Editing BattleTech, Second Edition

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{{otheruses|one specific product|the series of game boxes that served as the core BattleTech product, and its iterations over time|BattleTech (boxed set)}}
{{InfoBoxProduct
| image               = Bt2ed.jpg
| name                = BATTLETECH - A Game of Armored Combat
| type                = [[BattleTech boxed set|Core Game Set]] 
| author              = 
| development         = [[Jordan Weisman]]<br />[[Ross Babcock III]]
| primarywriting      = 
| pages               = 
| cover               = 
| interiorart         = 
| illustrations       = 
| publisher           = [[FASA]]
| productioncode      = 1604
| year                = June 1985
| ISBN10              = 0931787645
| ISBN13              = 978-0931787645
| MSRP                = $20.00
| content             = 
| era                 = [[Succession Wars era]]
| agency              =
| universedate        =
| timeline            = 
| scrollable timeline = [[Start date::]][[End date::]]
| series              = 
| precededby          = [[Battledroids]]
| followedby          = [[BattleTech, Third Edition]]
}}
==Description==
The second edition of what was previously called [[Battledroids]], this board game box is generally considered the baseline [[BattleTech]] product. It featured revised rules, expanded background information on the BattleTech universe including colored faction counters, and a few more "classic" [[BattleMech]] designs compared to Battledroids.

==From the back cover==
{{quote|''A Dark Age has befallen mankind.  Where the United [[Star League]] once reigned, five [[successor states]] now battle for control. The destruction of war has ravaged the once flourishing worlds and left them in ruins. The advancement of technology has not only ceased, but the machines and equipment of the past [[lostech|cannot be produced]] by present-day worlds. The [[Succession Wars]] are fought over water, ancient machines, and spare parts factories. Control of these elements will lead to final victory and the domination of known space.''

'''BATTLETECH:''' ''The study and implementation of battlefield technology.''

'''BATTLEMECH:''' ''Ranging in height from 7 to 15 meters and weighing 10 to 100 tons, they carry more firepower than a 20th-century tank battalion.''

'''MECHWARRIOR:''' ''Brave men and women who are 31st-century knights piloting their 'Mechs into battle.  Serving one of the [[Great Houses|five Houses]], or in the employ of a [[mercenary]] company or bandit king, these warriors are the most respected and feared individuals in the galaxy.''

'''''Now you are a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and the time has come for you to go into battle.'''''

''In the 30th century<ref>The quote is correct, one portion in the back refers to the 30th century, another the 31st century.</ref>, life is cheap, but BattleMechs aren't.''

'''BATTLETECH'' is the second edition of'' BATTLEDROIDS'''''}}

==Contents==
*48 Full-color, stand-up playing pieces with front and back views (enough for four companies), printed on thick cardboard
*120 Color unit insignias, to display your BattleMech's colors in the field
*24 Plastic holders for playing pieces
*48-page rulebook, containing beginning, advanced, expert, and optional rules, plus 10 pages of history, background and technical information
*2 six-sided dice

===BattleMechs===
The stats for the following 16 BattleMechs were included with the game:
* LCT-1V ''[[Locust]]'' (2 standees)
* STG-3R ''[[Stinger]]'' (4 standees)
* WSP-1A ''[[Wasp]]'' (4 standees)
* PXH-1 ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' (4 standees)
* TRC-4B ''[[Chameleon]]'' (no stand-up playing piece provided; generic training 'Mech)
* GRF-1N ''[[Griffin]]'' (4 standees)
* SHD-2H ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' (4 standees)
* WVR-6R ''[[Wolverine]]'' (2 standees)
* MLN-1A ''[[Merlin]]'' (no stand-up playing piece provided; used as a practical example for the construction rules)
* RFL-3N ''[[Rifleman]]'' (4 standees)
* CRD-3R ''[[Crusader]]'' (4 standees)
* TDR-5S ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' (2 standees)
* ARC-2R ''[[Archer]]'' (4 standees)
* WHM-6R ''[[Warhammer]]'' (4 standees)
* MAD-3R ''[[Marauder]]'' (4 standees)
* BLR-1G ''[[BattleMaster]]'' (2 standees)

All of these 'Mechs had [[Unseen]] artwork displayed for them, except for the ''Chameleon'' and ''Merlin'' that had no stand-ups provided for them (though art for the ''Chameleon'' was shown in the rulebook).

Except for the ''Shadow Hawk'' and ''Warhammer'', all 'Mechs that had previously appeared in Battledroids had their stats altered to account for changes in the construction rules, or otherwise corrected in some way. The ''Locust'', ''Wolverine'', ''Thunderbolt'', ''BattleMaster'' and ''Chameleon'' had not been included in Battledroids.

