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The Megapol Auto Cannon is a bulky but versatile weapon. It can fire armor piercing rounds, high explosive shells or incendiary shells. It is best used at medium range with explosive or incendiary ammunition, or at close range with armor piercing rounds.  From: Apocalypse Ufopaedia

Auto Cannon

Size: 2 × 4
Weight: 10
Fire Rate: 1.0/sec
Accuracy: 40%
Manufacturer: Megapol
Available: Week 1
Base Price: $1,200
Minimum Weekly Stock: 3
Maximum Weekly Stock: 8
Battlescape Score: 3
Style: two-handed

Ammunition Types

Auto Cannon AP Clip

Armor Piercing

Size: 1 × 1
Weight: 2
Power: 40
Damage Type: Armor Piercing
Ammo: 24
Range: 56m
Manufacturer: Megapol
Base Price: $30
Minimum Weekly Stock: 20
Maximum Weekly Stock: 40
Battlescape Score: 0

Auto Cannon HE Clip

High Explosive

Size: 1 × 1
Weight: 2
Power: 33
Damage Type: Explosive
Blast Radius: 8
Ammo: 24
Range: 56m
Manufacturer: Megapol
Base Price: $40
Minimum Weekly Stock: 20
Maximum Weekly Stock: 40
Battlescape Score: 0

Auto Cannon IN Clip

Incendiary

Size: 1 × 1
Weight: 2
Power: 37
Damage Type: lncendiary
Blast Radius: 2.5 (area on fire 5x5 cells)
Ammo: 24
Range: 56m
Manufacturer: Megapol
Base Price: $30
Minimum Weekly Stock: 20
Maximum Weekly Stock: 40
Battlescape Score: 0

A heavy, powerful, versatile weapon usually the first choice when equipping troops for combat against the alien menace. The weapon's ability to fire three types of projectiles will keep this weapon in use on the front line until better exotic equipment is acquired. The fire rate is quite slow for a weapon with multiple barrels and is only slightly better than the Megapol Laser Sniper Gun. The market has limited ammunition stock levels, so a mix of other weapons may be necessary on the battlescape.

Armor Piercing (AP) ammunition is the most powerful round of any standard weaponry available on the market, even surpassing the Plasma Gun. A heavy hitter that can punch holes in stronger aliens only limited by its rate of fire. Dual wielding autocannons with AP ammo offsets the slow firing rate but should be limited to strong agents in close quarters combat to offset its now lower accuracy. If this type of ammuntion can be 'found' elsewhere, this weapon and ammo could be used up until it is devastatingly out classed.

Explosive (HE) ammunition is the weakest of any high explosive available to X-Com. It is used against weak aliens like Brainsuckers and Hyperworms when face-to-face so long as the agent is wearing armor. The advantage of such explosive power is the capacity of the ammunition drum - essentially 24 weak grenades - doing minimal damage to bulding internals but causing injury to groups of hostiles up to eight cells away from the impact point. An agent with low accuracy but reasonable strength would be best suited for this weapon and ammunition combination, from a medium range, and used carefully to avoid friendly fire. Any unit hit with the projectile will also suffer impact damage equal to the explosive damage.

Incendiary (IN) ammunition for engulfing small groups of hostiles in flames. Ammunition quantity is adequate. Any unit hit with the projectile will also suffer impact damage equal to the incendiary damage.

Note: All effects based on incendiary damage are identical.

X-Com: Apocalypse: Equipment
Weapons:	Megapol Lawpistol • Marsec M4000 Machine Gun • Megapol Laser Sniper Gun • Megapol Auto Cannon • Megapol Plasma Gun • Marsec Heavy Launcher • Marsec Minilauncher • Megapol Stun Grapple • Power Sword
	Megapol AP Grenade • Megapol Stun Grenade • Megapol Smoke Grenade • Marsec Proximity Mine • Marsec High Explosive • Diablo Incendiary Grenade
	Toxigun • Alien Gas Grenade
Equipment:	Armor • Mind Shield • Mind Bender • Medi-Kit • Motion Scanner • Psiclone • Elerium
Alien Artifacts:	Disruptor Gun • Devastator Cannon • Boomeroid • Brainsucker Launcher • Entropy Launcher • Dimension Missile Launcher • Vortex Mine • Personal Disruptor Shield • Personal Teleporter • Personal Cloaking Field
Other:	Innate/Grown-In Weapons

