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Line 1: − {{Rules}} + {{InfoBoxBook − {{otheruses|the board game|the German edition Technical Readout "Battlespace Hardware-Handbuch 3057"|Technical Readout: 3057}}+ | image = − − {{InfoBoxProduct − | image = BS1680.jpg | name = BattleSpace: The BattleTech Game of Space Combat | name = BattleSpace: The BattleTech Game of Space Combat − | type = Core Game Set + | product development = [[Scott Jenkins]] − | author = + | primary writing = [[Chris Hartford]] − | development = [[Scott Jenkins]] − | primarywriting = [[Chris Hartford]] − | pages = | cover = [[Peter Scanlon]] | cover = [[Peter Scanlon]] − | interiorart = + | illustrations = [[Joel Biske]] <br> [[Earl Geier]] <br> [[Jeff Laubenstein]] <br> [[Larry MacDougall]] <br> [[Allen Nunis]] <br> [[Gary Thomas Washington]] − | illustrations = [[Joel Biske]],<br> [[Earl Geier]],<br> [[Jeff Laubenstein]],<br> [[Larry MacDougall]],<br> [[Allen Nunis]],<br> [[Gary Thomas Washington]] + | era = [[Clan Invasion]] + | type = Boxed Set | publisher = [[FASA]] | publisher = [[FASA]] − | productioncode = 1680 | year = 1993 | year = 1993 − | ISBN10 = 1555602088 + | pages = 88 page Rulebook <br> 60 page Sourcebook <br>8 page Record Sheet book <br> 216 counters <br> 2 Mapsheets <br> 2 dice − | ISBN13 = + | production code = 1680 − | MSRP = $25.00+ | ISBN = 1555602088 − | content = 88 page Rulebook<br>60 page Sourcebook<br>8 page Record Sheets book<br>216 counters<br>2 Mapsheets<br>2 dice − | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] − | agency = [[ComStar]] − | universedate = [[3056]] − | timeline = − | scrollable timeline = [[Start date::]][[End date::]] − | series = − | precededby = [[AeroTech]] − | followedby = [[AeroTech 2]] }} }} + ==Description== ==Description== − '''BattleSpace''' was a space combat game set in the [[BattleTech]] universe, replacing the outdated [[AeroTech]]. It expanded the latter's concepts and incorporated information from the ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]'' sourcebook and other [[Clan Invasion era]] publications, focusing on [[WarShip]]s instead of [[aerospace fighter]]s. It would in turn later be replaced by [[AeroTech 2]]; the most recent and up-to-date edition of the aerospace and space combat rules is spread over the most recent set of rulebooks (''[[Total Warfare]]'', ''[[TechManual]]'', ''[[Tactical Operations]]'', and ''[[Strategic Operations]]''). The rules have since undergone considerable change, to the point where the stats for capital ships as published in the original version of the ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' (which was conceived as a companion [[Technical Readout]] for BattleSpace) had to be changed.+ This boxed set was the replacement for [[AeroTech]], expanding its concepts and incorporating information from the [[DropShips and JumpShips]] sourcebook and other [[Clan Invasion]] era publications. The BattleSpace Sourcebook and Rulebook are bound together in one volume, similar to the DropShips and JumpShips sourcebook. This boxed set would later be replaced by [[AeroTech 2]]. − + ==From the back cover== ==From the back cover== {{quote|''It is [[3056]], centuries since the fall of the [[Star League]], and the [[Successor States]] of the [[Inner Sphere]] face their greatest threat ever — The [[Clans]], warlike invaders from beyond known space. As the mighty armies of two civilizations clash on the far-flung worlds of humanity, their interstellar armadas wage war in the infinite battlefield of space.'' {{quote|''It is [[3056]], centuries since the fall of the [[Star League]], and the [[Successor States]] of the [[Inner Sphere]] face their greatest threat ever — The [[Clans]], warlike invaders from beyond known space. As the mighty armies of two civilizations clash on the far-flung worlds of humanity, their interstellar armadas wage war in the infinite battlefield of space.'' Line 40:
Line 26: ''BattleSpace is a boardgame for 2 or more players ages 12 and up.''}} ''BattleSpace is a boardgame for 2 or more players ages 12 and up.''}} + ==Rulebook Contents== ==Rulebook Contents== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * Introduction * Introduction ** Components ** Components Line 58:
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Line 50: * Movement * Movement − ** Facing + ** Facing ** Thrust Points ** Thrust Points *** Using Thrust Points *** Using Thrust Points Line 77:
Line 63: *** Docking *** Docking *** Launch/Recover *** Launch/Recover − *** Landing + *** Landing *** Jump *** Jump Line 83:
Line 69: ** Detection ** Detection ** Weapons Fire/Firing Arcs ** Weapons Fire/Firing Arcs − *** [[WarShip]]s + *** [[Warship]]s *** Fighters *** Fighters ** Heat ** Heat Line 89:
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Line 171: *** Air-to-Ground Fire *** Air-to-Ground Fire *** Return Fire *** Return Fire − {{div col end}} ==Sourcebook Contents== ==Sourcebook Contents== − {{columns-start|num=3}} * Introduction * Introduction * History of Naval Warfare * History of Naval Warfare Line 200:
