Long Tom Artillery Piece
The Long Tom Artillery Piece is the largest conventional artillery piece designed by Armstrong Industries. It is the primary weapon of the LT-MOB-25 Mobile Long Tom Artillery vehicle, which is better known as the Mobile Long Tom.
It was also the primary heavy artillery unit of the first Star League Defense Force.[5]
A Long Tom III artillery piece is also mounted in the top (forward) section of Fortress class DropShips, giving them significant firepower on the ground.[6]
Game Rules[edit]
The Long Tom is the largest Artillery piece that can be mounted on a vehicle, taking up 30 critical slots. It also has the longest range of any non Cruise Missile type weapon. It deals the highest damage of conventional tube artillery, at 30 damage with direct impact using conventional ammunition.
The Long Tom artillery's ammunition options include Smoke, Anti-Personnel, Illumination, Copperhead, Flechette, Thunder/FASCAM, Cluster, and High Explosive Rounds (High Explosive rounds considered the "Standard" rounds for tube artilery).
Models[edit]
The Artillery Piece is manufactured on the following planets:
| Brand | Planet | Company | Used by | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Tom Rifle | Bainsville | Armstrong Industries | ??? | {Citation needed} |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Tactical Operations, p. 405, "Heavy Weapons And Equipment Construction Data"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tactical Operations, p. 404, "Heavy Weapons And Equipment Combat Data"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tactical Operations, p. 385, "Clan Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tactical Operations, p. 383, "Inner Sphere Weapons and Equipment BV Table"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 2750, p. 102 "Chaparral"
- ↑ DropShips and JumpShips p. 50
