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Line 1: − {{Rules}} + {{InfoBoxBook − {{InfoBoxProduct+ | image = − | image = AeroTech1609.jpg | name = AeroTech The Battletech Game of Fighter Combat | name = AeroTech The Battletech Game of Fighter Combat − | development = [[Jordan K. Weisman]]<br />[[L. Ross Babcock III]] <br />[[Stuart Johnson]] + | product development = [[Jordan K. Weisman]], [[L. Ross Babcock III]] − | primarywriting = [[L. Ross Babcock III]] + | primary writing = [[L. Ross Babcock III]] | cover = [[Jim Holloway]] | cover = [[Jim Holloway]] − | illustrations = [[Todd F. March]]<br />[[David R. Deitrick]] + | illustrations = [[Todd F. March]], [[David R. Dietrick]] | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | era = [[Succession Wars era]] − | type = Core Game Set + | type = [[Boxed Set]] | publisher = [[FASA]] | publisher = [[FASA]] | year = 1986 | year = 1986 − | pages = 224 counters <br /> Full color map <br /> Rulebook <br/> Dice + | set contents = 224 counters, full color map, rulebook (48 pg.) − | productioncode = 1609+ | production code = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=90 1609] − | ISBN10 = 0931787610 + | ISBN = 0931787610 − | MSRP = $15.00 <!-- from summer 1992 order form--> }} }} Line 26:
Line 24: ''As a pilot, you get plenty of danger and excitement. You also get a choice between cold death or hot death. You can die in the icy void of space or in the flames of reentry. If you're good, you might live to fight another day. ''As a pilot, you get plenty of danger and excitement. You also get a choice between cold death or hot death. You can die in the icy void of space or in the flames of reentry. If you're good, you might live to fight another day. − [[Succession Wars (History)|The Succession Wars]] are fought over land. But the battles don't start on the ground, they END there. The first action is in space, usually about 160,000 kilometers from the target planet, as fighter pilots come screaming in at 1,000 kilometers per second in their [[DropShip]]s.'' + [[The Succession Wars]] are fought over land. But the battles don't start on the ground, they END there. The first action is in space, usually about 160,000 kilometers from the target planet, as fighter pilots come screaming in at 1,000 kilometers per second in their [[DropShip]]s.'' ''The defending fighters are in the air, too, weaving in and out, watching for shots at the [[DropShip]]s or the attacking fighters. As the battle moves closer to the planet, all craft will have to deal with gravity as well as their opponents. You've either got to fight against it or find a way to use it.'' ''The defending fighters are in the air, too, weaving in and out, watching for shots at the [[DropShip]]s or the attacking fighters. As the battle moves closer to the planet, all craft will have to deal with gravity as well as their opponents. You've either got to fight against it or find a way to use it.'' − ''If the [[DropShip]] pilots live through the initial battle, they can drop their 'Mechs from high altitude atmosphere. For two long minutes, the DropShips are sitting ducks, giving you a chance to shoot the 'Mechs on the way down. All surviving fighters dive into the atmosphere to strafe and bomb the battlefield.'' + ''If the [[DropShip]] pilots live through the intial battle, they can drop their 'Mechs from high altitude atmosphere. For two long minutes, the Dropships are sitting ducks, giving you a chance to shoot the 'Mechs on the way down. All surviving fighters dive into the atmosphere to strafe and bomb the battlefield.'' ''MechWarriors take all the glory for conquering planets, but they should never forget who put them there and saved their tails with a strafing run or a bomb dropped at just the right moment.''