Sniper Artillery Cannon

ARTILLERY CANNONS

R&D Start Date: 3000 (Lyran Commonwealth), 3030 (Clan Wolf)

Prototype Design and Production: 3012 (Lyran Commonwealth), 3032 (Clan Wolf)

An alternative approach to artillery weapons, artillery cannons are smaller, snub-nosed versions of the common tube artillery pieces. While useful for area-effect attacks, artillery cannons suffer from a sharp reduction in range compared to their standard cousins.
Though well past the prototype stage, artillery cannons have yet to begin consistent, full-scale production.

Weapon Stats

Weapon	Min Range	Max Range	Dmg Drop 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
Sniper Artillery	25m	690m	---	1425	Missile	1425	Energy	34m / 40m	6	268	144	400	6	2400

	All stats are current as of release 0.14.10

Canon

The Sniper Artillery Cannon is a scaled down version of the Sniper Artillery Piece capable of direct fire. When mounted on BattleMechs, combat vehicles, and AeroSpace Fighters, it provides artillery support at much closer ranges than its cousin. Essentially a snub-nosed version of the Sniper Artillery Piece, the Sniper Artillery Cannon fires a shell at an enemy location like an autocannon. Unlike an autocannon, the artillery cannon's targeted location isn't an enemy unit but a physical location (hill, tree, depot, etc.)
Artillery Cannons are classified as ballistic weapons, rather than artillery weapons.

Battletech Reference

Usage

The following assets equipt Sniper Artillery:

Asset	Type	Faction	Tons
Mars G	Vehicle	CL	100

	All stats are current as of release 0.14.10

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