McCarron's Armored Cavalry (scenario pack)
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- This article is about the scenario pack. For the mercenary unit, see McCarron's Armored Cavalry.
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| McCarron's Armored Cavalry | |
|---|---|
| Product information | |
| Type | Scenario Pack |
| Development | Mike Nystul |
| Primary writing | Mark Bloom Hugh Browne Adam Gratun Eric Hart Evan Jamieson Patrick McCormack William Scammell |
| Pages | 64 |
| Cover Artwork | Steve Venters (Art) Mike Nielsen (Design) |
| Illustrations | Mike Nielsen Dana Knutson Earl Geier L. A. Williams |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | FASA |
| Product code | 1669 |
| First published | 1992 |
| ISBN-10 | 1555601820 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1555601829 |
| MSRP | $8.00 US $ |
| Content | |
| Era | Succession Wars era |
| Timeline | 3044 |
Description[edit]
McCarron's Armored Cavalry has a somewhat misleading title. Arguably the last of the "classic" scenario packs, it does not present the usual company-sized unit and its exploits throughout time through single scenarios like its predecessors; instead, it provides a brief overview of the eponymous 5-regiment mercenary unit and then concentrates on one sub-unit, Barton's Regiment, and a particular campaign they fought in 3044.
(Unlike earlier scenario packs, the scenario packs published after this one were based on known units and events from BattleTech novels instead of exploring new units.)
From the back cover[edit]
| “ | Colonel Marcus Barton commands the Second Regiment of McCarron's Armored Cavalry, also known as Barton's Regiment, and he is a man obsessed. He has waited forty years to avenge his father's dishonor at the hands of Lester J. Otto. He blew his first chance, but he swears he will not make another mistake. He knows he has a second chance on Marlette, and Marcus Barton will have his revenge this time or die trying. And either way he plans to take his regiment with him...
McCarron's Armored Cavalry is a BattleTech scenario pack which includes the unit's history, prominent members, and special equipment. The scenarios chronicle the campaign known as "Otto's Last Stand," and can be used individually or as a campaign culminating in one of three different endings. "Otto's Last Stand" features deadly installations and a point-based system for customizing the defending forces, so that scenarios can be fought more than once and never be the same game twice. |
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Contents[edit]
- Introduction
- How to Use the Scenarios
- Running a Campaign
- Table of Organization
- Command Lance Personnel
- New Equipment
- Devastator
- Starslayer
- Spector
- Po Medium Tank
- Boeing Jump Bomber
- Scenarios
- Field Scenarios
- The Killian Hills
- Out of the Frying Pan
- Danton's Pond
- The Big Chance
- Plains of Marlette
- Bridge Scenarios
- Bridge of Death
- Ring Scenarios
- Punishment
- Welcome to Missile Hell
- Death Gulch
- Artillery Targets
- Wall Scenarios
- Backs to the Wall
- Another Kick in the Wall
- Endgame Scenarios
- Otto's Last Stand
- Showdown
- Barton's Folly