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[InnerSphereNews]

Sat: Dec 3, 3048: Capellan Confederation state news reported the field-test fire of the Arrow IV artillery missile system on a ’Mech.

[Threat Doc]

The Cappies had Arrow IV first? Hmmm...

[Galaxy613]

They do like their Catapults...

[Hagan]

I can't help but note: nowhere does it state 'successful test-fire' of the Arrow IV'.
For all we know they fired the missile, it missed the target and cooked off the mech's internals in the process.

[chewie]

gotta remember, they have been allowed to "tweak" the timeline in the games favour

[Cyttorak]

According to Tech Manual, Arrow IV artillery was rediscovered by CC in 3044. So it should be available in-game at this point in the timeline.

[Nakir]

The Arrow IV is a stand-alone, missile based, artillery system, designed to augment conventional systems such as the Long Tom and the Sniper. It was first introduced by the Terran Hegemony in 2600 and became a staple of the Star League Defense Force.^[1] When the technology to create Arrow IVs was lost during the Star League's collapse, it was recovered by Capellan Confederation engineers in 3044 working off of surviving examples and the Helm Memory Core.
Arrow IV launchers can be equipped with standard area saturation missile or homing missiles which work in concert with a forward unit carrying Target Acquisition Gear. The Clan version is lighter, and can also deliver a FASCAM (Field Artillery Scatterable Mines) round.

[SilentWolff]

Good to see the Arrow IV will be in the game.

[Atlas3060]

Not suprising since the Cappies were always a defense based nation and artillery makes for a decent defensive technology. I'll shudder when they start whipping out the Thunder FASCAMs but thankfully that's 3051sh

[Redburn]

I like this particular note:

"...which work in concert with a forward unit carrying Target Acquisition Gear."

[VoodooLou Kerensky]

Ahh yes the Arrow IV/TAG Laser Mission in Mech 3.......

[Adridos]

Nakir, on 03 December 2011 - 09:59 AM, said:

The Arrow IV is a stand-alone, missile based, artillery system, designed to augment conventional systems such as the Long Tom and the Sniper. It was first introduced by the Terran Hegemony in 2600 and became a staple of the Star League Defense Force.^[1] When the technology to create Arrow IVs was lost during the Star League's collapse, it was recovered by Capellan Confederation engineers in 3044 working off of surviving examples and the Helm Memory Core.
Arrow IV launchers can be equipped with standard area saturation missile or homing missiles which work in concert with a forward unit carrying Target Acquisition Gear. The Clan version is lighter, and can also deliver a FASCAM (Field Artillery Scatterable Mines) round.

So it is possible that we will have spotting for artillery as a part of the game.


P.S: It's nice to finally have a news flash about us.

[Fresh Meat]

Awesome, light mechs are becoming something to really fear

Edited by Fresh_Meat, 03 December 2011 - 12:06 PM.

[Alistair Steiner]

Works fairly well in MWLL, so long as the team is communicating. I've seen many a 'Mech stand up on a cliff and wait for the spotting laser, then send two Arrows arcing through the sky. Good stuff.

[Iron Horse]

InnerSphereNews, on 03 December 2011 - 09:00 AM, said:

...Arrow IV artillery missile system on a ’Mech.

Nakir, on 03 December 2011 - 09:59 AM, said:

...Arrow IV is a stand-alone, missile based, artillery system...

Seems contradictory. I still think this may mean vehicles, or possibly leader ability (artillery from outside of map).

[verybad]

Adridos, on 03 December 2011 - 11:48 AM, said:

P.S: It's nice to finally have a news flash about us.

The only problem is that the Cappies are so secretive and scheming that they wouldn't mention something like this...

It's a trap!

[Adridos]

verybad, on 03 December 2011 - 02:56 PM, said:

The only problem is that the Cappies are so secretive and scheming that they wouldn't mention something like this...

It's a trap!

... it can be, but it doesn't have to.


*sits back and smiles*

[VEDRFOLNIR]

Iron Horse, on 03 December 2011 - 02:05 PM, said:

Seems contradictory. I still think this may mean vehicles, or possibly leader ability (artillery from outside of map).

One of the 3050 variant of the Catapult - the CPLT-C3 - was retrofitted with Arrow IV launchers.

The description can be found here: http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Catapult

[Black Sunder]

This makes me happy to see Arrow IV.

[Ace Twain]

A disturbing development to say the least. Going to make life a bit harder for the units facing the Capellans.