons, especially the LRMs, tend to be somewhat inaccurate and miss the target with some missiles even when at optimal range and the target is a large, stationary Mech, therefore not inflicting 100% of its potential.

• Weapons that fire multiple shots in a volley or that fire rapidly may suffer from damage being spread across multiple components (or missing entirely with some portion of the shots), making it more difficult to land a killing blow.

• Some weapons may offer splash damage that can damage multiple components (or even multiple Mechs) at once. Splash damage will damage everything within its radius, with the center of the effect being more damaging, and the edge inflicting little to no damage. Components are damaged independently, so an Uller hit in the shoulder with an AC20 may suffer the full damage from the AC20 (modified by the damage type effectiveness against mechs), and suffer additional partial AC20 damage to the head, center torso, back, and/or arm, depending on how close these components are to the center of the explosion. Thus, especially in the case of weapons with large splash radiuses, the sum total damage done can much larger than the listed (maximum single-component) damage. As a result of this, hitting a vehicle on the edge between components may do more total damage than hitting the center of a single component, where it would be further away from other components, thereby reducing the extra splash damage.

Some weapons' (e.g. HGauss) damage seems to "spread" to the center torso. The relation between assumed damage and real damage is unknown; It seems to be higher, but this still needs to be confirmed.

Finally, a table cannot hope to convey all aspects of a weapon's performance; The best way to evaluate a weapon's worth is to test it in action.

Ballistic Weapons

Many ballistic weapons can be fired with effect at targets more distant than their listed range, but accuracy and/or damage will suffer. When firing Standard, Ultra, Hyper-Velocity or Rotary AutoCannon family weapons near or beyond their listed range, it may be necessary to take shot drop into consideration. The Long Tom Artillery is the extreme member of the ballistic weapons family and fires a long-range, relatively slow-moving, arcing shot.

Many of the ballistic weapons will overheat in continuous firing (represented in-game as a bar under the weapon name on the weapons display). If the weapon happens to overheat, it will become unusable for a short time (3s-10s depending of the weapon), after which it will be fully cooled and usable again. In most cases overheating the weapon is unwanted because the normal cooling rate is a faster way to cool the weapon, excepion being Hyper-Assault Gauss Rifles, which are intended (and more effective) to shoot until overheat is reached.

A note on damage dropoff: The base damage is modified by the damage type before subtracting the lossage for distance. Significantly, this has the effect of giving kinetic- and light kinetic-type weapons increased effective range against air assets than against ground assets, since the damage type modifier against air assets is much higher.

