Lubalin Ballistics-X AutoCannons

Lubalin Ballistics-X AutoCannon, or LBX (also written LB-X), is a development that builds upon the Standard AutoCannon by turning it into the BattleMech equivalent of a shotgun.

Overview

Schematic of an LBX AutoCannon

Rather than firing a single slug, the LBX Autocannon fires a cluster of pellets that spread out and may thus strike multiple sections of the target. The larger the LBX, the more the pellets spread out. Single pellet damage is same for all variants, and only the amount of pellets shot at the time varies. Conveniently, the LBX variant's size number (2,5,10 and 20) indicates how many pellets it shoots.

Compared to single slug firing standard AutoCannons (AC10 and AC20), the LBX rate-of-fire is lower, but the single shot damage potential is significantly greater. In addition, all LBX weapons have somewhat improved range compared to their standard AutoCannon counterparts.

There is no difference between Inner Sphere and Clan versions of the Lubalin Ballistics-X AutoCannon.

Weapon Stats

Weapon	Max Range	Dmg Drop Range	Dmg Drop /m	Hit Damage/Shot	Splash Damage/Shot	Damage Type	Splash Radius (prm/sec)	Shots /min	Sustained DPS	Speed (m/s)	Heat /Shot	Ammo /ton	Ammo cost /ton
(C)LBX2	1330m	1350m	10	2 x 81	---	Light Kinetic	---	20	75	2600	7	60	125
(C)LBX5	900m	900m		5 x 81				15	140		10	48	500
(C)LBX10	700m	700m		10 x 81				12	224		24	24	950
(C)LBX20	450m	450m		20 x 81				10	373		76	12	1350
Air LBX2	1350m	1350m	10	2 x 81	2 x 100	Kinetic air	1m	20	145	2600	7	60	125
Air LBX5	900m	900m		5 x 81	5 x 100			15	272		10	48	500
Air LBX10	700m	---	---	10 x 81	10 x 100		1.5m	12	434		24	24	950
Air LBX20	450m			20 x 81	20 x 100			10	724		76	12	1350

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

Gameplay & Hints

(C)LBX variants

• LBX AutoCannons used by ground assets deal Light Kinetic damage, which does extra damage against Vehicles and Air units

• Shot spread can be useful hitting speedy Battle Armors

• Shot spread can make it difficult to focus fire on a single location when firing at range, instead spreading the damage out across the unit

• At close range the pellets have less time to spread out, resulting in more concentrated damage, making the LBX10 and LBX20 especially dangerous in close quarters combat

Air LBX variants

• Air LBX AutoCannons deal Kinetic-air damage, which is more effective against Vehicles and other Air units

• Differing from LBX used by ground assets, the Air LBX pellets also cause splash damage to the hit target

Canon

Lubalin Ballistics-X AutoCannon was initially intended to expand the weapon's role into anti-vehicle and anti-infantry duties. Initially developed in 2595 by the Terran Hegemony (LBX10 only), it featured the ability to fire either slugs for concentrated damage or cluster munitions that had a better chance of finding a chink in the target's armor (and also made it better able to engage aircraft).

While the Inner Sphere lost LBX technology in 2840 during the Succession Wars the Clans would go on to introduce the LBX2, LBX5 and LBX20 during the 2820's. Later the Inner Sphere would rediscover the LBX10 in 3035 thanks to the Helm Core, and introduce the other LBX classes in 3058 in response to the Clan Invasion.

In Classic BattleTech the CLBX2 and CLBX5 have improved range over their Inner Sphere counterparts. In addition all CLBX weapons are more compact and weigh less than Inner Sphere LBX weapons.

BattleTech reference

Usage

The following assets equip LB-X AutoCannons:

Asset	Type	Faction	Tons	(c)LBX2	(c)LBX5	(c)LBX10	(c)LBX20	Air LBX2	Air LBX5	Air LBX10	Air LBX20
Solitaire D	Mech	CL	25			1
Anubis B	Mech	IS	30	4
Uller Prime	Mech	CL	30		1
Uller E	Mech	CL	30			1
Cougar B	Mech	CL	35		2
Raven B	Mech	IS	35			1
Chimera E	Mech	IS	40		2
HollanderII E	Mech	IS	45	4			1
Shadowcat B	Mech	CL	45				1
Hellhound B	Mech	CL	50			1
Uziel D	Mech	IS	50			1
Blacklanner G	Mech	CL	55		1
Bushwacker B	Mech	IS	55				1
Bushwacker E	Mech	IS	55			1
Stormcrow E	Mech	CL	55			1
Argus D	Mech	IS	60	4
Rifleman B	Mech	IS	60			2
Vulture F	Mech	CL	60		1
Catapult A	Mech	IS	65	4
Cauldronborn Prime	Mech	CL	65		1
Cauldronborn D	Mech	CL	65				1
Loki C	Mech	CL	65			1	1
Loki G	Mech	CL	65			2
Avatar Prime	Mech	IS	70			1
Novacat G	Mech	CL	70		3
Thor Prime	Mech	CL	70			1
Thor D	Mech	CL	70				1
Warhammer C	Mech	IS	70				1
Madcat C	Mech	CL	75	4
Madcat G	Mech	CL	75		2		1
Thanatos B	Mech	IS	75	2
Thanatos D	Mech	IS	75				1
Thanatos E	Mech	IS	75		3
Masakari C	Mech	CL	85				1
Masakari G	Mech	CL	85		4
Bloodasp B	Mech	CL	90			2
Bloodasp F	Mech	CL	90				2
MadCatMKII A	Mech	CL	90				2
Mauler C	Mech	IS	90				1
Sunder Prime	Mech	IS	90				1
Sunder F	Mech	IS	90			2
Archangel E	Mech	IS	100				1
Daishi C	Mech	CL	100	8
Daishi F	Mech	CL	100		2
Daishi G	Mech	CL	100				1
Fafnir B	Mech	IS	100			2	2
Kodiak A	Mech	CL	100				1
Harasser E	Vehicle	IS	25		1
Chevalier F	Vehicle	IS	35			1
Chevalier G	Vehicle	IS	35	3
Ares G	Vehicle	CL	40			1
Regulator B	Vehicle	IS	45				1
Epona C	Vehicle	CL	50			1
Oro Prime	Vehicle	CL	60				1
Oro C	Vehicle	CL	60			1	1
Rommel D	Vehicle	IS	65				1
Shoden C	Vehicle	CL	70		2
Demolisher B	Vehicle	IS	80				2
Morrigu D	Vehicle	CL	80		2	1
Partisan A	Vehicle	IS	80		4
Schrek E	Vehicle	IS	80			1
Huitzilopochtli A	Vehicle	CL	85	2
Behemoth D	Vehicle	IS	100			2
Mars Prime	Vehicle	CL	100			1
Mars A	Vehicle	CL	100			1
Mars B	Vehicle	CL	100				1
Mars C	Vehicle	CL	100	3
Mars F	Vehicle	CL	100		3
Donar G	VTOL	CL	25						1
SparrowHawk Prime	ASF	IS	30					2
SparrowHawk C	ASF	IS	30						2
Avar A	ASF	CL	35						1
Sulla B	ASF	CL	45					2		1
Corsair C	ASF	IS	50						2
Visigoth Prime	ASF	CL	60								1
Shiva Prime	ASF	IS	85								1
Xerxes C	ASF	CL	85							2

	All stats are current as of release 0.14.10

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