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Line 127: Cover: B&W Illustration of a ''Hatamoto-Chi'' with right arm weapon directed at the reader. Cover: B&W Illustration of a ''Hatamoto-Chi'' with right arm weapon directed at the reader. − ARTICLES: <br> + ARTICLES: Trends and Directions; ''Butterfly'' 30 ton 'Mech; Role-Playing Opportunities in BattleTech; A Tale of the Black Panther Legionnaires (fiction); Armor Allocation According to Hit Probabilities; Solaris VII In Depth (2 Articles); Tactics in the Arenas; ''Berserker'' BZK-3R; Review: ''Mecha!''; ''ToastMaster'' BLR-1F; ''Birdman'' BCA-1A; ''Ogre'' OGR-3E; ''Ice Man III'' ICMN-3; ''Grand Reaver'' GND-1R − 1) ''Editorial'', by Herb Barents, p. 1<br> − Mr. Barents makes a plea to the gaming community to stay focused on having fun with the game, to not be a "rules lawyer" who seeks to win by exploitation of game mechanics. He also urges the reader to adopt a "checks and balances" approach to making changes to the game in the interest of maintaining a balance. <br> − 2) ''Incoming Transmissions'', letters and articles credited to "The Readers", p. 2<br> − 3) ''Sensor Sweep'', by Herb Barents, p. 4<br> − 4) ''Figures in Review'', by Philip J. DeLuca, p. 5<br> − Mr. DeLuca reviews several ''Shadowrun'' miniatures produced by Ral Partha, including the "Deckers (3)", "Go-gangers (4 characters, 2 bikes)", Pack #20-502 "Human Street Samurai (3)", Pack #20-510 "Corporate Security Guards (5)"<br> − 5) ''The Pipeline'', by Philip J. DeLuca, p. 5<br> − 6) ''Submission Guidelines'', p. 7<br> − 7) ''Convention News'', The Readers, p. 7<br> − 8) ''Review: Falcon Guard'', by Christine Carter, p. 8<br> − 9) ''Trends and Directions'', by J. Donal Lail, p. 9<br> − An analysis of several of the then-new technologies from the 3050 Technical Readout. The author makes an interesting series of proposals to modify the rules to improve survivability of light mechs, such as: changing the target movement-based to-hit modifiers from a cap at 10+ hexes to increments of 12+, 14+, and 16+; sudden change of speed maneuver when running, and; sudden change of direction maneuver (zig-zag) when running.<br> − Includes specs for the ''Butterfly'' 30 ton 'Mech (no spec sheet provided)<br> − 10) ''Role-Playing Opportunities in BattleTech'', by Gregory W. Detwiler, p. 12<br> − 11) ''A Tale of the Black Panther Legionnaires'' (fiction), by Ronald L. Bush, p. 18<br> − 12) ''Review: ClanTroops'', by Herb Barents, p. 20<br> − 13) ''Armor Allocation According to Hit Probabilities'', by Geoff Buhl, p. 23<br> − 14) ''Solaris VII: In Depth Part I'', by Pat Hwang, p. 24<br> − 14) ''Solaris VII: In Depth Part II'', by Herb Barents, p. 27 <br> − 15) ''Tactics in the Arenas'', by Philip J. Deluca, p. 31<br> − This piece is a fictional story set in the arenas of Solaris VII, interwoven with an article discussing tactics and game mechanics of Solaris VII. It includes the specs for the ''Berserker'' BZK-3R mech featured in the fictional story.<br> − 16) ''Review: Mecha!'', by Herb Barents, p. 33<br> − 17) ''New BattleMechs'', p. 36<br> − Spec sheets for several reader-created custom mechs.<br> − ''ToastMaster'' BLR-1F, by James Greeson<br> − ''Birdman'' BCA-1A, Bill Swisher<br> − ''Ogre'' OGR-3E, Bill Kropp<br> − ''Ice Man III'' ICMN-3, Bill Swisher<br> − ''Grand Reaver'' GND-1R, Scott Malcomson<br> − 18) Records Sheets for the featured player-created mechs.<br> − 19) ''Ramblings of an Unbalanced Mind'', by Philip J. DeLuca, p. 45<br> ==Best of Future Wars, Volume 1== ==Best of Future Wars, Volume 1==
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ARTICLES: ''Conqueror'' 'Mech (50 ton Introductory); ''Firestorm'' FF1 (60 ton Introductory) | ARTICLES: ''Conqueror'' 'Mech (50 ton Introductory); ''Firestorm'' FF1 (60 ton Introductory) | ||
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==Best of Future Wars, Volume 1== | ==Best of Future Wars, Volume 1== | ||