[BattleTech] Baptism of Fire

This was Michael’s introduction to BattleTech. I stripped down the rules a bit, e.g. no physical attacks.

Michael was playing the Gray Death Legion:

I was playing the Harbingers of Defeat:

Deployment was on the base line hex row of two opposite sides.

Initiative: Harbingers of Defeat

Both half-lances advanced towards each other, to-hit rolls were over 12, so no-one fired a shot.

Initiative: Harbingers of Defeat

The RFL fired two AC-10s on the WTH against 10+, but missed with both.

The TDR fired his LRM-15 on the RFL on a 12+ and missed as well.

The PHX fired his Large Laser on the WTH and missed with a 9 against 10+.

Initiative: Gray Death Legion

The RFL and PXH both targeted the WTH. The RFL flipped his arms and fired 2 AC-10s on 10+, both missed. PHX fired 1 L-Laser and 2 M-Lasers, but only the L-Laser hit.

The WTH fired 2 M-Lasers on the RFL on 10+, missing with both.

The TDR fired the LRM-15, the L-Laser and the SRM-2 on the PHX, only the SRM-2 missed, from the LRM-15 all missiles hit. The PHX made his piloting roll of 5+ on a 5.

Initiative: Harbingers of Defeat

The PHX fired on the WTH with 2 M-Lasers on 5+, both hit causing armor damage.

The WTH retaliated on the PHX with 2 M-Lasers and 2 SRM-6, one of each hit, the SRM hitting with 5 missiles, causing one internal hit on the left leg but causing no crits.

The TDR also fired on the PHX, the Large Laser missed against 8+, the LRM-15 hit on 8+ with 12 missiles, the SRM-2 hit on 10+ with 2 missiles. The left leg was hit twice, once by the LRM and once by the SRM, and caused one critical hit, destroying the lower leg actuator.

The PHX did not fall down, pilot stayed conscious.

Initiative: Gray Death Legion

After the movement phase, the two sides were hidden from each other’s view by the hills.

Initiative: Gray Death Legion

The TDR fired on the PHX with 1 L-Laser, 3 M-Lasers and 1 SRM-2. The L-Laser, 1 M-Laser and the SRM with 1 missile hit vs. 8+.

The PHX fired 1 L-Laser and 2 M-Lasers on 10+ against the TDR, with only 1 M-Laser hitting. But that one hit was snake-eyes - center torso with a chance of critical hits. This was the first damage on the TDR. Which was an engine hit, raising the TDRs heat scale to 10!

Initiative: Harbingers of Defeat

The WTH attacked the RFL with 2 M-lasers and 2 SRM-6s, only 1 SRM missed. The SRM that did hit landed five missiles on target, two of which on the RFL’s head, causing two points of pilot damage! The RFL pilot managed to stay conscious, though.

The TDR attacked the PHX with 1 M-Laser and the SRM-2; while the M-Laser missed, the SRM hit with 1 missile.

The RFL fired 2 AC-10 and 2 M-Lasers on the TDR, with only 1 M-Laser missing. Both AC-10s hit the TDR’s center torso. The TDR had hardly taken any damage, but like 90% of the damage taken was to its center torso…

The ‘Mech pilot of the TDR did not make his piloting roll for 20+ damage, and the ‘Mech fell down. The pilot prevented taking damage from the fall.

The RFL pilot passed his piloting toll for 20+ damage.

Initiative: Harbingers of Defeat (after two ties, on 6 and 8)

The PHX attacked the WTH, having a to-hit roll of only 6+, he fired all his weapons. The L-Laser and 2 M-Laser still missed, only 1 M-Laser hit the WTH.

The WTH returned fire on the PHX and hit with both his M-Lasers but only 1 of his SRM-6s; which hit with all 6 missiles, though. Thanks to the missiles, the WTH first caused 1 and then 2 critical hits on the PHX’s left leg, destroying all critical slots of that leg; and finally one missile rolled snake eyes for a center torso hit, which managed to cause a critical engine git.

The RFL fired both his AC-10s and both M-Lasers on the TDR, with only 1 M-Laser missing. One of the ACs of course scored yet another center torso hit.

The TDR returned fire on the RFL, due to the extra heat of its engine hit only with a selection of his arsenal, 3 M-Lasers, 1 SRM-2 (two missiles hit) and 2 MGs. All hit. One of the missiles managed another head hit, and the pilot fell unconscious this time!

Due to being unconscious, the RFL’s pilot automatically failed both his piloting test to keep his ‘Mech standing due to 20+ damage, as well as his piloting test to not take damage from the fall. He was now at his 5th pilot damage, only one away from dying.

The PHX pilot made his piloting roll and kept his ‘Meck upright.

With one ‘Mech’s pilot being unconscious (and regaining consciousness only on a roll of 11+) and his other, lighter ‘Mech only having one point of internal structure left in one of his legs and already being reduced to half speed, the Gray Death Legion player conceded defeat.

The following 'Mech sheets were taken from Flechs Sheets.