Standing from seven to sixteen meters tall, and weighing from twenty to one hundred tons

Powered by an armored and shielded fusion reactor

Skeleton of honeycombed, foamed aluminum core wrapped with stressed silicon carbide monofilament and sheathed by a rigid, titanium-steel shell

Locomotion generated via bundles of polyacetylene-fiber myomer muscles

Protected by aligned-crystal steel over a layer of boron nitride impregnated with diamond monofilaments

Mounting a swath of powerful weapons from charged particle beams to lasers, missiles to rapid-fire autocannons

All at the command of the noble elite, the MechWarriors The modern BattleMech is the end result of more than three thousand years of battlefield technology development. Combining awesome destructive power and unparalleled maneuverability, the BattleMech is perhaps the most complex machine ever produced. The undisputed master of thirty-first century warfare, the BattleMech seems destined to reign supreme for centuries to come.

—Excerpts from a promotional pamphlet originally distributed by Defiance Industries of Hesperus, Lyran Commonwealth, 3007 Using the most up-to-date rules text, the BattleMech Manual has been designed from the ground up to cater to the BattleTech player wanting to engage in an all-’Mech battle. Includes a variety of optional rules, terrain and more. Welcome to the most table-usage-friendly BattleTech rulebook ever published! BattleMech Manual Open Beta PDF (Buy From CatalystStore) BattleMech Manual Open Beta PDF (Buy From DriveThruRPG)

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