Thunderbolt

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The Thunderbolt, or TBolt, is a powerful, precision-fired Missile mounted only on a handful of units. Thunderbolts can be guided to a target by TAG Laser, but can have trouble hitting oddly positioned or fast-moving targets as their turn speed is very low.

Two TBolts are capable of devastating most Light Mechs with precise hits to the Rear Torso Armor, and can also heavily damage the majority of Medium and Heavy Mechs. It is also possible to kill the Pilots of Mechs by hitting the Cockpit, although in most cases it is pure luck. TBolts also have significant splash damage, allowing them to deal damage to several Armor components at the same time.

Upon impact, TBolts create large explosions and an intense flash, which can be blinding in Night Vision, and can also cause severe Cockpit shake.

The most effective way to use TBolts is to fire them at Tagged Heavy or Assault Mechs from 1000 meters, allowing the TBolter to avoid most enemy fire. These units are too slow to effectively dodge the TBolt, thus increasing the chance of a hit. One can also unleash a sneak attack by performing a dumb-fire of a TBolt barrage while in passive radar mode, as long as your target is either stationary or moving slowly and can't see you coming.

Air Thunderbolts work a bit differently from their ground-based siblings in that they are very effective against larger, less maneuverable aircraft but deal almost no damage at all to ground assets. In this way, it is best to treat Air TBolts strictly as an air-to-air missile weapon.

Weapon Stats

All stats are current as of release 0.8.6.

Weapon Lock Range Max Range Min Range Ammo/ton Heat Damage Damage Type Secondary Damage Secondary Damage Type Splash Radius Shots/min Mech Damage/sec Heat/sec Ammo Cost/ton Max Damage/ton Ammo Notes
Air Thunderbolt  ??? 6000 --- 20 50 150 MGun 150 --- 1.5m / --- 10 42.5 8.33 800 5100 ---
TBolt5 750m 750m 0m 20 50 326.89 Missile 108.96 Frag 1.5m / 1.5m 10 72.64 8.33 800 8717 Will follow TAG but will not track NARC
TBolt10 750m 750m 0m 10 80 653.78 Missile 217.93 Frag 1.5m / 1.5m 10 145.28 13.33 1000 8717 Will follow TAG but will not track NARC
TBolt15 750m 750m 0m 7 110 980.66 Missile 326.89 Frag 1.5m / 1.5m 8.33 181.6 15.27 1000 9152.85 Will follow TAG but will not track NARC
TBolt20 750m 750m 0m 4 140 1307.55 Missile 435.85 Frag 1.5m / 1.5m 7.5 217.93 17.5 1000 6973.6 Will follow TAG but will not track NARC

Usage

The following vehicles equip these weapons:

TBolt5 TBolt10 TBolt15 TBolt20