Medium Range Missiles

Medium Range Missiles, or MRMs for short, are a unique weapon system capable of saturating an area with unguided missiles.

Overview

Medium Range Missile rack launches shotgun-like burst of fast moving missiles and similar to SRMs, there's no guidance system. Unlike SRM systems, MRM short range effectiveness is significantly reduced by the 55 meter minimum range. While the damage dealt by individual missiles is slightly less than that of LRM's, and their unguided nature can make aiming more difficult, may give the impression of a sub-par weapon system MRMs make up for it through sheer weight of fire. Even the smallest MRM rack fires off 10 missiles at once and with so many missiles hitting, the enemy cockpit will be shaken quite violently.

Only Inner Sphere units have access to MRMs.

Weapon Stats

Weapon	Min Range	Max Range	Splash Damage/Shot	Damage Type	Sec. Splash Damage/Shot	Sec. Damage Type	Splash Radius (prm/sec)	Shots /min	Sustained DPS	Speed (m/s)	Heat /Shot	Ammo /ton	Ammo cost /ton
MRM10	55m	675m	10 x 82	Missile	10 x 82	Frag	1.5m / 5m	11.3	158	450	46	240	1050
MRM20			20 x 82		20 x 82			8.6	239		92
MRM30			30 x 82		30 x 82			7.3	307		138
MRM40			40 x 82		40 x 82			6.5	364		185
Air MRM10	60m	700m	10 x 82	Missile	10 x 82	Frag	1.5m / 5m	9.2	129	500	46	240	250
Air MRM20			20 x 82		20 x 82			8.6	239		92
Air MRM30			30 x 82		30 x 82			8	335		138
Air MRM40			40 x 82		40 x 82			7.5	418		185

	All stats are current as of release 0.14.10

Gameplay & Hints

• MRM's tendency to spread enables them to saturate an area, ensuring that at least some hits are scored and makes the weapon especially effective against large targets (i.e. heavies and assaults).

• MRM can be tricky to use efficiently against fast moving targets, or when shooting moving targets near the maximum range.

• While the actual minimum range is 55m, the in-game UI displays 60m to encourage players to stay back for more consistent performance.

Canon

DCMS engineers at Luthien Armor Works’ Shigunga Missiles Division unveiled their medium-range missile (MRM) launcher system in 3058. Basing their efforts on prototype “dead-fire” missiles under development at the time, MRMs were intended to deliver a less expensive, homegrown weapon aimed at saturation fire in the mid-range bracket. Eschewing targeting and guidance systems for smaller, unguided projectiles, the MRM system was essentially a giant step backward in terms of missile technology. Operating on the theory that quantity has a quality all its own, they managed to create launchers that would double the missile throw-weight of traditional Inner Sphere long-range missile launchers at the cost of accuracy and range. Initially the weapon was spurned as something for green cadets, however it has since caught on in regular military units among Successor States and mercenaries.

BattleTech reference

Usage

The following Inner Sphere assets equip MRMs:

Asset	Type	Faction	Tons	MRM10	MRM20	MRM30	MRM40	Air MRM10	Air MRM20	Air MRM30	Air MRM40
Commando D	Mech	IS	25	1
Owens E	Mech	IS	35	2
Raven E	Mech	IS	35		1
Chimera Prime	Mech	IS	40		1
Chimera C	Mech	IS	40			1
Uziel B	Mech	IS	50	3
Bushwacker C	Mech	IS	55	2
Argus C	Mech	IS	60				1
Catapult B	Mech	IS	65			2
Avatar E	Mech	IS	70		2
Warhammer F	Mech	IS	70			1
Marauder G	Mech	IS	75		2
Thanatos Prime	Mech	IS	75			1
Awesome D	Mech	IS	80		1
Mauler C	Mech	IS	90			1
Mauler D	Mech	IS	90				2
Sunder D	Mech	IS	90			1
Archangel C	Mech	IS	100			2
Atlas G	Mech	IS	100			2
Chevalier D	Vehicle	IS	35	1
Goblin B	Vehicle	IS	45	1
Goblin E	Vehicle	IS	45	2
Regulator C	Vehicle	IS	45			1
Demolisher D	Vehicle	IS	80			1
Demolisher F	Vehicle	IS	80				2
Partisan D	Vehicle	IS	80			1
Schrek C	Vehicle	IS	80	2
Behemoth B	Vehicle	IS	100	3
Hawkmoth A	VTOL	IS	25					2
SparrowHawk B	ASF	IS	30					2
Corsair D	ASF	IS	50						2
Rusalka D	ASF	IS	65							2
Shiva B	ASF	IS	85								2

	All stats are current as of release 0.14.10

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