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{{InfoBoxWeapon
| image = [[Image:Anti-Missile System.jpg|200px]]
| name = Anti-missile system
| Type = equipment (point-blank weapon)
| Tech Base = 
[[Clan]]/
[[Inner Sphere|IS]]
| Year Availability = 
Clan = [[2831]]
IS = [[3040]]
| Year Introduced = 
Clan = [[2831]] [[Clan Blood Spirit|CBS]]
IS = [[2617]] [[Terran Hegemony|TH]]
| Year Extinction = 
IS = [[2835]]<ref name="SSWp102">''Second Succession War'', p. 102: "Weapons and Equipment Extinction Table"</ref>
| Year Reintroduced = 
IS = [[3040]] [[Federated Commonwealth|FC]]
| Tech Rating = [[Technology Rating#E|E]]
| Availability Rating = 
| Age of War–Star League = [[Availability Rating#E|E]]
| Succession Wars = [[Availability Rating#F|F]]
| Clan Invasion – Present = [[Availability Rating#D|D]]
| Heat = 1
| Damage = Special<ref name=TW129-130>''Total Warfare'', pp. 129–120: "Anti-Missile System"</ref>
| Short Range = Special<ref name=TW129-130/>
| Tons = 0.5
| Critical Slots = 1
| Ammo Per Ton = 
Clan = 24
IS = 12
| Cost (unloaded) = 100,000 C-bills
| Ammo Cost (per reload) = 2,000 C-bills
| BV (1.0) = 
Clan = 63
IS = 32
| Ammo BV (1.0) = 
Clan = 21
IS = 11
| BV (2.0) =
Clan = 32
IS = 32
| Ammo BV (2.0) =
Clan = 22
IS = 11
}}

== Description ==
Introduced in [[2617]] by the [[Terran Hegemony]], the '''anti-missile system''' was used to destroy missiles before they struck their target. This was accomplished by using a short-ranged rapid firing weapon which shot at the missiles. Because missiles were usually fired in salvos of up to forty at a time, anti-missile systems were rarely capable of destroying them all. Due to the loss of knowledge caused by the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], anti-missile systems ceased to be produced by [[2835]].<ref name="SSWp102"/> Only in [[3040]] did the [[Federated Commonwealth]] rediscover the means to produce this equipment. For the [[Clans]], however, AMS never became [[LosTech]], and by the time of the [[Clan Invasion|invasion]], the Clans had improved on the [[Star League]] version by replacing the solid slugs with flechettes, allowing for more ammunition per ton.<ref name="TMp204">''TechManual'', p. 204: "Anti-Missile System"</ref>

[[Laser Anti-Missile System|Laser versions]] of the anti-missile system existed and benefited from having no ammunition requirement, unlike regular systems. However, their use produced heat.

There was also a version of the anti-missile system configured to protect allied units within range of the equipped unit, known as the [[RISC Advanced Point Defense System]].

==Models==
The anti-missile system was manufactured on the following planets:

===Burrow Anti-Missile System===
Also known as the "Burow," the Burrow system proved to be susceptible to electronic jamming. Though the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[Quartermaster Command]] ordered the improved McArthur systems as the replacement systems, most units never had the chance to refit them before the [[Amaris Coup]].<ref name=RIp32>''Rhonda's Irregulars, p. 32''</ref>
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|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Outreach]]
| [[Blackwell Corporation]]
| [[War Dog]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 68</ref>
|-
| [[Keystone]]
| [[Earthwerks Incorporated]]
| [[Jackal]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 20</ref>
|-
| [[Kendall]]
| [[Kali Yama - Alphard Trading Corporation]]
| [[Hercules (BattleMech)|Hercules]]
|<ref name=TRO3055U_56>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 56</ref>
|-
| [[Kalidasa]]
| [[Kali Yama Weapons Industries]]
| [[Hercules (BattleMech)|Hercules]]
|<ref name=TRO3055U_56/>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Leopard Armor]]
| [[Padilla Heavy Artillery Tank|Padilla]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 200</ref>
|-
|}

===Buzzsaw Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Al Na'ir]]
| [[Wakazashi Enterprises]]
| [[Bombardier]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 206</ref>
|-
| [[Caph]]
| [[General Systems]]
| [[Exterminator]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 208</ref>
|-
| [[Wasat]]
| [[Renault-Prime]]
| [[Flashman]]
|<ref name=TRO3050U_214>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 214</ref>
|-
| [[Hesperus II]]
| [[Defiance Industries]]
| [[Flashman]]
|<ref name=TRO3050U_214/>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Pandora 'Mech Works]]
| [[Winston (Combat Vehicle)|Winston]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 40</ref>
|-
| [[Ruchbah]]
| [[Michaelson Heavy Industries]]
| [[Hexareme]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 100</ref>
|-
|}

===CGS-AMA Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Braunschweig]]
| [[Imperial BattleMechs]]
| [[Star Python]]
|<ref name=RGi23_4>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 23'', p. 4</ref>
|-
|}