Line 184: ** Birth of the [[Star League]] ** Birth of the [[Star League]] ** End of an Age ** End of an Age − ** [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]] + ** [[Exodus]] ** Founding of the [[Clan]]s ** Founding of the [[Clan]]s − ** [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] + ** [[Succession War]]s − ** [[Explorer Corps (ComStar)|Explorer Corps]] + ** [[Explorer Corps]] ** War Renewed ** War Renewed ** Clan Invasion ** Clan Invasion − ** [[Battle of Radstadt|Radstadt]] + ** [[Radstadt]] − ** [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Tukayyid]] + ** [[Tukayyid]] − {{column}}+ * Naval Technology * Naval Technology − ** DropShips + ** DropShips *** DropShip Systems *** DropShip Systems ** JumpShips ** JumpShips Line 225:
Line 209: ** Space Stations ** Space Stations ** Clan Navies ** Clan Navies − {{columns-end}} − BattleSpace Scenarios: + * BattleSpace Scenarios − ;Hide and Seek − :During the [[Pentagon Civil War]], the [[House Liao]]-aligned ''[[Congress]]''-class frigates ''[[Long March (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|Long March]]'' and ''[[Noble House]]'' battle the [[House Davion]]-aligned ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser ''[[Michael Norman]]'' on 8 October [[2802]]. Historically, all three vessels were destroyed. − ;Dragon's Roar+ ==Also See== − :During the [[Fourth Succession War]], [[House Kurita]] forces attack the Davion-held planet [[Niles (DC)|Niles]] on 24 May [[3029]]. Four six-fighter squadrons from the [[Fourth An Ting Legion]] (a mix of ''[[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)|Corsair]]'', ''[[Lightning (Aerospace Fighter class)|Lightning]]'', ''[[Sabre]]'', ''[[Samurai]]'', ''[[Shilone]]'', ''[[Sholagar]]'', and ''[[Slayer]]'' aerospace fighters) are intercepted by an equal number from the planetary militia (consisting of ''Corsair'', ''[[Lucifer]]'', ''[[Seydlitz]]'', ''Sholagar'', and ''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' aerospace fighters). The Kurita forces prevailed, their [[DropShip]]s broke through and the last defenders on the ground surrendered on 3 June.+ *[[BattleSpace (Rulebook)]] − − ;Radstadt − :The battle of Radstadt on 31 October [[3050]] was a turning point in the initial [[Clan Invasion]]. This chance encounter pitted the flagship of [[Clan Wolf]], the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz (WarShip class)|Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser ''[[Dire Wolf (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|Dire Wolf]]'', with its DropShips (''[[Snap]]'', ''[[Snarl]]'', ''[[Howl]]'', and ''[[Lair]]'') and [[OmniFighter]]s (a mix of ''[[Bashkir]]'', ''[[Jagatai]]'', ''[[Jengiz]]'', and ''[[Visigoth]]'' fighters) against a mixed group of DropShips (''[[Raven (Individual Vengeance-class DropShip)|Raven]]'', ''[[Gungnir]]'', ''[[Sleipnir (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Sleipnir]]'', ''[[Karlshefni]]'', and ''[[Stöng]]'') and four aerospace fighter squadrons (''Corsair''s, ''Seydlitz''es, ''Shilone''s, ''Sholagar''s, and ''Sparrowhawk''s) from the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]'s [[Flying Drakøns]]. Historically, ''Shilone'' pilot [[Tyra Miraborg]] rammed her crippled fighter into the ''Dire Wolf'', landing a lucky hit that killed [[ilKhan]] [[Leo Showers]] and earned her a place in history. ==Notes== ==Notes== − * The included book is split into two sections, '''Rulebook''' and '''Sourcebook''', with each having separate page numbering and tables of contents.+ '''Fire factors''' and '''Capital scale damage''' were introduced in this set. (Capital Weapons were introduced in [[Technical Readout: 2750]] but they inflicted standard damage.) Rules for constructing WarShips and JumpShips were introduced in this set as well. [[Technical Readout: 3057]] included two pages of clarifications and errata that dealt with BattleSpace. − * '''Fire factors''' and '''Capital scale damage''' were introduced in this set. (Capital weapons were introduced in ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'', but they inflicted standard damage.) Rules for constructing [[WarShip]]s and [[JumpShip]]s were introduced in this set as well. ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' included two pages of clarifications and errata that dealt with ''BattleSpace''. − − ==Foreign-Language Editions== − ===French=== − A French edition was published by [[Jeux Descartes]] as ''Battlespace: Le jeu de combat spatial de BattleTech''. − − ===German=== − A German edition was published by [[Fantasy Productions]] in 1998 as ''BattleSpace: Raumschlachten im BattleTech-Universum'', ISBN 9783890649368.<ref>[https://www.booklooker.de/B%C3%BCcher/BattleSpace-Raumschlachten-im-BattleTech-Universum/id/A02ATmdE01ZZr booklooker page for BattleSpace: Raumschlachten im BattleTech-Universum – Buch gebraucht kaufen]</ref><ref>[https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?isbn=9783890649368&mode=isbn&st=sr&ac=qr BookFinder.com page for Battlespace: BattleTech-Box]</ref> − − ===Spanish=== − A Spanish edition was published by [[Ediciones Zinco]] in 1996 as [[List of BattleTech Products in Spanish#BattleSpace|''BattleSpace: El juego de combate espacial del universo de BattleTech'']]. − − ==Gallery== − <gallery> − File:BattleSpace-front.jpg|Cover of box. − File:BattleSpace Raumschlachten im BattleTech-Universum Front Cover.jpg|Cover of German edition. − File:BattleSpace Raumschlachten im BattleTech-Universum Back Cover.jpg|Back of German edition. − File:SpanishBattlespace.jpg|Spanish edition. − </gallery> − − =References= − <references/> − [[Category:Core Game Sets]] + [[Category:Boxed Set]] − [[Category:Rulebooks]] − [[Category:French Editions]] − [[Category:German Editions]] − [[Category:Spanish Editions]]
