Battletech Game Of Armored Combat Start Set: Thunderbolt Mech Tactics

[@MadArtillery]

Ah I love the thunderbolt so much. In particular that 5SE. Same movement profile as the panther which is just a great bit of maneuverability to add, huge fan of jumpjets. Removing most of the ammo dramatically reduces ammo explosions for tiny baby weapons. Removes it's anti infantry but makes it a brutally effective mech slayer. Great in particular for murdering marauders, the jump jets make it a lot easier to get past terrain, stay in cover, and get into that side arc with the ammo and punching it (litterally) open before backing off out of firing arcs of other mechs and crit seeking. Tanky enough to take a brutal volley from multiple mechs and still be able to make it out alive. Went for that glory and got it!

[@brianhenry152]

The Thunderbolt is a fantastic "anvil" unit. And I love how the new sculpts for it look! I always ditched the machine guns and ammo and upped the srm2 to a srm4 and got 1 extra heat sink. It gives it some better heat management and less chance of an ammo explosion.

[@davidbelsheim9232]

Fritz - unless playing with advanced rules, you can't torso twist to protect a side. You need to do that in the movement phase.

[@stuarttarsey6094]

Love the Thunderbolt, it had the most armour of the smaller heavies and good all round firepower. I thought there used to be a variant in 3025 that lost the MGs and the SRM2 for heat sinks and even more armour, was it the Davion one?

[@aquarius5719]

Once upon a time I had a Thunderbolt with 0 heat and enemy mech was right next to me, 1 hex away. But my center torso armor could be destroyed with a single laser. Thunderbolt fired everything, all weapons. I did not need too much to destroy the enemy next to me. If that enemy died, even if the Thunderbolt was destroyed, I would have more BV than the opponent. But all dice rolls failed. It overheated and in the next turn a Commando destroyed it. Thunderbolt pilot had Gunnery skill 3. I reached the conclusion that the pilot was drunk. Forbid drinking and driving among pilots. Else what happened ro me, will happen to you.

[@steveguziec8050]

Thunderbolt is a sweet mech!

[@mathewkelly9968]

I like the -5SS Thunderbolt variant out of the 3025 versions

[@dubuyajay9964]

Someone get that mech some CASE ammo boxes! 🤯😳😬💥

[@Schugger1]

CASE is for Clannergirlies - real men embrace the ride on a volatile mixture of Fusion Engines and lots of filled to the max ammo bins. It's been told that this mix can make your hair regrow :D

[@lok3kobold]

Im so miffed that those box of armoured combat is still sold out over here. impossible to get a hold on

[@kilaliam671]

doesnt any hit facing the 3 front hex firing arcs also just center hit location table? the left and right are for the rear left and right and the "rear" table only for the exact rear of the hex

[@aquarius5719]

It has too much firepower for its heat sinks.

[@robertbyerlay5040]

Think of LRM 15 and large laser as long range firing grouping, and srm2 and 3 Medium lasers as short range grouping. Then use large laser or LRM15 as overheating extra damage for good opportunities and figure in occasionally no shot turns to cool down sometimes.