===Chosatsugai no Kunai===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[New Samarkand]]
| [[New Samarkand Metals]]
| [[Narukami (Combat Vehicle)|Narukami]]
|<ref name=TRO:3145DCp28>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 28: "Produced Narukami Components"</ref>
|-
| [[Unity]]
| [[Pesht Motors]]
| [[Mamono]]
|<ref name=TRO:3145DCp22>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 22: "Produced Mamono Components"</ref>
|-
| [[Dover]]
| [[Wakazashi Enterprises]]
| [[Koi|Nishikigoi]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 66</ref>
|-
|}

===Deprus Swarmshot Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Shiro III]]
| [[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]]
| [[Stalker]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 198</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Revised'', p. 170</ref>
|-
| [[Tukayyid]]
|
|
|<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 180</ref>
|-
|}

==="Goalkeeper" Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| Various
| Various
| [[Ishtar (Combat Vehicle)|Ishtar]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 62</ref>
|-
| [[Spital]]
| [[Benson and Bjorn]]
| [[Vidar]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 78</ref>
|-
| [[Dante (system)|Dante]]
| [[Snow Raven Industrial Complex Alpha]]
| [[Deimos (OmniMech)|Deimos]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 54</ref>
|-
|}

===Lindblad Shotgun Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Keystone]]
| [[Earthwerks Incorporated]]
| [[Stinger]], [[Phoenix Hawk]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 59, 111</ref>
|-
| [[Calloway VI]]
| [[Earthwerks Incorporated]]
| [[Stinger]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 59</ref>
|-
| [[Connaught]]
| [[Kong Interstellar Corporation]]
| [[Ostsol]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 146–147</ref>
|-
| [[Asuncion]], [[Bernardo]]
| [[Kallon Industries]]
| [[Crusader]]
|<ref name=TRO3050p156f>''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 156–157</ref>
|-
| [[Oliver]]
| [[Brigadier Corporation]]
| [[Crusader]]
|<ref name=TRO3050p156f />
|-
| [[Wallis]]
| [[Ronin Incorporated]]
| [[Warhammer]], [[Patriot]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 172–173</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 82</ref>
|-
| [[Gibson]]
| [[Gibson Federated BattleMechs]]
| [[Grand Crusader]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 132</ref>
|-
| [[Tematagi]]
| [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]]
| Exported
|<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 136</ref>
|-
| [[Canopus IV]]
| [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing]]
| [[Arrow IV (Combat Vehicle)]]
|<ref name=TRO3145_94>''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 94</ref>
|-
| [[Andurien]]
| [[Brooks Incorporated]]
| [[Arrow IV (Combat Vehicle)]]
|<ref name=TRO3145_94/>
|-
|}

===Ma Mien Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Stewart]]
| [[Corean Enterprises MacAdams-Suharno]]
| [[Sirocco]]
|<ref name=RGi23_4/>
|-
|}

===MainFire Point Defense Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Hesperus II]]
| [[Defiance Industries]]
| [[Berserker]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: Clan Invasion'', p. 188</ref>
|-
| [[New Avalon]]
| [[Corean Enterprises]]
| [[Sortek]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 68</ref>
|-
| [[Salem]]
| [[General Motors]]
| [[Destrier]], [[Challenger]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 108</ref><ref name=TRO3058U_114>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 114</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Aldis Industries]]
| [[Padilla Heavy Artillery Tank|Padilla]]
|<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3'', p. 13</ref>
|-
| [[New Syrtis]]
| [[Johnston Industries]]
| [[Goblin]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 84</ref>
|-
| [[Kathil]]
| [[General Motors]]
| [[Challenger]]
|<ref name=TRO3058U_114/>
|-
| [[Kirklin]]
| [[Kallon Weapon Industries]]
| [[Challenger]]
|<ref name=TRO3058U_114/>
|-
| [[Talon (moon)|Talon]]
| [[Kallon Weapon Industries]]
| [[Hornet]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 10</ref>
|-
|}

===McArthur Anti-Missile System===
Originally developed by [[Mitchell Vehicles]], the McArthur AMS was cited as one of the most popular models of anti-missile systems in the post–Clan Invasion Inner Sphere.<ref name="TMp204"/> Despite being considered superior to other Star League era systems (like the Burrow), the McArthur is not without fault. Models fitted to the ''[[Spartan]]'' were frequently prone to jamming when the 'Mech either ran or performed torso twists; the issue was ultimately traced to the placement at the ''Spartan''&#39;s waist, with [[ComStar]] field engineers overcoming the issue during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] by moving the system higher up in the right torso.<ref name=RI-32>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 32: "Type: SPT-N1 ''Spartan''"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U-220>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 220: "SPT-N2 ''Spartan''"</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Hesperus II]]
| [[Defiance Industries]]
| [[Battle Hawk]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 14</ref>
|-
| [[Hun Ho]]
| [[LexaTech Industries]]
| [[Cerberus (BattleMech)|Cerberus]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 76</ref>
|-
| [[Keystone]]
| [[Earthwerks Limited]]
| [[Grand Titan]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 82</ref>
|-
| [[Carver V]]
| [[Hagan Industries]]
| [[BattleMech Landing Craft]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: Irregulars'', p. 12</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Martinson Armaments]]
| [[Initiate]], [[Spartan]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: Jihad'', p. 72</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 220</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Aldis Industries]]
| [[Cobra (Combat Vehicle)]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 170</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Mitchell Vehicles]]
| [[White Flame]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: Jihad'', p. 148</ref>
|-
| [[New Earth]]
| [[Yankee Weapons Systems]]
| [[Excalibur (BattleMech)|Excalibur]]
|<ref name=TROSW_130>''Technical Readout: Succession Wars'', p. 130</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Skobel MechWorks]]
| [[Excalibur (BattleMech)|Excalibur]], [[Nexus]]
|<ref name=TROSW_130/><ref>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 96</ref>
|-
| [[Quentin]]
| [[Independence Weaponry]]
| [[Excalibur (BattleMech)|Excalibur]]
|<ref name=TROSW_130/>
|-
| [[Strana Mechty]]
| [[Strana Mechty MechWorks]]
| [[Hoplite]]
|<ref name=HOK_166>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 166</ref>
|-
| [[Eden]]
| [[Eden Weaponry Consolidated]]
| [[Hoplite]]
|<ref name=HOK_166/>
|-
|}

