Zombie 'Mech

A design philosophy in BattleTech gameplay that emphasizes survivability for the BattleMech. A typical Zombie 'Mech can endure a great deal of damage without taking crippling critical hits or losing major weapon systems. Typically such a 'Mech will have heavy armor and limited or no weapons that expose the BattleMech to the risk of (typically fatal) ammunition explosions. XL engines are often seen as a design flaw for a Zombie 'Mech.

In accordance with this philosophy, many variants or modifications to baseline 'Mech models seek to remove ammunition-dependent weaponry.

Compare to Flashbulb 'Mech, a concept aiming for heavy energy-based firepower and the heat sinks to use it; there is much overlap between these concepts.

Note that this is purely a gameplay concept, rooted in the construction and boardgame rules. Within the BattleTech universe the concept is unknown.

Example 'Mechs

• Archangel
• Awesome
• CGR-SB Challenger (Charger variant)
• Götterdämmerung
• Grasshopper
• Great Turtle
• Kingfisher
• MAD-3D Marauder
• MAD-4A Marauder II
• Penetrator
• Ostsol
• TDR-17S Thunderbolt
• Thug, said to be the quintessential Zombie mech
• WHM-6D Warhammer