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− | The '''Retractable Blade''' is a [[Melee Weapon|melee weapon]] used by [[Battlemech]]s. | + | The '''Retractable Blade''', introduced circa [[2420]], is a [[Melee Weapon|melee weapon]] used by [[Battlemech]]s. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | Originally designed by the [[Terran Hegemony]] for use with [[AgroMech]]s, the Retractable Blade was implemented by the [[Word of Blake]] for their [[Celestial series]] [[OmniMech]]s. During the [[Jihad]], the technology was dispersed throughout the [[Inner Sphere]]. <ref>''TechManual'' p. 236</ref> | + | Originally designed by the [[Terran Hegemony]] for use with [[AgroMech]]s, the Retractable Blade was implemented by the [[Word of Blake]] for their [[Celestial series]] [[OmniMech]]s. During the [[Jihad]], the technology was dispersed throughout the [[Inner Sphere]]. <ref>''TechManual'', p. 236, "Retractable Blade"</ref> |
==Rules== | ==Rules== | ||
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===Game Rules=== | ===Game Rules=== | ||
− | The Retractable Blade weighs one ton per every twenty tons the 'mech weighs, rounded up, plus 0.5 tons. The blade takes up a number of critical spots equal to one per every twenty tons the 'mech weighs, rounded up, plus one. The blade does one point of damage for every ten tons the 'mech weighs, rounded up. <ref>''TechManual'' p. 237</ref> | + | The Retractable Blade weighs one ton per every twenty tons the 'mech weighs, rounded up, plus 0.5 tons. The blade takes up a number of critical spots equal to one per every twenty tons the 'mech weighs, rounded up, plus one. The blade does one point of damage for every ten tons the 'mech weighs, rounded up. <ref>''TechManual'' p. 237, "Retractable Blade"</ref> |
===Dark Age Game Rules=== | ===Dark Age Game Rules=== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[TechManual]]'' | * ''[[TechManual]]'' | ||
* ''[[Total Warfare]]'' | * ''[[Total Warfare]]'' |
Revision as of 08:00, 22 September 2013
The Retractable Blade, introduced circa 2420, is a melee weapon used by Battlemechs.
History
Originally designed by the Terran Hegemony for use with AgroMechs, the Retractable Blade was implemented by the Word of Blake for their Celestial series OmniMechs. During the Jihad, the technology was dispersed throughout the Inner Sphere. [1]
Rules
Game Rules
The Retractable Blade weighs one ton per every twenty tons the 'mech weighs, rounded up, plus 0.5 tons. The blade takes up a number of critical spots equal to one per every twenty tons the 'mech weighs, rounded up, plus one. The blade does one point of damage for every ten tons the 'mech weighs, rounded up. [2]