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| image = [[Image:Anti-Missile System.jpg|200px]]
| name = Advance Point Defense System 
| Type = Equipment
| Tech Base = 
[[Inner Sphere|Advanced IS]]
| Year Availability = 
IS = [[3137]] (Standard) <br/> [[3134]] (Battlesuit) 
| Year Introduced =  
IS = [[3134]]
| Year Extinction =  
IS = 
| Year Reintroduced =  
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| Tech Rating = [[Technology Rating#E|E]]
| Availability Rating = 
| (Late) Dark Age Era to Present = [[Availability Rating#E|E]]
| Heat = 2
| Damage = Special Weapon Rules (Consult Interstellar Operations pp. 91-92)
| Short Range = Firing Range <br/>
*3 - Special Weapon Rules (Consult Interstellar Operations pp. 91-92)
| Tons = 3 / .35
| Critical Slots = 2 (Standard) <br/> N/A (Battlesuit)
| Ammo Per Ton = 
Clan = 
IS = 12 / 6
| Cost (unloaded) = 200,00 / 50,000
| Ammo Cost (per reload) = 2,000 / 500
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| BV (2.0) =
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== Description ==
The '''Advanced Point Defense System''', which is also known as APD or APDS, is an variation of the standard [[Anti-Missile System]] designed to protect multiple units from incoming missile fire rather than the merely the unit mounting it. The weapon system has two variants: the Standard and the Battlesuit variant.<ref name="IOpp91-92">''Interstellar Operations'', pp. 91–92, 202, 215, 220–221: "RISC Advance Point Defense System"</ref>

==Background==
Originally developed in secret by the [[Republic of the Sphere]]'s [[Republic Institute of Strategic Combat]] (RISC) starting in [[3132]], the '''Advanced Point Defense System''' was one of the organization's few successful projects to bolster the Republic's arsenal. When it was developed, the APDS was originally known as the RISC Advance Point Defense System. There was lingering doubts about its effectiveness due to the questionable track record of the RISC. The system has its flaws: the weapon is unable to be used on any aerospace type of vehicle.  

The Republic's secretive production facility, [[Rhodes Foundry]], was first to put the weapon into production. It was initially utilized on the [[Aegis (Battle Armor)|Aegis Point Defense Suit]] variant of the [[Angerona]] Battle Armor in [[3134]]. A larger version intended for heavier units was devised in [[3137]] and notably mounted on variants of the [[Padilla Tube Artillery Tank]] and the ''[[Osprey]]'' [[BattleMech]].<ref name="IOpp91-92"/><ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3'', pp. 7, 13, 15: Padilla/Osprey/Aegis - Variant Units which were the first to have a production Advanced PDS mounted on them for regular use</ref>

==Models==
The Advance Point Defense System is manufactured on the following planets:

===McArthur III APDS===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[New Earth]]<br>[[Terra]]
| [[Blankenburg Technologies]]
|
| [[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3]]<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3'', p. 13: Pallilla Anti-Missile Tank - APDS mounted</ref>
|}
===RISC Advanced Point Defense System===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
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| [[Devil's Rock]]
| [[Rhodes Foundry Limited|Rhodes Foundry Ltd.]]
|
| [[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3]]<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3'', p. 15: Aegis Point Defense Suit - The original RISC APDS mounted on Refitted Angerona light Battle Armor</ref>
|}

==Notes==
* The image used in this article does not depict the system, as there are no available pictures of the system.
* The ''Advanced Missile System'' was originally conceived by [[WizKids]] for its [[MechWarrior: Dark Age|MechWarrior Dark Age Collectable Miniatures]] game as part of its Solaris expansion set. It was intended as an attachable datacard for any faction with a light unit designation.  It could be used by both general and unique units in the CGC game. The Advanced Missile System would be adapted later by [[Catalyst Game Labs]] and redefined for use for its tabletop game with rules for its use in rulebook ''[[Interstellar Operations]]''.<ref>[http://www.warrenborn.com/Unit.php?ID=SOL-G-004 Advanced Anti-Missile System listed on MWDA Fan-site Warrenborne]</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Interstellar Operations]]''

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