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-[[Megapol]]'s Auto Cannon is a powerful weapon that mimics the versatility of its older cousin the [[Auto-Cannon]] from the [[First Alien War]]. It can take a selection of AP, HE and Incendiary ammo drums that allow the weapon to change how it behaves in combat.
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+ The Megapol Auto Cannon is a bulky but versatile weapon. It can fire armor piercing rounds, high explosive shells or incendiary shells. It is best used at medium range with explosive or incendiary ammunition, or at close range with armor piercing rounds.  ''From: Apocalypse Ufopaedia''
-;Armor Piercing Ammo
-:Armor Piercing are very powerful and even give the [[Megapol Plasma Gun]] a good run for its money. This is where the Megapol Auto Cannon and the old favourite Auto Cannon differ greatly. Where the older Armour Piercing rounds were used sparingly due to their unreliability (Note: This is primarily a function of how the speed of the Autocannon is handled differently in the two games), the Megapol Armor Piercing rounds are very reliable and may see a lot of use in combat.
-;High Explosive Ammo
-:The high explosive rounds fire powerful explosive rounds that make it very difficult to miss enemies at short ranges. It completely obliterates small mobs of weak enemies like [[Hyperworm (Apocalypse)|Hyperworm]]s and [[Brainsucker]]s. While wearing stronger armor like Megapol or X-COM Disruptor Armor or even [[Personal Disruptor Shield]]s, they can even be used like [[Megapol AP Grenade]]s to blow brainsuckers off your own head by targeting the ground in front of you.
-;Incendiary Ammo
-:Incendiary rounds are ideal for roasting enemies and terrain. As usual, fire can quickly incite tight packs of enemies to flee from the flames. They are more compact than [[Incendiary Grenade]]s, but require a cannon to operate. Therefore, it is sensible only to use these if the agent is armed with a Megapol Auto Cannon.
-Although it's a two-handed weapon, commanders will gladly arm agents with two Megapol Auto Cannons for close range combat. The increased output is very impressive and the close proximity negates the loss in accuracy. Pairs of aimed Megapol Auto Cannons are also ideal for mid to long range combat.
-== Stats ==
 [[Image:Megapol Auto Cannon (UFOpaedia).png|frame|Auto Cannon]]
-=== Auto Cannon ===
+===Auto Cannon===
-<table><tr><td>[[Image:Megapol Auto Cannon.png|left]]</td><td>
+<table><tr><td>[[Image:Equip-Weapon-ACan-(Apocalypse).png|left]]</td><td>
 * Size: 2 × 4
 * Weight: 10
-* ROF: 1.06 r/s
+* Fire Rate: 1.0/sec
 * Accuracy: 40%
 * Manufacturer: [[Megapol]]
+* Available: Week 1
 * Base Price: $1,200
 * Minimum Weekly Stock: 3
 * Maximum Weekly Stock: 8
-* Battlescape Score: 3</td></tr></table>
+* Battlescape Score: 3
+* Style: two-handed</td></tr></table>
-* Two-handed weapon
+====Ammunition Types====
-"The Megapol Auto Cannon is a bulky but versatile weapon. It can fire armor piercing rounds, high explosive shells or incendiary shells. It is best used at medium range with explosive or incendiary ammunition, or at close range with armor piercing rounds."
-== Ammunition ==
 [[Image:Megapol AP Clip (UFOpaedia).png|frame|Auto Cannon AP Clip]]
-=== Auto Cannon AP Clip ===
+=====Armor Piercing=====
-<table><tr><td>[[Image:Megapol AP Clip.png|left]]</td><td>
+<table><tr><td>[[Image:Equip-Weapon-ACAP-(Apocalypse).png|left]]</td><td>
 * Size: 1 × 1
 * Weight: 2
 * Power: 40
-* Damage Type: Armor Piercing
+* Damage Type: '''Armor Piercing'''
 * Ammo: 24
 * Range: 56m
-* Manufacturer: [[Megapol]]
+* Manufacturer: Megapol
 * Base Price: $30
 * Minimum Weekly Stock: 20