[Show/Hide]     Weapon	Max Range	Dmg Drop Range	Dmg Drop /m	Hit Damage/Shot	Damage Type	Splash Damage/Shot	Damage Type	Sec. Splash Damage/Shot	Sec. Damage Type	Splash Radius (prm/sec)	Shots /min	Sustained DPS	Burst DPS	Speed (m/s)	Heat /Shot	Cooldown Time	Jam Duration	Ammo /ton	Ammo cost /ton
BA Recoilless Rifle	320m	---	---	450	Flak	---	---	---	---	---	16	184	184	600	---	---	---	---	---
BA Grenade Launcher	650m	---	---	230	Energy	230	Energy	100	Energy	1.9m / 3m	35	344	344	120	---	---	---	---	---
BA Claw MG	600m	---	---	7	Kinetic	---	---	---	---	---	1000 (1200)*	140	168	2000	---	1s	3s	---	---
BA Medium MG	550m	50m	0.04	20	Kinetic						583 (700)*	200	280		---	1s	3s
AC2	1200m	1200m	10	6 x 23	Light Kinetic	6 x 23	Light Kinetic	6 x 5	Frag	1m / 1.5m	11.8	76	76	2500	9	---	---	360	250
AC5	795m	800m		3 x 75		3 x 75		3 x 50		1.3m / 2.5m	12.1	129	129	1800	9			128	450
AC10	710m	650m	1.5	225	Heavy Kinetic	225	Energy	500		1.6m / 2.8m	17.7	156	156	1200	15			28	750
AC20	345m	350m	20	300		300		600		1.6m / 3.2m	26.6	310	310	900	38			22	1000
(C)UAC2	1250m	1250m	10	13	Light Kinetic	---	---	---	---	---	444 (600)*	135	182	3500	0.5	3.5s	7s	800	250
UAC5	810m	800m	10	3 x 116	Kinetic						22.6 (45.5)*	158	317	1800	7	4s	8s	128	450
CUAC5											20.1 (45.5)*	140				5s
(C)UAC10	665m	650m	20	2 x 300	Heavy Kinetic						25.8 (56)*	300	650	1800	30	5s	8s	48	750
(C)UAC20	360m	350m		2 x 490							28 (63.8)*	531	1209	900	56	6s	10s	32	1000
HVAC2	1500m	1500m	10	12 x 23	Light Kinetic	12 x 23	Light Kinetic	12 x 5	Frag	0.5m / 1.0m	8.8	114	114	3500	25	---	---	360	500
HVAC10	955m	950m	100	225	Light Kinetic	225	Energy	550	Frag	1.45m / 2.8m	22.5	199	199	1800	34			22	1000
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
(C)LBX2	1330m	1350m	10	2 x 81	Light Kinetic	---	---	---	---	---	20	76	76	1800	7	---	---	60	125
(C)LBX5	900m	900m		5 x 81							15	142	142	2600	10			48	500
(C)LBX10	700m	700m		10 x 81							12	227	227		24			24	950
(C)LBX20	450m	450m		20 x 81							10	379	379		76			12	1350
LtGauss	1255m	1250m	200	700	Heavy Kinetic	---	---	---	---	---	11	149	149	3300	11	---	---	16	1000
Gauss	900m	900m	977	1230							8.5	202	202	2500	14			12	1850
CGauss			1092												18
HGauss	705m	450m	4.3	2125								349	349	2200	32			6	2000
iHGauss	800m	800m	977	1932								318	318	2400	29
HAG20	1200m	1200m	40	82	Kinetic	---	---	---	---	---	163 (900)*	267	1476	3300	3	16s	6s	240	1500
HAG30											180 (900)*	295					8s
HAG40											189 (900)*	310					10s
Machine Gun	1600m	300m	0.001	4	Kinetic	---	---	---	---	---	667 (1000)*	53	96	2000	0.003	4s	6s	---	---
Heavy MG	400m	200m	0.05	14	Light Kinetic						240 (360)*	78	118		0.5
Thumper	13900m	---	---	1000	Energy	1000	Energy	---	---	10m	9	316	316	700	200	---	---	8	2400
Snub-Nosed Thumper	970m										6	210	210	300	250
Long Tom (Std range)	2250m	---	---	1850	Missile	1850	Missile	1000	Energy	32m / 35m	7.5	569	569	300	300	---	---	5	2400
Long Tom (Short range)	1500m									23m / 32m					200
Long Tom (Long range)	3000m									38m / 45m					400

'(C)[weapon name] implies the listed stats of the weapon are the same for both IS and Clan techbase	All stats are current as of release 0.14.10
*Max rate of fire

Missile Weapons

Of the missile weapons, only MRMs and and standard SRMs cannot lock onto a target.

The minimum range listed in the tables refers to the distance the missiles have to travel before they are armed and ready to explode. Missiles that hit before traveling the listed distance will just bounce of their target dealing no damage. LRMs, ELRMs and especially Arrow IVs have another feature retricting the minimum range, the high arc their missiles make after exiting their launcher. This range is roughly 200m for LRMs, 300m for ELRMs and 500m for Arrow IV, but it can vary a little depending on torso elevation and height differences between attacker and target.

Clan SRMs are identical to their IS counterparts, and Clan LRMs deal the same damage as their IS cousins, but instead of arcing, they fly straight at a target.

Note that the Frag damage type is highly ineffective against vehicles.

