Difference between revisions of "Alpha Strike (tactic)"

 
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An Alpha Strike is when a 'Mech attacks with all of it's weapons at the same time. While extremely powerful, it dramatically increases the 'Mech's heat, and after a few Alpha Strikes in a row most 'Mechs will shut down from overheating. In game terms it is attacking with all of your weapons in one round.
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An Alpha Strike is when a 'Mech attacks with all of its weapons at the same time. While extremely powerful, it dramatically raises the 'Mech's heat, and after several successive Alpha Strikes most 'Mechs will shut down from overheating. In game terms it is attacking with all of your weapons in one round.
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Revision as of 11:19, 23 October 2007

An Alpha Strike is when a 'Mech attacks with all of its weapons at the same time. While extremely powerful, it dramatically raises the 'Mech's heat, and after several successive Alpha Strikes most 'Mechs will shut down from overheating. In game terms it is attacking with all of your weapons in one round.