Autocannon Rules

Autocannons will work a differently for this campaign, compared to the rules presented in TotalWarfare. In order to keep these rules straight while we play, I have written them here.

Standard Autocannons can fire either a Single Shot or a Double Tap, much in the same way as an Ultra Autocannon under the standard rules of play. If a player wants to Double Tap then they must say so when they are declaring weapons fire for that unit. If the Autocannon hits on a Double Tap then roll on the two column of the Cluster Hits Table to see how many shots actually landed. A standard Autocannon can only pull ammunition from one bin at a time, so if an ammo location only has one shot left then that bin cannot be used to perform a Double Tap.

LB-X Autocannons can also fire either a Single Shot or a Double Tap, just like a regular Autocannon. However, they can also choose to perform a Single Shot or a Double Tap when firing cluster rounds in addition to doing so with slug munitions. If a unit is using scatter shot when it Double Taps then it gets a +1 when rolling on the Cluster Hits Table, as the nature of LB-X cluster shots are to spew a mass of metal at a target in a fragmented cloud.

Ultra Autocannons are designed to pump out even more shots than standard Autocannons or LB-X Autocannons, which means they have greater options when choosing how to fire. An Ultra Autocannon can fire a Single Shot or a Double Tap, just like a standard Autocannon. In addition, an Ultra Autocannon gains a +1 when rolling on the Cluster Hits Table to determine how many shots hit.

As a third option, an Ultra Autocannon can fire Full Bore, firing three shots. This works just like a standard Autocannon when it performs a double tap, except that the attacker rolls on the three column of the Cluster Hits Table to determine how many shots hit. If an Ultra Autocannon rolls a result of an unmodified 2 when determining whether or not it hits the target, then the weapon is jammed. Unlike Standard and LB-X Autocannons, Ultra Autocannons can pull shots from any ammo bin, as the feed mechanisms are better designed to supply the ammunition required for such high rates of fire.