Name:  Anti-'Mech Pod
Type (Category):  Weapon (Other)
Reference:  Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment (p. 142)

Description:
Based on the A-Pod, the Solaris-designed M-Pod was devised for use against even heavier targets, such as BattleMechs and vehicles. Its short range and one-shot capability prevented this weapon from being used in a battlefield capacity for years, keeping it in the arenas until very recently.

Game Rules:
M-Pods function as an LB-X type Autocannon using Cluster munitions (including the –1 to-hit modifier), but with a range equivalent to a standard machine gun (1 hex for short, 2 for medium, 3 for long, and—if Extreme Range rules are used—4 for extreme). The damage capacity dramatically decreases at each range bracket, however, using the 15 column for Cluster Hits at 1 hex, the 10 column at 2 hexes and the 5 column at 3 hexes. (If Extreme Range rules are used, the M-Pod uses the 2 column for Cluster damage at a range of 4 hexes.) Unexpended M-Pods that take a critical hit explode for 5 points of damage as an ammunition explosion. Expended M-Pods can still be aff ected by a critical hit in the same way as empty ammo bins.

M-Pods mounted on airborne Airships, Fixed-Wing or Satellite vehicles have no effect in combat.

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Prototype Date:	~3060
Production Date:	3064
Extinction Date:	—
Recovery Date:	—

WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION TABLE † Defensive Battle Value

RULES LEVEL PROGRESSION TABLE
MegaMek Output → Weapon List:  M-Pod
MegaMek Output → Critical Slot:  ISMPod
Record Sheet Output → Critical Slot:  Anti-'Mech Pod

Prototype Date:	~3060
Production Date:	3064
Extinction Date:	—
Recovery Date:	—

WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION TABLE † Defensive Battle Value

RULES LEVEL PROGRESSION TABLE
MegaMek Output → Weapon List:  M-Pod
MegaMek Output → Critical Slot:  ISMPod
Record Sheet Output → Critical Slot:  Anti-'Mech Pod

Prototype Date:	~3060
Production Date:	3064
Extinction Date:	—
Recovery Date:	—

Combat Vehicle Specific Construction Rules

WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION TABLE † Defensive Battle Value

RULES LEVEL PROGRESSION TABLE
MegaMek Output → Weapon List:  M-Pod
MegaMek Output → Critical Slot:  ISMPod
Record Sheet Output → Critical Slot:  Anti-'Mech Pod