}} ''MechWarriors take all the glory for conquering planets, but they should never forget who put them there and saved their tails with a strafing run or a bomb dropped at just the right moment.''}} + ==Contents== ==Contents== *INTRODUCTION *INTRODUCTION **Components **Components + ***Record Sheets **Space Mapsheet **Space Mapsheet + ***Terrain **Dice **Dice **Game Setup **Game Setup **Sequence of Play **Sequence of Play *AEROSPACE PILOTS *AEROSPACE PILOTS + ***Pilot Skills + ***Damaging an Aerospace Pilot *MOVEMENT *MOVEMENT + ***Facing **Types of Movement **Types of Movement + ***Thrust + ***Overthrust + ***Structural Integrity + ***Velocity + ***Gravity **Entering the Atmosphere **Entering the Atmosphere + ***Powered Stick Entry + ***Dead Stick Entry + ***Movement at High Altitude + ***Movement at Low Altitude + ***Special Manuevers + ***Landing *COMBAT *COMBAT **Firing Weapons **Firing Weapons + ***Firing Arcs + ***Line-of-Sight + ***Range + ***Multiple Targets **To-Hit Procedures **To-Hit Procedures + ***Base To-Hit Number + ***Modified To-Hit Number + ***Missile Hits + ***Ammunition **Hit Locations **Hit Locations + ***Determining Hit Location + ***Damage Value + ***Recording Damage + ***Transferring Damage + ***Destroying an Aerospace Craft **Ground Targets **Ground Targets + ***Strafing + ***Dive Bombing + ***Thrust Loss + ***Inferno Bombs + ***Return Fire *HEAT *HEAT **Heat Points **Heat Points + ***Heat Build-up **Effects of Heat **Effects of Heat + ***Movement Effects + ***Weapon Attack Effects + ***Shutdown + ***Ammunition Explosion + ***Pilot Damage *DROPSHIPS AND 'MECHS *DROPSHIPS AND 'MECHS **Drop Procedures **Drop Procedures + ***Landing **DropShip Combat **DropShip Combat + ***''[[Leopard]]'' Class Dropship + ***''[[Union]]'' Class Dropship + ***''[[Overlord]]'' Class Dropship *AEROSPACE FIGHTER DESIGN *AEROSPACE FIGHTER DESIGN **Fighter Design **Fighter Design *LAND-AIR 'MECHS ([[LAM]]S) *LAND-AIR 'MECHS ([[LAM]]S) + ***Conversion Time **Capabilities **Capabilities + ***'Mech Mode + ***Air 'Mech Mode + ***Fighter Mode *OTHER RULES *OTHER RULES **Fighter Refueling **Fighter Refueling Line 70:
Line 117: ==Notes== ==Notes== − *The following units were introduced in the ''AeroTech'' game:+ The following units were introduced in the AeroTech game: − **Dropships+ *Dropships − ***''[[Leopard (DropShip class)|Leopard]]''-class DropShip+ **''[[Leopard]]'' Class Dropship − ***''[[Union (DropShip class)|Union]]''-class DropShip+ **''[[Union]]'' Class Dropship − ***''[[Overlord (DropShip class)|Overlord]]''-class DropShip+ **''[[Overlord]]'' Class Dropship − **Aerospace Fighters+ *Aerospace Fighters − ***Light+ **Light − ****''[[Sabre]]'' + ***[[Sabre]] − ****''[[Centurion (Aerospace Fighter class)|Centurion]]'' + ***[[Centurion (Aerospace Fighter)]] − ***Medium+ **Medium − ****''[[Lightning (Aerospace Fighter class)|Lightning]]'' + ***[[Lightning]] − ****''[[Hellcat (Aerospace Fighter class)|Hellcat]]'' + ***[[Hellcat]] − ***Heavy+ **Heavy − ****''[[Eagle (Aerospace Fighter class)|Eagle]]'' + ***[[Eagle]] − ****''[[Vulcan (Aerospace Fighter class)|Vulcan]]'' (appears only as the example in fighter construction) + ***[[Thunderbird]] − ****''[[Thunderbird (Aerospace Fighter class)|Thunderbird]]'' + *Land-Air 'Mechs − **Land-Air 'Mechs+ **[[Stinger LAM]] − ***''[[Stinger LAM]]'' + **[[Wasp