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{{InfoBoxWeapon
| name = ER medium laser
| Type = Energy (Direct-Fire)
| Tech Base = [[Clan]] / [[Inner Sphere]] (IS)<ref name="TMp226"/>
| Year Availability = 
Clan = [[2824]] ([[Clan Jade Falcon|CJF]])<ref name="TMp226">''TechManual'', p. 226: "Laser - Extended-Range (ER) Laser"</ref>
IS = [[3058]] ([[Free Worlds League|FWL]])<ref name="TMp226"/>
| Heat = 5<ref name="TMp341">''TechManual'', p. 341: "Inner Sphere Weapons And Equipment Table"</ref><ref name="TMp343">''TechManual'', p. 343: "Clan Weapons And Equipment Table"</ref>
| Damage = 
Clan = 7<ref name="TMp343"/>
IS = 5 <ref name="TMp341"/>
| Minimum Range = 0<ref name="TMp341"/>
| Short Range =
Clan = 1-5<ref name="TMp343"/>
IS = 1-4<ref name="TMp341"/>
| Medium Range =
Clan = 6-10<ref name="TMp343"/>
IS = 5-8<ref name="TMp341"/>
| Long Range = 
Clan = 11-15<ref name="TMp343"/>
IS = 9-12<ref name="TMp341"/>
| Tons = 1
| Critical Slots = 1
| Ammo Per Ton = n/a
| Cost (unloaded) = 80,000
| Ammo Cost (per ton) = n/a
| BV (1.0) = 
Clan = 108
IS = 62
| BV (2.0) = 
Clan = 108<ref name="TMp318">''TechManual'', p. 318: "Clan Weapons and Equipment BV Table"</ref>
IS = 62<ref name="TMp317">''TechManual'', p. 317: "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"</ref>
}}

== Description ==
The '''extended-range medium laser''' ('''ER medium laser''') focuses a powerful beam of light on targets that causes damage by melting or shattering armor off of the target.<ref name="TMp226"/>

As the name suggests, the Extended-Range variant of the [[medium laser]] improves the focusing system of the laser to project it to much farther ranges. The optics are less efficient, though, necessitating more input power for the same armor ablation and thus more waste heat in the weapon.

== Variants ==
In the years between the [[Second Exodus]] and the beginning of [[Operation KLONDIKE]] the nascent [[Clan]]s began development of what would become the ER medium laser. One of the first of the advanced weapon types to be developed, experimental prototype versions of this new weapon were used during Operation KLONDIKE in small quantities. The Clan Prototype ER medium laser (ER-ML-CP) available during this period has identical stats to the Inner Sphere ER medium laser, other than that it weighs 1.5 tons.<ref name="H:OKp156">''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 156: "Prototype Clan Systems"</ref>

== Models ==
The extended-range medium laser is manufactured on the following planets:

===<span id="Defiance C9M">Defiance C9M</span>===
The Defiance C9M is a [[Clan]]-grade ER medium laser.<ref name=RGiCv24p9/>
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[ Hesperus II]]
| [[Defiance Industries]]
| [[Atlas (BattleMech)|AS8-S Atlas]]
| <ref name=RGiCv24p9>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 24'', p. 9</ref>
|}

===<span id="Defiance Model XII">Defiance Model XII</span>===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Furillo]]
| [[Defiance Industries]]
| [[Chameleon]]
| <ref> ''BattleTech Recognition Guide Vol.1: Classics'', p. 33</ref>
|----
| [[Adelaide]]
| [[Trellshire Heavy Industries]]
| [[Thunderbolt]]
| <ref> ''BattleTech Recognition Guide Vol.1: Classics'', p. 73</ref>
|}

===<span id="Diplan M3-XR">Diplan M3-XR</span>===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Epsilon Eridani]]
| [[Kressly Technologies]]
| [[Titan II]]
| <ref> ''Technical Readout: Jihad'', p. 188</ref>
|}
===<span id="Diverse Optics Sunfire">Diverse Optics Sunfire</span>===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Calloway VI]]
| [[Diverse Optics Incorporated]]
| [[Anzu]]
| <ref name="TRO:3145FWLp32">''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp.32:Anzu</ref>
|----
| [[Emris]]
| [[StarCorps Industries]]
| [[Carronade]]
| <ref name="TRO:3145FWLp34">''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp.34:Carronade</ref>
|}

===<span id="Magna Mk VI">Magna Mk VI</span>===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|-
| [[Irian]]
| [[Irian Technologies]]
| [[Wasp]]
| <ref> ''BattleTech Recognition Guide Vol.1: Classics'', p. 17</ref>
|-
| [[Shiro III]]
| [[Irian Technologies]]
| [[Wasp]]
| <ref> ''BattleTech Recognition Guide Vol.1: Classics'', p. 17</ref>
|-
| [[Nanking]]
| [[Kallon Industries]]
| [[Wolverine]]
| <ref> ''BattleTech Recognition Guide Vol.1: Classics'', p. 49</ref>
|}

===<span id="RAMTech 1500Z">RAMTech 1500Z</span>===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Arc-Royal]]
| [[Arc-Royal MechWorks]]
| [[Mjolnir (BattleMech)|Mjolnir]]
| <ref> ''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 16</ref>
|}

===<span id="Series 2b">Series 2b</span>===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Itabaiana]]
| [[Manufacturing Plant DSF-IT1]]
| [[Mad Cat III]]
|<ref> ''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 100</ref>
|----
| [[Tamar]]
| [[W-7 Facilities]]
| [[Tundra Wolf]]
|<ref> ''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 156</ref>
|----
| [[Weingarten]]
| [[W-7 Facilities]]
| [[Night Wolf]]
|<ref> ''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 172</ref>
|}

===<span id="Series 2f">Series 2f</span>===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Avon]]
| [[Avon Alpha]]
| [[Sphinx]]
| <ref> ''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 152</ref>
|----
| [[Alshain]]
| [[Bergan Industries]]
| [[Bruin (BattleMech)|Bruin]]
| <ref> ''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 160</ref>
|----
| [[Terra]]
| [[StarCorps Industries]]
| [[Doloire]]
| <ref> ''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 162</ref>
|}

===<span id="Series 7Ja">Series 7Ja</span>===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Sudeten]]
| [[Olivetti Weaponry]]
| [[Shadow Cat II]]
| <ref> ''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 106</ref>
|}

===<span id="Victory 23E">Victory 23E</span>===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Quentin]]
| [[Independence Weaponry]]
| [[Atlas]]
| <ref> ''BattleTech Recognition Guide Vol.1: Classics'', p. 101</ref>
|----
| [[Quentin]]
| [[Independence Weaponry]]
| [[Fujin]]
| <ref> ''BattleTech Recognition Guide Vol.1: Classics'', p. 148</ref>
|}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]''
* ''[[Historical: Operation KLONDIKE]]''
* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 24]]''
* ''[[TechManual]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Project Phoenix]]''
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
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