Tech Level

This article is about the actual tech level system published in MechWarrior. For the Rules Levels 1-3 that were last published in BattleTech Master Rules, Revised Edition, see Rules Level/BMRR.

Tech Level was a rating system developed in the MechWarrior, First Edition game. Its use was classify items for relative technological sophistication, comparison and availability. This scale was less granular than the current one found in the Classic BattleTech Tech Manual. The scale was written prior to the introduction of the Clans and Jihad, so no mention was made of those eras.

Tech Level	Label	Time Period	Industry Required
1	Low Tech	Pre-Twentieth century	Normal Industry
2	Medium Tech	Twentieth century or later	Normal Industry
3	HiTech	Terran Hegemony to Star League	Heavy Industry
4	Advanced HiTech	Lost Star League technology	"Black Box" - No longer understood or reproducible

References

• MechWarrior, First Edition, p. 31

Bibliography

• MechWarrior, First Edition