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Weapon & Equipment Information
General Details
Name:  ER Small Laser (Prototype)
Type (Category):  Weapon (Energy)
Reference:  Interstellar Operations: Alternate Eras (p. 91)

Description:
In addition to improving on the existing technologies of the Star League, the nascent Clans also began to expand on many weapon systems in the years just prior to Operation KLONDIKE. During their conquest of the war-ravaged Pentagon worlds, several of these prototype weapons (identified by the suffix “-CP”) saw extensive field testing. These items would eventually evolve into their final Clan-spec forms.

Advanced laser technologies were among the first to be mastered by the Clans, but during Operation KLONDIKE testing was still underway on the new systems. Experimental versions of the small- and medium-sized versions of the extended-range laser (ER-SL-CP and ER-ML-CP) were available during the return to the Pentagon.

Game Rules:
Both the ER small and ER medium lasers perform in the same fashion as their Inner Sphere versions.
Unit Type Availability
BattleMechsIndustrialMechsCombat Vehicles
Clan Data (BattleMechs)
Prototype Date:  ~2822
Production Date:  
Extinction Date:  2835
Recovery Date:  

BattleMech Specific Construction Rules
May be mounted on Clan units in accordance with the following construction rules:
 May be equipped with a Laser Insulator

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
2
3 (3)
–/2/4/5 (Short)
E
X-D-X-X
11,250
0.5
1
17.000

RULES LEVEL PROGRESSION TABLE
Start Year
End Year
Rules Level
~2822
2834
Experimental

ALPHA STRIKE WEAPON CONVERSION TABLE
Heat
Special Abilities
2

MegaMek Output → Weapon List:  ER Small Laser (CP)
MegaMek Output → Critical Slot:  CLERSmallLaserPrototype
Record Sheet Output → Critical Slot:  ER Small Laser-CP