Mounted Anti-Tank Rifle
| “ | This mounted anti-tank rifle boasts improved accuracy over its free-standing counterparts. The Typhon was specifically designed with shock absorption in mind, allowing for faster, more consistent firing patterns." | „ |
| — In-game description |
The “Typhon” ra.XII (also known as a Typhon, or MATR) is the Colonial Mounted Anti-Tank Rifle. It fires high-velocity 20mm rounds, which are effective against armored vehicles.
Specifications
- It has a high-velocity barrel that deals 20% more damage than Anti-Tank Rifles and can be fired in automatic albeit at a slow fire rate of 66 rounds per minute.
- It has a 10-round magazine.
- It's not very accurate and suffers from heavy recoil, so much that firing long bursts is only efficient with close range targets.
- It excels against armored vehicles.
- It is a Large Item carried on the shoulder that must be mounted on a deployed Tripod or certain Half-Tracks to be used. When mounted its mount receives a dedicated ammo slot that can hold 15 20mm magazines. Its firing arc is limited to 90 degrees and depends on the mount's direction.
Use
To mount it press B then aim at the mount and press LMB.
Press Q to operate the gun (crouching might be required for low-height deployed tripods).
To reload, a magazine needs to be either in the mount's inventory or in the shooter's backpack (priority for backpack if both).
To remove it from its mount, open up the mount's menu with E and click the "Detach Tripod Weapon" button 
(located in the bottom right corner).
Production
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition Factory (Tripod Factory) | 3 x Construction Materials  4 MW of power  |
1 x “Typhon” ra.XII  |
00:00:25 |
| Factory (Heavy Arms) | 100 x Basic Materials  5 x Refined Materials  |
Crate of 5 x “Typhon” ra.XII |
00:02:05 |
| Mass Production Factory (Heavy Arms) | 100 x Basic Materials 5 x Refined Materials |
Crate of 5 x “Typhon” ra.XII |
00:20:50 |
Must be fully researched in the Weapons and Structures 
Tech Tree in order to be produced.
Storage
They can be stored in base stockpiles but also in Material Pallets, Rooster - Tumblebox Trailer, or Material Transfer Stations. Crates of them can be directly submitted to those places.
Tactics
The “Typhon” ra.XII is a powerful anti-tank rifle capable of quickly disabling, or outright destroying armored cars and half-tracks. However, due to it being a large item, it requires a mount, either a tripod or a vehicle mount, in order to be fired. Due to its ammunition, it is well-suited for attacking enemy subsystems, such as tracks, which can reduce the enemy's movement speed.
Due to its rather immobile nature, it is important to place them in defensive spots, where line-of-sight to targets are unobstructed, but can be rather difficult to be fired upon. This is somewhat difficult to do, as it is a direct-fire weapon, but placing them in trenches does help protect them.
When placed on a half-track, the immobile nature of the weapon is negated, allowing it to attack targets in any direction, as long as it can get into range. Flanking is highly recommended in order to maximize the ammo's penetration chance.
With a more effective damage type against Large Ship armor than other tripod weapons, inventory-efficient magazines instead of individual shells or grenades, and a high rate of fire, the "Typhon" ra.XII is the ideal anti-ship weapon for Gunboats.
Trivia
- The “Typhon” ra.XII bears a resemblance to the Lhati L-39 heavy anti-tank rifle and the Polish FK-A wz.38A anti-tank autocannon.
- In greek mythology, Typhon was a massive serpent like creature responsible for fathering many monsters and who once challenged zeus for control of the cosmos.
Gallery
A Colonial legionary holding a “Typhon” ra.XII
A “Typhon” ra.XII deployed on a tripod
The “Typhon” ra.XII introduced in the Update 0.47 Dev Stream
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