Comments on: Bullet in the Blue Sky http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/2009/05/12/bullet-in-the-blue-sky/ A BattleTech weblog Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:16:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brian http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/2009/05/12/bullet-in-the-blue-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-3424 Brian Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:59:17 +0000 http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/?p=651#comment-3424 @ Doploctor Glad you enjoyed the post. Vehicles and infantry are a great way to add a bit of variety to your games. Hope you keep reading the blog and have some awesome battles of your own in the future! @ Doploctor

Glad you enjoyed the post. Vehicles and infantry are a great way to add a bit of variety to your games. Hope you keep reading the blog and have some awesome battles of your own in the future!

]]> By: Doploctor http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/2009/05/12/bullet-in-the-blue-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-3423 Doploctor Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:49:40 +0000 http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/?p=651#comment-3423 man i realy liked this batle report my friend just got me into battletech and i love it this showed me the diversity of all units because he only uses mechs man i realy liked this batle report my friend just got me into battletech and i love it this showed me the diversity of all units because he only uses mechs

]]> By: Brian http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/2009/05/12/bullet-in-the-blue-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-3121 Brian Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:00:41 +0000 http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/?p=651#comment-3121 @Oliver-B, Quick Strike is still BattleTech at it's heart. While I've only played the Click-Tech version from Dark Age to Fire for Effect I'll give it a shot at comparing them. You will find the units in QS to be much more in line with the stats from BattleTech. Movement and damage resolution are simultaneous. Each Mech/Vee/Infantry has a stat line on a record sheet with all of the stats and abilities the unit has. Up to twelve units fit on a single record sheet. If you'd like to know more about the mechanics you should check out the BattleForce Quick Start Rules available for FREE, http://www.classicbattletech.com/downloads/CAT35004_BattleForceQSR.pdf QuickStrike is a modification of BattleForce that uses single units instead of lances. Very easy and well worth the investment in Strat Ops. @Oliver-B,

Quick Strike is still BattleTech at it’s heart. While I’ve only played the Click-Tech version from Dark Age to Fire for Effect I’ll give it a shot at comparing them.

You will find the units in QS to be much more in line with the stats from BattleTech. Movement and damage resolution are simultaneous.

Each Mech/Vee/Infantry has a stat line on a record sheet with all of the stats and abilities the unit has. Up to twelve units fit on a single record sheet.

If you’d like to know more about the mechanics you should check out the BattleForce Quick Start Rules available for FREE, http://www.classicbattletech.com/downloads/CAT35004_BattleForceQSR.pdf

QuickStrike is a modification of BattleForce that uses single units instead of lances. Very easy and well worth the investment in Strat Ops.

]]> By: Oliver-B http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/2009/05/12/bullet-in-the-blue-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-3120 Oliver-B Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:08:12 +0000 http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/?p=651#comment-3120 I gotta look up these quick strike rules when I buy Strat Ops. Would you be able to comment on how those rules compare vs the AOD rules? The photos are sexy and I've put this on my bookmarks. great work! :-) I gotta look up these quick strike rules when I buy Strat Ops. Would you be able to comment on how those rules compare vs the AOD rules?

The photos are sexy and I’ve put this on my bookmarks. great work! :-)

]]> By: Holy-Metalhead http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/2009/05/12/bullet-in-the-blue-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-2999 Holy-Metalhead Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:36:34 +0000 http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/?p=651#comment-2999 Dam good war! Dam good war. Despite my malice twords Word Of Blake heretics they fought valiantly. All I can say is that if the Thor MEcha had used it's JUmp Jet ability efficiently from the begining and gone for the mountains then it and a few other Jump Jet Mechs could have made an ambush from the mountains by the city to flank and slaughter the BLake Heathens. Dam good war! Dam good war. Despite my malice twords Word Of Blake heretics they fought valiantly. All I can say is that if the Thor MEcha had used it’s JUmp Jet ability efficiently from the begining and gone for the mountains then it and a few other Jump Jet Mechs could have made an ambush from the mountains by the city to flank and slaughter the BLake Heathens.

]]> By: Brian http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/2009/05/12/bullet-in-the-blue-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 Brian Thu, 14 May 2009 23:38:58 +0000 http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/?p=651#comment-2153 All of the MechWarrior 'Mechs used are straight up out of their boosters. That's one of the reasons I love using the MW figures, you don't need to do any painting at all! I used Dragon's Fury for the Drac side and Nova Cat for the Wobbies. The color scheme matches and gets me into my game faster. All of the MechWarrior ‘Mechs used are straight up out of their boosters. That’s one of the reasons I love using the MW figures, you don’t need to do any painting at all!

I used Dragon’s Fury for the Drac side and Nova Cat for the Wobbies. The color scheme matches and gets me into my game faster.

]]> By: BullLifter http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/2009/05/12/bullet-in-the-blue-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 BullLifter Thu, 14 May 2009 18:43:34 +0000 http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/?p=651#comment-2148 Nice report! I always enjoy the AARs. Are some of those minis DA repaints? Nice report! I always enjoy the AARs.

Are some of those minis DA repaints?

]]> By: Moe http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/2009/05/12/bullet-in-the-blue-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-2125 Moe Wed, 13 May 2009 23:58:03 +0000 http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/?p=651#comment-2125 Thank you for the report. I always enjoy reading them. This is just me, but I would find it most helpful and enjoyable if you put some overhead shots of the maps at the beginning of the report. A step further could be to quickly label the objectives in Photoshop so I could have a better understanding of what buildings/features are objectives. Thank you for the report. I always enjoy reading them.

This is just me, but I would find it most helpful and enjoyable if you put some overhead shots of the maps at the beginning of the report. A step further could be to quickly label the objectives in Photoshop so I could have a better understanding of what buildings/features are objectives.

]]> By: Brian http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/2009/05/12/bullet-in-the-blue-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 Brian Wed, 13 May 2009 10:25:16 +0000 http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/?p=651#comment-2106 Glad you enjoyed it. I've already got the next one lined up. Just have to prep, prime, and paint the minis for it! ; ) Glad you enjoyed it. I’ve already got the next one lined up. Just have to prep, prime, and paint the minis for it! ; )

]]> By: Jason in TX http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/2009/05/12/bullet-in-the-blue-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-2095 Jason in TX Wed, 13 May 2009 02:15:50 +0000 http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/?p=651#comment-2095 Good BR, keep em' coming. :) I love BRs. Good BR, keep em’ coming. :) I love BRs.

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