[Show/Hide] 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 /ton
BA SRM2	6m	275m	---	---	400*	Light Kinetic	200*	Missile	2m / 4m	2 x 8	201	200	---	---	1000*
(C)SRM2	---	350m	---	---	2 x 100	Missile	2 x 100	Frag	0.95m / 2m	16.3	55	600	12	48	125
(C)SRM4		355m			4 x 100		4 x 100			15.7	107		24	96	250
(C)SRM6					6 x 100		6 x 100			15.1	154		36
(C)DSRM4	---	355m	---	---	8 x 100	Missile	8 x 100	Frag	0.95m / 2m	14.5	198	600	48	96	250
(C)DSRM6					12 x 100		12 x 100			13.5	276		72
SSRM2	---	350m	350m	0.3s	2 x 100	Missile	2 x 100	Frag	0.8m / 3m	14.5	49	225	16	36	175
SSRM4					4 x 100		4 x 100			14	95		32	72	350
SSRM6					6 x 100		6 x 100			13.5	138		48
DSSRM4	---	350m	350m	0.3s	8 x 100	Missile	8 x 100	Frag	0.8m / 3m	14	190	225	64	72	350
DSSRM6					12 x 100		12 x 100			13.5	275		96
CSSRM2	---	450m	450m	0.3s	2 x 100	Missile	2 x 100	Frag	0.8m / 3m	14.5	49	225	16	36	225
CSSRM4					4 x 100		4 x 100			14	95		32	72	450
CSSRM6					6 x 100		6 x 100			13.5	138		48
CDSSRM4	---	450m	450m	0.3s	8 x 100	Missile	8 x 100	Frag	0.8m / 3m	14	190	225	64	72	450
CDSSRM6					12 x 100		12 x 100			13.5	275		96
MRM10	65m	640m	---	---	10 x 82	Missile	10 x 82	Frag	1.5m / 5m	11.3	158	400	46	240	1050
MRM20					20 x 82		20 x 82			8.6	239		92
MRM30					30 x 82		30 x 82			6.9	288		138
MRM40					40 x 82		40 x 82			6	335		185
LRM5	~175m	1365m	1000m	1.8s	5 x 87	Missile	5 x 87	Frag	1m / 3m	14	103	175	29	180	850
LRM10				2s	10 x 87		10 x 87			9.1	135		88
LRM15				2.3s	15 x 87		15 x 87			7.4	165		129
LRM20				2.5s	20 x 87		20 x 87			6.5	193		176
CLRM5	20m	1375m	1000m	2s	5 x 87	Missile	5 x 87	Frag	1m / 3m	14	103	175	29	180	850
CLRM10					10 x 87		10 x 87			9.1	134		87
CLRM15					15 x 87		15 x 87			7.4	164		129
CLRM20					20 x 87		20 x 87			6.5	193		176
ELRM10	~290m	1870m	1500m	2s	10 x 87	Missile	10 x 87	Frag	1m / 3m	9.1	134	175	88	120	1100
ELRM15				2.3s	15 x 87		15 x 87			7.4	164		129
ELRM20				2.5s	20 x 87		20 x 87			6.5	193		176
ATM3	120m	780m	750m	0.9s	3 x 138	Missile	3 x 138	Frag	1m / 3m	11.1	78	300	43	108	1100
ATM6				1.2s	6 x 138		6 x 138			8	112		86
ATM9				1.5s	9 x 138		9 x 138			6.8	144		129
ATM12				1.8s	12 x 138		12 x 138			5.8	164		172
ATM3 (ER)	150m	1500m	1250m	1s	3 x 87	Missile	3 x 87	Frag	1m / 3m	11.3	50	300	33	108	1100
ATM6 (ER)				1.2s	6 x 87		6 x 87			8.2	73		66
ATM9 (ER)				1.4s	9 x 87		9 x 87			7.1	94		99
ATM12 (ER)				1.6s	12 x 87		12 x 87			6.1	108		132
ATM3 (HE)	---	320m	300m	0.6s	3 x 185	Missile	3 x 185	Frag	1m / 3m	10.4	98	200	51	108	1100
ATM6 (HE)					6 x 185		6 x 185			8.1	153		102
ATM9 (HE)					9 x 185		9 x 185			7.3	206		153
ATM12 (HE)					12 x 185		12 x 185			6.4	243		204
TBolt5	---	1940m	750m	1s	327	Missile	1.5m	---	---	10	52	600	50	20	800
TBolt10				1.5s	654					10	105		80	10
TBolt15				2s	980					8.3	131		110	7
TBolt20				2.5s	1308					7.5	157		140	5
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

'(C)[weapon name] implies the listed stats of the weapon are the same for both IS and Clan techbase	All stats are current as of release 0.14.10
*Single missile (BA SRM2 launches one missile at a time)

Energy Weapons

One advantage of all Energy weapons is that they do not need ammunition, which enables longer effective operating times in many circumstances (no APC near the frontlines, long way to nearest friendly hangar). Main downside of energy weapons is the increased heat buildup that threatens the well-being of heat sinks and the asset itself.

