Announcing this year’s BattleTech World Wide Event! This year’s event will be run by the BattleTech UK SouthEast Catalyst Demo Agent and the BTUKSE team of MechTechs, on Saturday 9th of December 2023 at the Enfield Gamers Venue Ponders End United Reform Church Hall. The scenario is set in the IlClan era, but details of […]
Read More WWE2023 – At the Cost of BootlacesHaving just purchased the Wolf and Blake Word of Blake I and II packs from Iron Wind Metals I decided to put together a Veteran experienced Word of Blake Level II (6 Mechs) of Celestial OmniMechs. The Manei Domini are enchanted with the Experimental level rules: Cybernetic Implants. The result is terrifying! Who are the […]
Read More Manei DominiIn this article we’ll look at some house rules for the four skills for Force Comanders: Tactics, Strategy, Leadership and Negotiation, and how they can be used in tabletop games or campaigns (e.g. Campaign Operations or Chaos Campaign). Determining Skills There are two methods for determining the skills of Tactics, Strategy, Leadership and Negotiation in […]
Read More Commanding SkillsGreat game of BattleTech today with Neil on this Thunderhead Studio table! November 11 3028. City of Tornetrask. The Edge. Draconis Combine. Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG 12 turns in. The first 7 turns involved the Union DropShip descending and a VTOL air battke between 2 Merc Strike Falcons and 4 Warrior H7-A’s, 1 was shot down and […]
Read More Assault on Tornetrask Part 1Great game of BattleTech (GarageTech) with Neil yesterday on my Thunderhead Studio table! 4th Succession Wars campaign, using full Campaign Operations (and MekHQ) for record-keeping and repairs. November 11, 3028. The Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces have dispatched the 10th Donegal Guard and the hired mercenaries, the Morning Star Security Consulting Group (MSSCG) to The Edge in […]
Read More Assault on Tornetrask Part 2Historical Note Operation GUERRERO was a short conflict between the Federated Commonwealth, the Free Worlds League, and the Capellan Confederation. Despite lasting only four months, the conflict set the stage for serious repercussions over the next two decades, ultimately precipitating the FedCom Civil War. The conflict was from September to December of 3057. After the death of Joshua Marik in 3057, Victor Steiner-Davion replaced the child with […]
Read More Bad Moon Mercenaries: Operation GUERRERODescription The Schützenpanzerwagen (SPW) was designed and produced in record time by Defiance Industries for the LCAF in response to the joint operations training with the AFFS in 3022 in the run up to the launch of Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG in 3028. The LCAF Marine Corp, required a rugged Infantry transport for a platoon of foot […]
Read More SD-KFZ 12A Schützenpanzerwagen“Do you know what makes us different from pirates Sargent?” “Honor sir?” “No, this piece of paper from the MRBC!” In this article we’ll look at several rules from prior/out of print supplements and house rules (also introduced in MekHQ/MegaMek) for managing and organising mercenary companies and other forces. These rules may be used in […]
Read More A Mercenary LifeFor details on this Force Construction Spreadsheet watch StratoCast Episode 14 Download from GoogleDocs or at the link below.
Read More Force Construction SpreadSheet3151 [4 Jan] A Lyran force lands on the Tamarind-Abbey world of Kamenz. The 1st Bolan Jaegers defeated the 8thFree World Guards who retreated off planet. [EA p 23] [12 Jan] The Panther Assault Group mercenary regiment, under the command of Colonel Isaiah Armstrong attacks the Marion forces of Atzenbrugg. [EA p18-19] [17 Jan] Marion forces […]
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