MercTech: Rocket Launcher

While unguided high-explosive rockets have existed for over a millennia, and have been in constant use by infantry since thanks to its simplicity, the existence of more sophisticated guided missiles had replaced them on combat units in the Inner Sphere. Although the facilities and knowhow to produce and maintain the more advanced missiles are readily available in the Inner Sphere, such luxuries are rare in the Periphery, where technology is often a millennia behind in some nations or independent planets.

Seeking a simple weapon for use against usually technologically inferior opponents, the Marian Hegemony had devised a simple, yet effective method of mounting rocket systems onto combat vehicles and mechs. These rocket launchers are one-shot systems, available in 10, 15 and 20 racks, where the rockets are mounted inside a container that can be quickly and easily replaced once they've been used. Marian units relying on these weapons are expected to fire their salvo where needed and then retreat to supply zones where the rocket containers are replaced.

Although primitive by Inner Sphere standards, the Great Houses had learned to appreciate the sheer immediate firepower in these lightweight and compact weapons, and had begun to employ them in battlefields with plentiful supply lines.

Rocket launchers can fire in three different ways:

Single fire: One rocket is fired at a time, useful for preserving rockets throughout a mission.

Ripple fire: Fires all the remaining rockets within a few seconds.

Salvo fire: Fires all the remaining rockets simultaneously, for if you need to maximize damage against a single target.