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| Tactical Operations | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Rulebook |
| Primary writing | Randall N. Bills Jason M. Hardy Mike Miller Steven Mohan Jr. Jason Schmetzer |
| Pages | 424 |
| Cover Artwork | Michael Komarck (Original Cover Art) Doug Chaffee (2018 Edition) |
| Illustrations | Doug Chaffee Chris Lewis Duane Loose Matt Plog Klaus Scherwinski Franz Vohwinkel |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| Product code | 35003 |
| First published | 2008 / 2018 |
| ISBN-10 | 1-93485-715-7 |
| Content | |
| Era | Jihad era |
| Series | Core Rulebooks |
| Preceded by | Total Warfare |
| Followed by | Strategic Operations |
Description[edit]
Tactical Operations covered the optional rules available to expand the core rules presented in Total Warfare. It included extreme terrain and a host of Advanced & Experimental Equipment.
Tac Ops was awarded Best Miniatures Rules at Origins in 2009.[1]
In June 2020 the content of Tactical Operations was split into two new books that are sold separately: Tactical Operations: Advanced Rules and Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment. The original joined edition is no longer available.
From the Back Cover[edit]
| “ | Take your warfare to a whole new level of excitement! Deploy under cover of exotic weather and severe planetary conditions. Surprise your enemy with your mastery of new battlefield tactics—from artillery to command-level comms to minefields—as well as cutting-edge, prototype technologies! A daring commander can take advantage of any or all of these... if he's brave enough to seize the moment!
Tactical Operations is the one-source reference for advanced rules that apply to on-world operations. It includes new movement and combat options, an extensive Advanced Weapons and Equipment section, and the rules for playing and constructing advanced Support Vehicles and Mobile Structures. |
” |
Contents[edit]
- Introduction
- Tactical Analysis
- Advanced Ground Movement
- Glancing Blows (short story)
- Advanced Combat
- Boom (short story)
- Advanced Buildings
- Bloody Dividends (short story)
- Advanced Support Vehicles
- Into the Fire (short story)
- General Rules
- Unsung Technologies
- Advanced Support Vehicles Construction
- The Efficiency of Rome (short story)
- Advanced Weapons and Equipment
- Advanced Battle Values
- Index
- Record Sheets
- Tables
Notes[edit]
- Tactical Operations Errata is available here.
- The trademarked title for the first printing was Classic BattleTech Tactical Operations. In 2010 printing the trademark was shortened to BattleTech Tactical Operations.
- In 2018, republication of the book was issued, with reused vintage cover art from the First Publication of the Second Edition CityTech boxed set by Doug Chaffee.
- Equipment ratings for Advanced and Experimental Equipment were updated in Technical Readout: Prototypes for the game year 3090.
- In June of 2020 Tactical Operations was split into two volumes, Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment and Tactical Operations: Advanced Rules.
- The short story Bloody Dividends has yet to reappear in one of the reorganized core rulebooks.
Gallery[edit]
The original cover art from 2008 edition of TacOps.
The cover of the first printing with errata (2010). Classic has been removed from the BattleTech header.
The cover of the corrected second printing (2012). "Origins Award Winners" stamp has been added.