 * Maximum Weekly Stock: 40
 * Battlescape Score: 0</td></tr></table>
-"Armor piercing ammunition for the Auto Cannon."
-----
 [[Image:Megapol HE Clip (UFOpaedia).png|frame|Auto Cannon HE Clip]]
-=== Auto Cannon HE Clip ===
+=====High Explosive=====
-<table><tr><td>[[Image:Megapol HE Clip.png|left]]</td><td>
+<table><tr><td>[[Image:Equip-Weapon-ACHE-(Apocalypse).png|left]]</td><td>
 * Size: 1 × 1
 * Weight: 2
 * Power: 33
-* Damage Type: Explosive
+* Damage Type: '''Explosive'''
 * Blast Radius: 8
 * Ammo: 24
 * Range: 56m
-* Manufacturer: [[Megapol]]
+* Manufacturer: Megapol
 * Base Price: $40
 * Minimum Weekly Stock: 20
 * Maximum Weekly Stock: 40
 * Battlescape Score: 0</td></tr></table>
-"High Explosive ammunition for the Auto Cannon."
-----
 [[Image:Megapol IN Clip (UFOpaedia).png|frame|Auto Cannon IN Clip]]
-=== Auto Cannon IN Clip ===
+=====Incendiary=====
-<table><tr><td>[[Image:Megapol IN Clip.png|left]]</td><td>
+<table><tr><td>[[Image:Equip-Weapon-ACIN-(Apocalypse).png|left]]</td><td>
 * Size: 1 × 1
 * Weight: 2
 * Power: 37
-* Damage Type: Incendiary
+* Damage Type: '''lncendiary'''
-* Blast Radius: 7 (or 2? I'm not sure how to check this, but that's how far the fire goes.)
+* Blast Radius: 2.5 (area on fire 5x5 cells)
 * Ammo: 24
 * Range: 56m
-* Manufacturer: [[Megapol]]
+* Manufacturer: Megapol
 * Base Price: $30
 * Minimum Weekly Stock: 20
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 * Battlescape Score: 0</td></tr></table>
-"Incendiary ammunition for the Auto Cannon."
+A heavy, powerful, versatile weapon usually the first choice when equipping troops for combat against the alien menace. The weapon's ability to fire three types of projectiles will keep this weapon in use on the front line until better exotic equipment is acquired. The fire rate is quite slow for a weapon with multiple barrels and is only slightly better than the Megapol Laser Sniper Gun. The market has limited ammunition stock levels, so a mix of other weapons may be necessary on the battlescape.<br>
+<br>
+'''Armor Piercing''' (AP) ammunition is the most powerful round of any standard weaponry available on the market, even surpassing the Plasma Gun. A heavy hitter that can punch holes in stronger aliens only limited by its rate of fire. Dual wielding autocannons with AP ammo offsets the slow firing rate but should be limited to strong agents in close quarters combat to offset its now lower accuracy. If this type of ammuntion can be 'found' elsewhere, this weapon and ammo could be used up until it is ''devastatingly'' out classed.<br>
+<br>
+'''Explosive''' (HE) ammunition is the weakest of any high explosive available to X-Com. It is used against weak aliens like Brainsuckers and Hyperworms when face-to-face so long as the agent is wearing armor. The advantage of such explosive power is the capacity of the ammunition drum - essentially 24 weak grenades - doing minimal damage to bulding internals but causing injury to groups of hostiles up to eight cells away from the impact point. An agent with low accuracy but reasonable strength would be best suited for this weapon and ammunition combination, from a medium range, and used carefully to avoid friendly fire. Any unit hit with the projectile will also suffer impact damage equal to the explosive damage.<br>
+<br>
+'''Incendiary''' (IN) ammunition for engulfing small groups of hostiles in flames. Ammunition quantity is adequate. Any unit hit with the projectile will also suffer impact damage equal to the incendiary damage.<br>
+<br>
+Note: All effects based on incendiary damage are [[Incendiary_Grenade|identical]].
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