M-Pod
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| M-Pod | |
| Production information | |
| Type | Point Defense |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere Advanced |
| Year Availability | 3064[1] |
| Technical specifications | |
| Heat | 0[2] |
| Damage | 15/10/5/2[3] |
| Minimum Range | 0 |
| Short Range | 1 |
| Medium Range | 2 |
| Long Range | 3 |
| Extreme Range | 4 |
| Tons | 1 |
| Critical Slots | 1 |
| Cost (unloaded) | 6000 |
| BV (2.0) | 5[4] |
Description
The M-Pod is based on the A-Pod and B-Pod, but uses larger explosives to inflict more damage. Designed by engineers in the Solaris games, the M-Pod is essentially a modified canister of LB-X autocannon ammunition. When activated it sprays targets with a mixture of shrapnel and 'Mech sized shotgun pellets, inflicting damage out to the range of a standard Machine Gun.[5]
Unfortunately the M-Pod shares the same restricted range of its smaller cousins. Only targets that are close to the 'Mech mounting the M-Pod will be affected, and the damage drops off rapidly as the distance to the target increases. Between 0 and 30 meters the M-Pod will fling out a lot of damage[6], but the damage drops off by a third at each range bracket.[7]
One saving grace of the M-Pod is that unlike the Machine Gun, unexpended M-Pod rounds will inflict only as much damage as a single Autocannon/5 hit.[8] This is very different from the often-catastrophic results of Machine Gun ammunition detonating.
Models
The M-Pod is manufactured on the following planets:
| Brand | Planet | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Pepperspray | Solaris | Solaris Arms[9] |
| Boomstick II | Solaris | ES-MRT[10] |
References
- ↑ Tactical Operations, p. 330
- ↑ Tactical Operations, p. 409
- ↑ Tactical Operations, p. 408
- ↑ Tactical Operations, p. 383
- ↑ Tactical Operations, p. 331
- ↑ Uses 15 column of cluster hits table
- ↑ At 2 hexes, use 10 column of cluster hits table. At 3 hexes, use 5 column.
- ↑ Tactical Operations, p. 331
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 152 Ronin
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 162 Hachiwara