Most laser weapons offer high pinpoint damage without ammunition travel time (hitscan) which can effectively melt chosen part of enemy armor in hands of capable pilot.

Note that laser damage displayed in the table below is the maximum damage possible. This assumes that the laser in question has been focused on a target for the full length of its beam duration. Also note that firing Pulse Lasers (but not X-Pulse Lasers) will occasionally fire an extra pulse. This is a known feature.

Flame damage type doesn't really do damage against ground assets, but if you can manage to hit an air unit with a Flamer, it will do decent damage.

[Show/Hide] Weapon	Max Range	Beam Duration	Hit Damage/Shot	Damage Type	Splash Damage/Shot	Damage Type	Sec. Splash Damage/Shot	Sec. Damage Type	Splash Radius (prm/sec)	Heat Damage /Shot	Shots /min	Sustained DPS	Burst DPS	Speed (m/s)	Heat /Shot	Cooldown Time	Overheat Duration
BA Small Laser	400m	0.5s	279	Energy	---	---	---	---	---	---	24	117	117	Hitscan	---	---	---
BA mHL	80m	1.5s	1349	Energy	---	---	---	---	---	---	8.6	203	203		---	---	---
BA SPL	200m	0.06s	47.5	Energy	---	---	---	---	---	---	413.8	344	344		---	---	---
BA mPPC	540m	---	250	Energy	250	Energy	100	EMP	0.6m / 2m	40	8	85	85	1800	---	---	---
BA Flamer	100m	---	40	Flame	40	Flame	15	Flame	8m / 10m	20	185 (300)*	119	193	184	---	4s	6s
Small Laser	300m	0.5s	160	Energy	---	---	---	---	---	---	20	56	56	Hitscan	9	---	---
Medium Laser	500m		280								13.3	65	65		39
Large Laser	700m		560								10	98	98		102
ERSL	400m	0.5s	140	Energy	---	---	---	---	---	---	20	49	49	Hitscan	19	---	---
ERML	600m		260								13.3	61	61		47
ERLL	800m		560								10	98	98		115
CERSL	450m	0.5s	200	Energy	---	---	---	---	---	---	20	70	70	Hitscan	28	---	---
CERML	700m		400								13.3	94	94		75
CERLL	900m		700								10	123	123		177
HSL	200m	1.5s	420	Energy	---	---	---	---	---	---	11.4	84	84	Hitscan	46	---	---
HML	400m		720								9.2	117	117		106
HLL	600m		1500								7.1	186	186		331
SPL	250m	6 x 0.06s	6 x 25	Energy	---	---	---	---	---	---	26.3	68	68	Hitscan	18	---	---
MPL	400m	2 x 0.06s	2 x 90								34.1	107	107		24
LPL	650m	3 x 0.06s	3 x 134								22.7	160	160		62
CSPL	350m	6 x 0.06s	6 x 25	Energy	---	---	---	---	---	---	26.3	68	68	Hitscan	18	---	---
CMPL	500m	2 x 0.06s	2 x 104								34.1	124	124		28
CLPL	850m	2 x 0.06s	2 x 149								34.1	177	177		60
SXPL	300m	0.06s	15	Energy	---	---	---	---	---	---	413.8	109	109	Hitscan	2	---	---
MXPL	500m		28									203	203		3.5
LXPL	750m		48									348	348		8.5
LPPC	450m	---	110	Energy	110	Energy	130	EMP	0.7m / 2.5m	---	9.5	59	59	1870	80	---	---
PPC	720m		240		240		230		0.8m / 3m		7.5	94	94	1850	160
ERPPC	900m													1870	176
CERPPC			300		300		357					127	127		277
HPPC	650m		480		480		460		0.8m / 6m		5.5	138	138	1810	320
Flamer	100m	---	10	Flame	10	Flame	30	Flame	6m / 8m	6.5	79 (150)*	27	51	184	5	6s	10s

*Max rate of fire	All stats are current as of release 0.14.10

See Also

• Air Weapons