First Strike

From the back cover

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"All troops, into your 'Mechs! This is not a drill-repeat, this is not a drill!" First Strike is a unique BattleTech game supplement created especially for players new to the game. It features thirteen ready-to-play scenarios that require only the contents of the boxed game to play: 9 Scenarios for BattleTech, Fourth Edition, including a 3-part mini-campaign; 3 scenarios for CityTech, Second Edition, featuring battles from the Clan invasion; and one huge scenario that combines them both in a titanic struggle for survival! New players and old hands ablike can also create an endless variety of original scenarios with the new scenario-creation system. Extensive sections on tactics offer players of all skill levels new insights into BattleTech and CityTech gaming strategies. First Strike! also includes new armored vehicles and OmniMech configurations for use with CityTech.

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Contents

• INTRODUCTION
  • Welcome to First Strike!
  • What is a Scenario
  • How to Use the Scenario
  • General Scenario Rules
    • Terminology
    • Number of Players
    • Set-up
    • Movement and Retreat
    • Ending the Game
  • Modifying the Scenarios
    • Forces
    • Deployment
    • Mapsheets
    • Advanced Rules
  • Military Units

• PLAYING BATTLETECH
  • BattleTech Tactics
    • Initiative
    • Movement
    • Reaction
    • Weapon Attacks
    • Physical Attacks
  • BattleTech Forces
    • Scouts
    • Strickers
    • Skirmishers
    • Brawlers
    • Missle Boats
    • Snipers
    • Juggernauts

• BATTLETECH SCENARIOS
  • Scenario 1: Showdown
  • Scenario 2: Behind Enemy Lines
  • Scenario 3: Divided We Fall
  • Scenario 4: In the Champion's Shadow
  • Scenario 5: Dead Man's Hand
  • Scenario 6: Last Stand
  • Mini-Campaign: Descent into Darkness