LAM]] − ***''[[Wasp LAM]]'' + **[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]] − ***''[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]]'' − − ==Foreign-Language Editions== − ===Spanish=== − A Spanish edition was published by [[Diseños Orbitales]] in 1990 as [[List of BattleTech Products in Spanish#AeroTech|''AeroTech: El juego de combate de cazas del universo de BattleTech'']]. − − ==Gallery== − <gallery> − File:SpanishAerotech.jpg|Spanish edition. − </gallery> − − [[Category: Core Game Sets]] + [[Category:Boxed Set]] − [[Category: Rulebooks]] − [[Category: Spanish Editions]]
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| name = AeroTech The Battletech Game of Fighter Combat | | name = AeroTech The Battletech Game of Fighter Combat | ||
| − | | development = [[Jordan K. Weisman]] | + | | product development = [[Jordan K. Weisman]], [[L. Ross Babcock III]] |
| − | | | + | | primary writing = [[L. Ross Babcock III]] |
| cover = [[Jim Holloway]] | | cover = [[Jim Holloway]] | ||
| − | | illustrations = [[Todd F. March]] | + | | illustrations = [[Todd F. March]], [[David R. Dietrick]] |
| era = [[Succession Wars era]] | | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | ||
| − | | type = | + | | type = [[Boxed Set]] |
| publisher = [[FASA]] | | publisher = [[FASA]] | ||
| year = 1986 | | year = 1986 | ||
| − | | | + | | set contents = 224 counters, full color map, rulebook (48 pg.) |
| − | + | | production code = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=90 1609] | |
| − | | | + | | ISBN = 0931787610 |
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''As a pilot, you get plenty of danger and excitement. You also get a choice between cold death or hot death. You can die in the icy void of space or in the flames of reentry. If you're good, you might live to fight another day. | ''As a pilot, you get plenty of danger and excitement. You also get a choice between cold death or hot death. You can die in the icy void of space or in the flames of reentry. If you're good, you might live to fight another day. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[The Succession Wars]] are fought over land. But the battles don't start on the ground, they END there. The first action is in space, usually about 160,000 kilometers from the target planet, as fighter pilots come screaming in at 1,000 kilometers per second in their [[DropShip]]s.'' |
''The defending fighters are in the air, too, weaving in and out, watching for shots at the [[DropShip]]s or the attacking fighters. As the battle moves closer to the planet, all craft will have to deal with gravity as well as their opponents. You've either got to fight against it or find a way to use it.'' | ''The defending fighters are in the air, too, weaving in and out, watching for shots at the [[DropShip]]s or the attacking fighters. As the battle moves closer to the planet, all craft will have to deal with gravity as well as their opponents. You've either got to fight against it or find a way to use it.'' | ||
| − | ''If the [[DropShip]] pilots live through the | + | ''If the [[DropShip]] pilots live through the intial battle, they can drop their 'Mechs from high altitude atmosphere. For two long minutes, the Dropships are sitting ducks, giving you a chance to shoot the 'Mechs on the way down. All surviving fighters dive into the atmosphere to strafe and bomb the battlefield.'' |
