Name:  Improved Gauss Rifle
Type (Category):  Weapon (Ballistic)
Technology:  Clan
Available To:  BattleMechs (BM), IndustrialMechs (IM)
Reference:  Interstellar Operations (p. 96)

Description:
Clan technology would scarcely improve the performance of the standard Gauss rifle beyond its Star League-era glory, but the improved version nevertheless demonstrated how Kerensky’s disciples proceeded along that path.

Game Rules:
Gauss rifle capacitors remain charged (and thus explosive) throughout game play, even if the unit is shut down or its crew/pilot is unable to act, and an improved Gauss rifle will deliver a 20-point internal explosion if it suffers a critical hit. As with most early Clan improved weapons, the improved Gauss rifle has the same heat, damage, range values, and shots-per-ton as its Inner Sphere version.

Construction Rules:
May be mounted on any available unit type in accordance with the unit’s standard construction rules.

Prototype Date:  ~2818
Production Date:  —
Extinction Date:  2837
Recovery Date:  3080

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