|
Viewing Weapons & Equipment |
|
|
Weapons & Equipment » Search » Sword
|
| Weapon & Equipment Information |
General Details
Name: Sword
Type (Category): Weapon (Melee)
Reference: TechManual (p. 237)
Description:
Lighter in weight, the BattleMech sword lacks the force of the Lyran hatchet, but curiously enough, its more elegant design allows its MechWarrior to land blows with far more accuracy.
Game Rules:
Sword attacks are resolved per the rules of a standard physical weapon attacks, with a -2 to-hit modifier. If successful, the Sword inflicts 1 point of damage for every 10 tons of BattleMech weight plus 1, modified for active Triple-Strength Myomer use.
The weight, critical space and base damage for a sword is based directly on the weight of the BattleMech/IndustrialMech wielding it. A sword’s weight (in tons) is equal to the ’Mech’s tonnage, divided by 20 (rounded up to the nearest half-ton). The number of critical slots a sword requires is equal to the ‘Mech’s tonnage, divided by 15 (rounded up to the nearest whole number).
Unit Type Availability
BattleMechsIndustrialMechs
Inner Sphere Data (BattleMechs)
| Prototype Date: | ~3050 |
| Production Date: | 3058 |
| Extinction Date: | — |
| Recovery Date: | — |
BattleMech Specific Construction Rules
May be mounted on Inner Sphere units in accordance with the following construction rules:
 May only be mounted in the Arms May only be mounted if a Hand Actuator is present in the same location Not allowed if Chain Whip, Claws, Flail, Hatchet, Lance, Mace, Retractable Blade, Small Vibroblade, Medium Vibroblade, or Large Vibroblade is mounted in the same location May mount up to one per location WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION TABLE
Heat
Damage (Aero)
Range (Aero)
Rating
Availability
Cost (C-bills)
Weight (Tons)
Criticals
Battle Value
Direct-Fire
Explosive
0
1/10T+1* (–)
–/1/–/– (–)
B
X-F-D-C
10,000xIT
TT÷20*
TT÷15*
(Dmg x 1.725)*
—
—
* See rules for this equipment IT = Item Tonnage (weight of component itself) TT = Total Unit Tonnage RULES LEVEL PROGRESSION TABLE
Start Year
End Year
Rules Level
ALPHA STRIKE WEAPON CONVERSION TABLE
Heat
Short Medium Long Extreme Special Abilities
Special Unit Abilities
The special unit abilities described here are intended for use with the Alpha Strike rule system:
Melee (MEL)
This special ability indicates that the ’Mech is equipped with a physical attack weapon, and adds 1 additional point of physical attack damage on a successful Melee-type physical attack.
MegaMek Output → Critical Slot: Sword
Record Sheet Output → Critical Slot: Sword
Inner Sphere Data (IndustrialMechs)
| Prototype Date: | ~3050 |
| Production Date: | 3058 |
| Extinction Date: | — |
| Recovery Date: | — |
IndustrialMech Specific Construction Rules
May be mounted on Inner Sphere units in accordance with the following construction rules:
May only be mounted in the Arms May only be mounted if a Hand Actuator is present in the same location Not allowed if Chain Whip, Claws, Flail, Hatchet, Lance, Mace, Retractable Blade, Small Vibroblade, Medium Vibroblade, or Large Vibroblade is mounted in the same location May mount up to one per location WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION TABLE
Heat
Damage
Range
Rating
Availability
Cost (C-bills)
Weight (Tons)
Criticals
Battle Value
Direct-Fire
Explosive
0
1/10T+1*
–/1/–/–
B
X-F-D-C
10,000xIT
TT÷20*
TT÷15*
(Dmg x 1.725)*
—
—
* See rules for this equipment IT = Item Tonnage (weight of component itself) TT = Total Unit Tonnage RULES LEVEL PROGRESSION TABLE
Start Year
End Year
Rules Level
ALPHA STRIKE WEAPON CONVERSION TABLE
Heat
Short Medium Long Extreme Special Abilities
Special Unit Abilities
The special unit abilities described here are intended for use with the Alpha Strike rule system:
Melee (MEL)
This special ability indicates that the ’Mech is equipped with a physical attack weapon, and adds 1 additional point of physical attack damage on a successful Melee-type physical attack.
MegaMek Output → Critical Slot: Sword
Record Sheet Output → Critical Slot: Sword
|
|
|
|
|