''MechWarriors take all the glory for conquering planets, but they should never forget who put them there and saved their tails with a strafing run or a bomb dropped at just the right moment.''}} | ''MechWarriors take all the glory for conquering planets, but they should never forget who put them there and saved their tails with a strafing run or a bomb dropped at just the right moment.''}} | ||
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==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
*INTRODUCTION | *INTRODUCTION | ||
**Components | **Components | ||
| + | ***Record Sheets | ||
**Space Mapsheet | **Space Mapsheet | ||
| + | ***Terrain | ||
**Dice | **Dice | ||
**Game Setup | **Game Setup | ||
**Sequence of Play | **Sequence of Play | ||
*AEROSPACE PILOTS | *AEROSPACE PILOTS | ||
| + | ***Pilot Skills | ||
| + | ***Damaging an Aerospace Pilot | ||
*MOVEMENT | *MOVEMENT | ||
| + | ***Facing | ||
**Types of Movement | **Types of Movement | ||
| + | ***Thrust | ||
| + | ***Overthrust | ||
| + | ***Structural Integrity | ||
| + | ***Velocity | ||
| + | ***Gravity | ||
**Entering the Atmosphere | **Entering the Atmosphere | ||
| + | ***Powered Stick Entry | ||
| + | ***Dead Stick Entry | ||
| + | ***Movement at High Altitude | ||
| + | ***Movement at Low Altitude | ||
| + | ***Special Manuevers | ||
| + | ***Landing | ||
*COMBAT | *COMBAT | ||
**Firing Weapons | **Firing Weapons | ||
| + | ***Firing Arcs | ||
| + | ***Line-of-Sight | ||
| + | ***Range | ||
| + | ***Multiple Targets | ||
**To-Hit Procedures | **To-Hit Procedures | ||
| + | ***Base To-Hit Number | ||
| + | ***Modified To-Hit Number | ||
| + | ***Missile Hits | ||
| + | ***Ammunition | ||
**Hit Locations | **Hit Locations | ||
| + | ***Determining Hit Location | ||
| + | ***Damage Value | ||
| + | ***Recording Damage | ||
| + | ***Transferring Damage | ||
| + | ***Destroying an Aerospace Craft | ||
**Ground Targets | **Ground Targets | ||
| + | ***Strafing | ||
| + | ***Dive Bombing | ||
| + | ***Thrust Loss | ||
| + | ***Inferno Bombs | ||
| + | ***Return Fire | ||
*HEAT | *HEAT | ||
**Heat Points | **Heat Points | ||
| + | ***Heat Build-up | ||
**Effects of Heat | **Effects of Heat | ||
| + | ***Movement Effects | ||
| + | ***Weapon Attack Effects | ||
| + | ***Shutdown | ||
| + | ***Ammunition Explosion | ||
| + | ***Pilot Damage | ||
*DROPSHIPS AND 'MECHS | *DROPSHIPS AND 'MECHS | ||
**Drop Procedures | **Drop Procedures | ||
| + | ***Landing | ||
**DropShip Combat | **DropShip Combat | ||
| + | ***''[[Leopard]]'' Class Dropship | ||
| + | ***''[[Union]]'' Class Dropship | ||
| + | ***''[[Overlord]]'' Class Dropship | ||
*AEROSPACE FIGHTER DESIGN | *AEROSPACE FIGHTER DESIGN | ||
**Fighter Design | **Fighter Design | ||
*LAND-AIR 'MECHS ([[LAM]]S) | *LAND-AIR 'MECHS ([[LAM]]S) | ||
| + | ***Conversion Time | ||
**Capabilities | **Capabilities | ||
| + | ***'Mech Mode | ||
| + | ***Air 'Mech Mode | ||
| + | ***Fighter Mode | ||
*OTHER RULES | *OTHER RULES | ||
**Fighter Refueling | **Fighter Refueling | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| − | + | *Dropships | |
| − | + | **''[[Leopard]]'' Class Dropship | |
| − | + | **''[[Union]]'' Class Dropship | |
| − | + | **''[[Overlord]]'' Class Dropship | |
| − | + | *Aerospace Fighters | |
| − | + | **Light | |
| − | *** | + | ***[[Sabre]] |
| − | *** | + | ***[[Centurion (Aerospace Fighter)]] |
| − | + | **Medium | |
| − | *** | + | ***[[Lightning]] |
| − | *** | + | ***[[Hellcat]] |
| − | + | **Heavy | |
| − | *** | + | ***[[Eagle]] |
| − | + | ***[[Thunderbird]] | |
| − | *** | + | *Land-Air 'Mechs |
| − | + | **[[Stinger LAM]] | |
| − | ** | + | **[[Wasp LAM]] |
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