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| name = BattleSpace: The BattleTech Game of Space Combat | | name = BattleSpace: The BattleTech Game of Space Combat | ||
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| cover = [[Peter Scanlon]] | | cover = [[Peter Scanlon]] | ||
| − | + | | illustrations = [[Joel Biske]] <br> [[Earl Geier]] <br> [[Jeff Laubenstein]] <br> [[Larry MacDougall]] <br> [[Allen Nunis]] <br> [[Gary Thomas Washington]] | |
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| publisher = [[FASA]] | | publisher = [[FASA]] | ||
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| year = 1993 | | year = 1993 | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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{{quote|''It is [[3056]], centuries since the fall of the [[Star League]], and the [[Successor States]] of the [[Inner Sphere]] face their greatest threat ever — The [[Clans]], warlike invaders from beyond known space. As the mighty armies of two civilizations clash on the far-flung worlds of humanity, their interstellar armadas wage war in the infinite battlefield of space.'' | {{quote|''It is [[3056]], centuries since the fall of the [[Star League]], and the [[Successor States]] of the [[Inner Sphere]] face their greatest threat ever — The [[Clans]], warlike invaders from beyond known space. As the mighty armies of two civilizations clash on the far-flung worlds of humanity, their interstellar armadas wage war in the infinite battlefield of space.'' | ||
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''BattleSpace is a boardgame for 2 or more players ages 12 and up.''}} | ''BattleSpace is a boardgame for 2 or more players ages 12 and up.''}} | ||
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* Introduction | * Introduction | ||
** Components | ** Components | ||
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** Sequence of Play | ** Sequence of Play | ||
*** Initiative Phase | *** Initiative Phase | ||
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*** Combat Phase | *** Combat Phase | ||
*** End Phase | *** End Phase | ||
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* Movement | * Movement | ||
| − | ** Facing | + | ** Facing |
** Thrust Points | ** Thrust Points | ||
*** Using Thrust Points | *** Using Thrust Points | ||
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*** Docking | *** Docking | ||
*** Launch/Recover | *** Launch/Recover | ||
| − | *** Landing | + | *** Landing |
*** Jump | *** Jump | ||
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** Detection | ** Detection | ||
** Weapons Fire/Firing Arcs | ** Weapons Fire/Firing Arcs | ||
| − | *** [[ | + | *** [[Warship]]s |
*** Fighters | *** Fighters | ||
** Heat | ** Heat | ||
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** Making the Attack | ** Making the Attack | ||
** Damage | ** Damage | ||
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*** Applying Damage | *** Applying Damage | ||
*** Determining Fighter Damage | *** Determining Fighter Damage | ||
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*** Air-to-Ground Fire | *** Air-to-Ground Fire | ||
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==Sourcebook Contents== | ==Sourcebook Contents== | ||
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* Introduction | * Introduction | ||
* History of Naval Warfare | * History of Naval Warfare | ||
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** Birth of the [[Star League]] | ** Birth of the [[Star League]] | ||
** End of an Age | ** End of an Age | ||
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** Founding of the [[Clan]]s | ** Founding of the [[Clan]]s | ||
| − | ** [[Succession | + | ** [[Succession War]]s |
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Explorer Corps]] |
** War Renewed | ** War Renewed | ||
** Clan Invasion | ** Clan Invasion | ||
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Radstadt]] |
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Tukayyid]] |
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* Naval Technology | * Naval Technology | ||
| − | ** DropShips | + | ** DropShips |
*** DropShip Systems | *** DropShip Systems | ||
** JumpShips | ** JumpShips | ||
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** Space Stations | ** Space Stations | ||
** Clan Navies | ** Clan Navies | ||
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