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-Clan
Blood Asp, or Decimator
Ryoken or Artful Dodger
Fire Falcon
-IS
Devastator
Cerebrus
Men Shen
My BattleTech Postulates
My BattleTech Methods
BattleTech Pictures Page
Stock SpreadsheetMy Personal Spreadsheet
ClassicBattleTech.com
Slayer's Battletech Page (www.Sarna.net)
Warner's BattleTech University (WBU-BT.com)
Patrick's Battletech Archive (kerensky.tierranet.com)
I am the unluckiest person ever to roll a dice. I base everything I do and plan and build around the fact that I will roll badly and that my enemy will roll well. I have played probably around 20 BattleTech games and won most of them due to better equipment. In my postulates and methods pages you will find the way to construct good mechs, lay solid plans, and execute them correctly.
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“You will have a plan. You will be right. You will be wrong. You will love you troops. You will curse their names. You will hesitate. You will panic. You will attempt the impossible. You will pull it off. You will respect your enemy. You will pay the price. You will be defeated. You will face your fear. You will ask for a second chance. You will act on instinct. You will be exalted. You will know what it is to command.”
“Here is MechCommander. Here you will take command of a company of MechWarriors. You'll issue real-time tactical orders and get real human feedback. You'll discover the awesome responsibility of having troops trust you with their lives. You will know what it is to command.”
When he lowered the hood, the new Precentor Martial wore a broad smile. "In this matter," said Victor Davion, "ComStar chooses to vote against Katherine."
>Prince of Havoc, Michael A. Stackpole
Lentard could not help but squirm under her fury. "General Christifori's exact words were, 'If you want this planet, come and get it' "-he paused, wincing at the words he was about to speak-" 'you bitch.' "
Katrina exploded, her shrieks echoing deep within the royal palace.
>Call of Duty, Blaine Lee Pardoe
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64 WAYS TO PERSONALIZE YOUR 'MECH
- Leather Upholstery
- Fuzzy Dice
- Ice chest next to heat sink filled with Old English 800
- Radar detector on dashboard
- Flame decals on sides to attract the "babes"
- Tinted windows
- License Plate: "OU812" (alternatively "TIH2HO" for those rear-mirrors)
- AM/FM stereo w/ Dolby Surround-sound.
- Picks up dirty satellite channels
- Gun Rack
- Spoilers
- Chrome exhaust manifold
- Trailer hitch on back
- Luggage rack over Tactical Targeting Module
- 3 year or 30,000 mile service contract
- Plays the "Scooby-Doo" theme if you honk the horn
- Bored out cylinders increase horsepower by 24%
- Waffle iron over fusion reactor
- Glowing neon blue lights illuminate feet for cruising at night
- Really big glove compartment
- Game Boy option under Fire-Control system
- Clapper hooked up to ejection system
- Personable targeting computer that critiques battle performance
- Security system that frys intruders brains if they don't recite the passwords correctly both in Arabic and Hebrew (enunciation counts)
- Neon-green windshield wipers
- King-Cab sleeps 4 in comfort
- Nancy Reagan video played after Mech falls down informing pilot to "Just say no!"
- Clint Eastwood samples can be played over loudspeakers "Ya' feelin' lucky, punk?" to Marauder. Intimidation can turn the tide of any battle.
- "Flight of the Valkyrie" played when Jump jets engaged.
- Friendly message that informs pilot "Radiation seal his been broken. Your children will have 4 arms."
- 68 inch Bose speakers for the proper bass. (Unfortunately, Medium Laser only does 3 points of damage if the stereo is on and interior lights dim.)
- Cellular phone links directly with closest ComStar Hyperpulse Generator station. 25% discount for calls between 11 and 8.
- Cruise control
- Zebra skin roof covering (only available on the convertible model)
- Strobe lights mounted on feet (for the infantry)
- 500 Watt CB with an echo mike and sound effects (BOI-OI-OING!)
- Ceiling-mounted licorice dispenser
- A direct com-link to Pizza Hut
- Red hatch marks on side to give impression that it is a '96 Camaro
- Liquor cabinet in place of the locker behind the command couch
- King-sized bumper sticker that says "Mechs don't kill people, I do!"
- Pair of Nikes painted on feet of 'Mech
- Hood ornament of a ram head from an old Dodge Ram
- Mud flaps of the chromed out naked chick or Yosemite Sam (Warrior's choice)
- Special voice added to scanners when picking up enemy units - goes "Danger! Danger!" in Robby the Robot's voice
- Trailer hitch to pull around all that extra ordinance into battle
- Wool seat covering for the command couch (for those who don't like leather)
- A little hula dancer on the dashboard
- Three Stooges sound effects when you score a kill
- Offensive language written on weapons
- James Brown security alarm
- Dirt Devil Car Vac...modified for 'Mech use and stored under command couch
- Automatic seatbelts...5 point harness type
- Internal roll cage (for off-roading)
- "Have a nice day" with a happy face painted on weapons
- Disco ball hanging in cockpit
- Big screen TV (for those times you want to get away)
- Cargo compartment for the Kawasaki ZX-7 Ninja you wish you owned...
- NOS Nitrous Oxide Pro-fogger 500hp booster
- Waterbed located underneath command couch
- Off-road KC halogen lamps with the little happy face covers
- Intermittent Wipers
- Rear Window Defogger
- Thrush Muffler for that Awesome sound (pun intended)