Battletech Alpha Strike Game
We played a 500 point per side game of Alpha Strike, with 3 formations on each side. We didn't follow the formation rules strictly, but I had a complete Clan Star, and my partner had a Lance and a Demi-Lance. On the other side, were two Lances, an infantry company in APCs, and a tank company. I bought the Clan Cavalry Star box set and painted it for this game, but as that was only about 200 points, I swapped out two of the mechs for mechs from the Bounty Hunter box set, both of which had pilots with a skill rating of 0, and cost appropriately - the Bounty Hunter Mad Cat was 107 points by itself! But the pilot skill rating made a huge difference in the game. The mechs from left to right: Viper; Loki II (Bounty Hunter); Mad Cat (Bounty Hunter); Jenner IIC; Locust IIC. We made sure there was plenty of urban terrain, to block line of sight, and to give the infantry some cover. Dashing for the first line of houses, my lead mechs got hit with indirect fire from the missile tank, but tha...