===McArthur II Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Terra]]
| [[Blankenburg Technologies]]
| [[Grim Reaper]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 44</ref>
|-
| [[Taurus]]
| [[Taurus Territorial Industries]]
| [[Brahma]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 88</ref>
|-
|}

===Shield-1 Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Babylon]]
| [[Coyote Industrial]]
| [[Masauwu]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: Golden Century'', p. 34</ref>
|-
|}

===Shield-3 Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Tokasha]]
| [[Tokasha MechWorks]]
| [[Stone Rhino (Behemoth)|''Stone Rhino (Behemoth)'' 2]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 120</ref>
|-
| [[Weingarten]]
| [[W-7 Facilities]]
| [[Lobo]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 112</ref>
|-
|}

===Shield 3A Anti-Missile System===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Weingarten]]
| [[W-7 Facilities]]
| [[Night Wolf]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 174</ref>
|-
|}

===SureFire 444===
Developed by [[Coventry Metal Works]], the SureFire 444 (also rendered as the Sure Fire 444) is cited as one of the most popular models of anti-missile systems in the post–Clan Invasion Inner Sphere,<ref name="TMp204"/> available over the counter to anyone with enough [[C-bill]]s.<ref name=TRO3050-64>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 64, "''Falcon''"</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Coventry]]
| [[Coventry Metal Works]]
| [[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 24</ref>
|-
| [[Bryant]]
| [[Lantren Corporation]]
| [[Grasshopper]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 80</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Aldis Industries]]
| [[Trajan]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 46</ref>
|-
| [[Terra]]
| [[Coventry/Earthwerks Combine]]
| [[Falcon]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 16</ref>
|-
| [[Outreach]]
| [[Blackwell Industries]]
| [[Falcon]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 14</ref>
|-
| [[Sudeten]]
| [[Olivetti Weaponry]]
| [[Thunderbolt]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 160</ref>
|-
| [[Loxley]]
| [[Blue Shot Weapons]]
| [[Schildkröte]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 76</ref>
|-
| [[Arc-Royal]]
| [[Arc-Royal MechWorks]]
| [[Verfolger]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 80</ref>
|-
|
|
| [[BattleMaster]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 192</ref>
|-
|}

===Voelkers Parasol Anti-Missile System===
Developed by Corean Enterprises, the Voelkers Parasol is cited as one of the most popular models of anti-missile systems in the post–Clan Invasion Inner Sphere.<ref name="TMp204"/>
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Stewart]]
| [[Corean Enterprises MacAdams-Suharno]]
| [[Locust]]
|<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 135</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 54–55</ref>
|-
|}

===Yori Flyswatter Anti-Missile System===
Developed by Yori 'Mech Works, the Yori Flyswatter is cited as one of the most popular models of anti-missile systems in the post–Clan Invasion Inner Sphere.<ref name="TMp204"/>
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Al Na'ir]]
| [[Yori 'Mech Works]]
| [[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]
|<ref name=TRO3050U_108>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 108</ref>
|-
| [[Quentin]]
| [[Independence Weaponry]]
| [[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]
|<ref name=TRO3050U_108/>
|-
| [[Luthien]]
| [[Luthien Armor Works]]
| [[Komodo (BattleMech)|Komodo]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 32</ref>
|-
| [[Talon (moon)|Talon]]
| [[Kallon Industries]]
| [[Penetrator]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 64</ref>
|-
| [[Unity]]
| [[Pesht Motors]]
| [[Teppō]]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 20</ref>
|-
|}

==Notes==
* This article refers to a common object and addresses the object as a common noun. The preferred term is "anti-missile system" (except on section titles & table headings, where "Anti-Missile System" is favored).

==References==
<references/>

==Bibliography==
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* ''[[BattleTech Compendium: The Rules of Warfare]]''
* ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]''
* ''[[Combat Operations]]''
* ''[[Maximum Tech]]''
* ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Rhonda's Irregulars]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
* ''[[Tactical Operations]]''
* ''[[TechManual]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Irregulars]]
* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
{{div col end}}

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