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Players from the Lords of the Battlefield web community at the Salute04 Wargames show in the UK.

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Introduction to our Classic Battletech Game
Unseen Marauder
This is the battle plan and scenario for a group of UK players of Classic Battletech who are attending the Salute 04 Wargames Show at Olympia, Hammersmith, on the 24th of April 2004. Show Poster link.

Our stand number is W237 on the First floor near the gents toilet and the Games Workshop stand. Please poop by.
This web page is currently the pre-game description and details, after the event the full game write up, photos and maybe even a video will appear on this page. The full terrain board has been created by Realistic Modelling Services

Classic Battletech is a game of giant walking mechanised robots. The rules are simple and easy to learn and there are many figures and resource materials to get a new player started. Each Battlemech has a pilot, who sits in a small cockpit (in the head of your mech). The scale is 6mm or 1:300th / 1:285th and in real world terms that makes the average Battletech mech 10 meters (around 32 feet) in height and weighing from 25 to 100 tons.

Each Battletech figure can take several direct hits from enemy weaponry during a game so you only need a few figures and one set of rules to get a basic game started. Ebay is a great place to search for secondhand Battletech items.

Battletech Game Overview
Unseen Locust

This is a Clan Assault across a beachhead using lvl2 technology rules and splitting the Battle Value (BV) equally between both sides.

UK members of the Lords of the Battlefield web community created rosters that easily matched mech figures they had in their collection or were near to completion for the event.

The Battle Value allowed for each side was 25K, which should allow us time to obtain a decisive result with the six to seven hours of game time at the Salute 04 wargames show.

The players have not had time for a pre-game practice! Which is why this web page has been setup to give players an overview of the game before the day!

All players figures will need to be painted and based with a textured, flocked or modeled base. This is very important to our presentation and quality, it will also help us promote this excellent game. This is not a painting contest, but figures should all be completed.

Mech Pilots have been named to allow us to use them at other future events and to add a bit of realism.


Battletech Players and Forces
Ground Zero Games - Mech Walkers
Our players are drawn from the worldwide Lords of the Battlefield (LOTB) web site. LOTB is an online battletech community specialising in miniatures, mech design and tactical superiority.
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If you are a interested in Classic Battletech, painting or modifying mechs please have a browse over to the Lords of the Battlefield web site. There is a current news thread with regular updates, a comprehensive gallery and an active forum.

The players attending Salute 04 are:

Inner Sphere Army: 25k total Battle Value
Name Faction Battle Value
Robin Fitton (aka inrepose) Orient Hussars
11K
Cypher Draconis Combine
7K
David McNeil Merc's
7K

Clan Army: 25K Total Battle Value:

Name Faction Battle Value
Daniel Blakemore (aka MylordKhorne) Clan Wolf
25K
Zac (Dan's helper) Clan Wolf

 

Battletech Inner Sphere Roster
Battletech Thug
The Innersphere army are the defenders in this game and will need to coordinate well, balancing forces between the defence of some key objective areas and putting fire-power into the assaulting Clan Stars.


Andrew Dickinson's Draconis Combine 7K Force
Mech Name
Config
Pilot
Pilot
Gun
 Battle Value
Owens Prime OW-1 Heishi Tomoe Nurusaka
5
4
695
Maelstrom Default MTR-5K Heishi Floyd Ridzok
6
4
1490
O-Bakemono Default OBK-10K Heishi Dmitri Otomo
6
4
1027
Akuma Default AKU-1X Gunjin Koji Sato
4
3
1535
Mauler Default MAL-1R Gunsho Terri Ikeda
5
4
1113
Sunder Default SD1-O Chu-i Hiro Osato
4
3
1381

Dave MC's 7K Force
Mech Name
Config
Pilot
Pilot
Gun
 Battle Value
Victor VTR-9A MW Klaus Farnkan
5
4
971
Marauder MAD-5M MW Blake "Shock and Awe" Morn
4
3
1391
Wolverine WVR6K MW Harn Oxon
4
3
970
Phoenix Hawk PHX-3D MW Ralph "Jump it" Balam
5
4
1163
Vulcan VL-5S MW Alice Dee
5
4
681
Valkyrie VLK-QD MW Micky the Red
4
3
690
Valkyrie VLK-QD MW Jalk Blut
6
4
690
Javelin JVN-10N MW Nancy "Fire and Forget"
5
4
487