===Faction Counters===
*12 [[House Davion]]
*12 [[House Kurita]]
*12 [[House Liao]]
*12 [[House Marik]]
*12 [[House Steiner]] 
*12 [[21st Centauri Lancers]]
*12 [[Eridani Light Horse]]
*12 [[Hansen's Roughriders]]
*12 [[Lindon's Company]]
*12 [[Wolf's Dragoons]]
*8 [[Helmar Valasek]]
*8 [[Oberon Confederation]]
*8 [[Redjack Ryan]]
*12 Smoke tokens
*6 Fire tokens
*6 Blank tokens

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==Foreign-Language Editions==
===Finnish===
A Finnish edition was published in 1991 by Protocol Productions/PRO-Games as ''BattleTech: Jättiläisrobottien Taistelupeli''.

===French===
A French edition was published in 1985 by [[Hexagonal]] as ''BattleTech: Un jeu de combat blindé''.<ref> Board Game Geek, Page for BattleTech French version, [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameversion/248424/fasa-french-edition https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameversion/248424/fasa-french-edition]</ref><ref> Rakuten, [https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com/offer/buy/6961493866/battletech-un-jeu-de-combat-blinde-jeu-de-strategie-fasa.html https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com/offer/buy/6961493866/battletech-un-jeu-de-combat-blinde-jeu-de-strategie-fasa.html]</ref>

===German===
A German edition was published in 1988 by [[Fantasy Productions]] as ''BattleTech: Kampfkolosse des 4. Jahrtausends''.
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===Italian===
An Italian edition was published in 1985 by RIPA s.a.s. as ''BattleTech: Un gioco di combattimenti tra corazzati''. English BattleMech names and designators were used in the stats boxes. The only copyright date is on the blank record sheet.<ref>Rules booklet for the Italian edition.</ref>

===Portuguese===
A Portuguese edition was published by [[Imperium Jogos]] as ''BattleTech: Combates Titânicos No Século 31''.

===Spanish===
A Spanish edition was published in 1990 by [[Diseños Orbitales]] as [[List of BattleTech Products in Spanish#BattleTech: Un juego de guerra mecanizada|''BattleTech: Un juego de guerra mecanizada'']].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:BattleTech 2nd Edition cover.jpg|Cover of box.
File:BattleTech 2nd Edition-back.jpg|Back of box (one version).
File:BattleTech 2nd Edition-back-2.png|Back of box (another version).
File:BattleTech2e-Counter-Sheet.jpg|Counter sheet.
File:BattleTech-Un-jeu-de-combat-blinde-cover.jpg|Cover of French edition.
File:BattleTech-Un-jeu-de-combat-blinde-back.jpg |Back of French edition.
File:BattleTech-Un-jeu-de-combat-blinde-contents.jpg|Contents of French edition.
File:BattleTech-Kampfkolosse des 4 Jahrtausends.jpg|Cover of German edition.
File:BattleTech-Kampfkolosse des 4 Jahrtausends-rulebookcover.jpg|Rulebook from German edition.
File:BattleTech-Kampfkolosse des 4 Jahrtausends-rulebookback.jpg|Back of rulebook from German edition.
File:Italian BT rulebook cover.jpg|Cover of rulebook from Italian edition.
File:BattleTech-Combates Titânicos No Século 31.jpg|Cover of Portuguese edition.
File:BattleTech-Combates Titânicos No Século 31-contents.jpg|Contents of Portuguese edition.
File:SpanishBattletech_-_Battletech_2a-diseños_orbitales.JPG|Spanish edition.
File:BattleTech-Jättiläisrobottien-Taistelupeli-cover.jpg|Cover of Finnish edition.
File:BattleTech-Jättiläisrobottien-Taistelupeli-back.jpg|Back of Finnish edition.
</gallery>
===Stand-up Playing Pieces===
<gallery>
File:BattleTech2e-Archer.jpg|''[[Archer]]''
File:BattleTech2e-BattleMaster.jpg|''[[BattleMaster]]''
File:BattleTech2e-Crusader.jpg|''[[Crusader]]''
File:BattleTech2e-Griffin.jpg|''[[Griffin]]''
File:BattleTech2e-Locust.jpg|''[[Locust]]''
File:BattleTech2e-Marauder.jpg|''[[Marauder]]''
File:BattleTech2e-Phoenix Hawk.jpg|''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''
File:BattleTech2e-Rifleman.jpg|''[[Rifleman]]''
File:BattleTech2e-Shadow Hawk.jpg|''[[Shadow Hawk]]''
File:BattleTech2e-Stinger.jpg|''[[Stinger]]''
File:BattleTech2e-Thunderbolt.jpg|''[[Thunderbolt]]''
File:BattleTech2e-Warhammer.jpg|''[[Warhammer]]''
File:BattleTech2e-Wasp.jpg|''[[Wasp]]''
File:BattleTech2e-Wolverine.jpg|''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]''

</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Core Game Sets|BattleTech, 2nd Edition]]
[[Category:Rulebooks|BattleTech, 2nd Edition]]
[[Category:French Editions|BattleTech, 2nd Edition]]
[[Category:German Editions|BattleTech, 2nd Edition]]
[[Category:Italian Editions|BattleTech, 2nd Edition]]
[[Category:Portuguese Editions|BattleTech, 2nd Edition]]
[[Category:Spanish Editions|BattleTech, 2nd Edition]]