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{{InfoboxWeapon
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|name    = Auto-Cannon
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|name    = Generic Auto-Cannon
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|ammo    = 20mm Sabot
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|ammo    = 9mm [[bullet]], x15 rounds
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|caption = TBD
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|caption = Generic Auto-Cannon
 
|code    = TBD
 
|code    = TBD
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|cost    = TBD
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|cost    = Cr?
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|footnote= TBD
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|footnote= Generic Auto-Cannon
 
|group  = Ranged Weapon
 
|group  = Ranged Weapon
 
|image  = [[File: Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif]]
 
|image  = [[File: Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif]]
 
|model  = TBD
 
|model  = TBD
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|size    = TBD
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|size    = ?.0 mm
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|TL      = 6
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|TL      = ?
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|Type    = Cannon
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|Type    = Pistol
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|volume  = TBD
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|volume  = ?.0 mm
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|weight  = TBD
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|weight  = ?.0 gm
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|manufacturer= TBD
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|manufacturer= Various
 
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The [[Auto-Cannon]] is a linkless feed, fully automatic weapon that fires a hundred gram round at velocities of 1,200 meters per second with a practical rate of fire of 200 rounds per minute. Ammunition is provided in 200 round drums, two of which may be attached to the weapon at any one time. Two different ammunition types may be used, one in each drum, and drum selection may be changed at will. Replacing an empty ammunition drum requires one minute. If a loader is present, this may be done while the weapon is being fired from the other drum. Ammunition provided includes HE, and 20/9mm discarding [[Wikipedia: Sabot|sabot]]. Every tenth round in an HE drum is an [[Wikipedia: Incendiary ammunition|incendiary]] round.  
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The [[Auto-Cannon]] (190.0 grams loaded; [[Cr]]300,000; [[TL-14]]) is [[TBD]].
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* It is a [[KEW]] [[Light Weapon]].
  
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Auto-cannon begins development around [[Tech level|TL-6]] as the automatic fire version of a small [[Breachloading Cannon|breachloading cannon]]. By [[TL-8]] they are filling a role between the 10mm-15mm [[Heavy Machine Gun]]s and the larger [[artillery]] peices. These autocannon are used in a variety of roles, from [[helicopter]] and [[fighter]] armament, to [[APC]] armament and anti-aircraft guns. By [[TL-10]] they have been largely supplanted by [[Gauss Weapons]], [[Laser Weapons]] and later by rapid-pulse [[Plasma Weapons|Plasma]] or [[Fusion Weapons|Fusion]] guns.  
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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Auto-Cannon: A linkless feed, fully automatic weapon, the auto-cannon fires a 100 gram
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round at velocities of 1200 meters per second with a practical rate of fire of 200 rounds per minute. Ammunition is provided in 200 round drums, two of which may be attached to the weapon at any one time. Two different ammunition types may be used, one in each drum, and drum selection may be changed at the conclusion of each combat round. Replacing an empty ammunition drum requires four combat rounds. If a loader is present, this may be done while the weapon is being fired from the other drum. Ammunition provided includes HE, and 20/9 mm discarding sabot. Every tenth round in an HE drum is an incendiary round. The weapon fires 10 round bursts, up to 5 of which may be fired per combat round. Bursts may be directed at different targets within the weapon's arc of fire. The weapon is available in three different configurations: turreted, towed, and pintel mount. The turreted version has a 180° arc of fire while the other versions have a 90° arc of fire. Turreted and pintel mounted weapons must be mounted on vehicles, while the towed version is provided with a cruciform platform for firing emplaced.
  
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Length: 1500 mm. Weight, unloaded: 400 kilograms (turret), 300 kilograms (pintle mount),
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1000 kilograms (towed). (200 round drum, 100 kilograms). Base price: CR 12000 (turret),
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CR 10000 (towed), CR 7500 (pintle mount). (200 round drum, CR 1000). Extreme range:
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2000 meters (except pintle mount, 1000 meters). Tech level 8.
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(Note: a variety of more primitive automatic cannons ranging from 20 mm to 60 mm
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are available beginning with tech level 6, generally more bulky and less effective.)
  
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{{Basic}}
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=== Weapon Characteristics ===
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{{Incomplete}}
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Length: ?mm. Weight, unloaded: ? grams. Base price: Cr?. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=38|version=Classic Traveller}}
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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TBD {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}
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=== Selected Automatic Pistol Models ===
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# [[TL-5 Automatic Pistol]]
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
 
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Mercenary |page= TBD }}
 
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia |page= TBD }}
 
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia |page= TBD }}
 
|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Emperor's Arsenal |page= TBD }}
 
|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Emperor's Arsenal |page= TBD }}
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|S5= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S6= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
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[[Category: Light Weapon]]
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[[Category: Ranged Weapon]]
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[[Category: Support Weapon]]
 
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{{LE|Weapon}}
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Revision as of 03:50, 13 June 2018

Generic Auto-Cannon
Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
Generic Auto-Cannon
Group: Ranged Weapon
Tech Level TL–?
Size ?.0 mm
Weight ?.0 gm
Cost Cr?
Ammo 9mm bullet, x15 rounds
Manufacturer Various
Generic Auto-Cannon

The Auto-Cannon (190.0 grams loaded; Cr300,000; TL-14) is TBD.

Description (Specifications)

Auto-Cannon: A linkless feed, fully automatic weapon, the auto-cannon fires a 100 gram round at velocities of 1200 meters per second with a practical rate of fire of 200 rounds per minute. Ammunition is provided in 200 round drums, two of which may be attached to the weapon at any one time. Two different ammunition types may be used, one in each drum, and drum selection may be changed at the conclusion of each combat round. Replacing an empty ammunition drum requires four combat rounds. If a loader is present, this may be done while the weapon is being fired from the other drum. Ammunition provided includes HE, and 20/9 mm discarding sabot. Every tenth round in an HE drum is an incendiary round. The weapon fires 10 round bursts, up to 5 of which may be fired per combat round. Bursts may be directed at different targets within the weapon's arc of fire. The weapon is available in three different configurations: turreted, towed, and pintel mount. The turreted version has a 180° arc of fire while the other versions have a 90° arc of fire. Turreted and pintel mounted weapons must be mounted on vehicles, while the towed version is provided with a cruciform platform for firing emplaced.

Length: 1500 mm. Weight, unloaded: 400 kilograms (turret), 300 kilograms (pintle mount), 1000 kilograms (towed). (200 round drum, 100 kilograms). Base price: CR 12000 (turret), CR 10000 (towed), CR 7500 (pintle mount). (200 round drum, CR 1000). Extreme range: 2000 meters (except pintle mount, 1000 meters). Tech level 8. (Note: a variety of more primitive automatic cannons ranging from 20 mm to 60 mm are available beginning with tech level 6, generally more bulky and less effective.)

Weapon Characteristics

Length: ?mm. Weight, unloaded: ? grams. Base price: Cr?. [1]

History & Background (Dossier)

TBD [2]

Selected Automatic Pistol Models

  1. TL-5 Automatic Pistol

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
  1. ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
  2. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
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