Robin Fitton's Orient Hussar and Davion 11K Force

Lance 1: Orient Hussars Led by Lance Captain Trillian Philips
Mech Name
Config
Pilot
 Pilot Gun Battle Value
Marauder MAD-5M MW Trillian Philips
4
3
 1391
Locust LCT-3S MW Alk Varn
5
4
 431
Hermes HER-1S MW Malcolm "Meltdown" Tarn
6
4
 613
Longbow LGB-12C MW Harriet "Spitfire" Falkerk
5
4
 1342
Thug THG-12E MW Talanac "Buzz Bomb" Alberts
4
3
 1476

Lance 2: Led by Lance Captain Byron Karn
Mech Name
Config
Pilot
 Pilot Gun Battle Value
Gunslinger GUN-1ERD MW Byron Karn
4
3
 2,176
Fireball ALM-7D MW Bran "Flak Bait" Omen
6
4
 289
Hollander BZK-F3 MW Gale Storm
6
4
 861

Robin's Support Vehicles
Mech Name
Config
Crew
 Pilot Gun Battle Value
Tokugawa Heavy Tank Tailgaters
5
4
 586
Tokugawa Heavy Tank Allied Monkey's
4
3
 586
Striker Light Tank 3058 Kiplin's Herd
4
3
 449
Striker Light Tank 3058 So Soft Crew
4
3
 449

Robin's Infantry
Mech Name
Config
 Number Battle Value
Foot Infantry Machine Gun 4 bases
TBA
Jump Infantry Machine Gun 4 bases
TBA




A note on the Battletech Terrain.
Vulture
A lot of the buildings are from Snapdragon Studio (who no longer make the 1/300th scale items). The more European style houses and factories used are painted and supplied by Time cast Models.

The full terrain board has been created by Realistic Modelling Services , although at the moment I have only the design diagram shown below.
Most of the Trees are also made by Realistic Modelling and any extra items are from my own collection. Some smaller items are Old Crow Models.

The main board is due to arrive soon, and will allow me time to get some photo's ready with the scenario objectives included.

Diagram of Battletech
Battletech Dropship
The Clan invaders are assumed to have dropped in just off-shore on the Northern edge of the map. Inner Sphere key defence areas include the area behind the cliff head and the larger industrial zone toward the South. Below this map is a sample of the terrain quality from Realistic Modelling.

Mapsheet of Battletech Battlefield

Battletech Clan Roster
Clan Battlemech Artic Wolf
The Clan Invading Army are commanded by Daniel Blakemore. In addition to disabling the Innersphere forces, the Clan have some key objectives to take during the course of the engagement.


Star 1 Led by Star Commander Bishop

Mech Name
Config
Pilot
Pilot
Gun
 Battle Value
Supernova Default Star Commander Bishop
3
2
2508
Black Python Default MW Senna
3
2
2413
Warhammer IIC 4 MW Lucian
4
3
2162
Wolfhound IIC Default MW Ranna
5
4
1473
Highlander IIC Default MW Hannibal
4
3
1113

Star 2 Led by Star Captain Vladimir Radick
Mech Name
Config
Pilot
Pilot
Gun
 Battle Value
Adder (puma) Prime MW Hobbes
5
4
1560
Lobo Default MW Rick
4
3
1299
Gargoyle A Star Captain Vladimir Radick
3
2
2166
Black Hawk H MW Calvin
3
2
1552
Summoner A MW Yuri Carns
4
3
2119

Clan Vehicles
Mech Name
Config
Crew
Pilot
Gun
 Battle Value
Maxim Default Rubber Skirts
6
4
903
Maxim Default Ralphs Loaders
5
4
903
Svantovit Default The Dog Piles
6
5
546
Svantovit Default Trixi
6
5
546
Svantovit Default Falko's
6
5
546