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− | ''Liftoff planet and conquer an entire solar system! Deploy kilometer-long [[WarShip]]s as escorts, first for [[JumpShip]]s bridging the gulf between stars, then for detaching [[DropShip]]s that burn in system to drop troops onto any battlefield. New aerospace tactics will allow you to gain air supremacy to match your grasp of ground tactics. Yet the war for a star system is more than a single battle and a commander that utilizes his supplies and personnel with skill will survive the numerous battles to come.'' | + | ''Liftoff [''sic''] planet and conquer an entire solar system! Deploy kilometer-long [[WarShip]]s as escorts, first for [[JumpShip]]s bridging the gulf between stars, then for detaching [[DropShip]]s that burn in system to drop troops onto any battlefield. New aerospace tactics will allow you to gain air supremacy to match your grasp of ground tactics. Yet the war for a star system is more than a single battle and a commander that utilizes his supplies and personnel with skill will survive the numerous battles to come.'' |
Strategic Operations ''is the one-source rulebook for advanced rules aerospace assets that open the entire conquest of a solar system. It includes new aerospace movement, combat and advanced aerospace unit construction rules, as well as comprehensive maintenance, salvage, repair and customization rules. Finally, a complete game system—[[BattleForce]]—allows players to use their existing miniatures and mapsheets to play quick, fast-paced [[BattleTech]] games, from companies to battalions and even regiments.''}} | Strategic Operations ''is the one-source rulebook for advanced rules aerospace assets that open the entire conquest of a solar system. It includes new aerospace movement, combat and advanced aerospace unit construction rules, as well as comprehensive maintenance, salvage, repair and customization rules. Finally, a complete game system—[[BattleForce]]—allows players to use their existing miniatures and mapsheets to play quick, fast-paced [[BattleTech]] games, from companies to battalions and even regiments.''}} |
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Strategic Operations | |
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Product information | |
Type | Rulebook |
Development | Herbert A. Beas II Randall N. Bills |
Primary writing | Paul Bowman Dan C. Duval Kevin Killiany Mike Miller David L. McCulloch Steven Mohan Jr. Herbert A. Beas II Randall N. Bills Joel Bancroft-Connors Térence Harris Chris Hartford Luke Robertson Joel Steverson Kirk Alderfer Ray Arrastia Matt Murray Rick Sardiñas |
Pages | 448 |
Cover Artwork | Franz Vohwinkel |
Illustrations | Doug Chaffee David R. Deitrick James Hauser Brennan Letts Chris Lewis Duane Loose Matt Plog Klaus Scherwinski Franz Vohwinkel |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
Product code | 35004 |
First published | 2009 |
ISBN-13 | 9781934857212 |
Content | |
Era | Jihad era |
Series | Core Rulebooks |
Preceded by | Tactical Operations |
Followed by | A Time of War |
Description
Strategic Operations is the fourth book in the rebranded Classic BattleTech line. It provides advanced rules for aerospace combat and solar system-level campaigns, and reboots the previous BattleForce rules, to allow combat at company, battalion and regimental levels.
Strategic Operations won the 2010 Origins Award for Best Miniatures Rules.[1][2]
From the back cover
“ | Forces In Solar System!
Liftoff [sic] planet and conquer an entire solar system! Deploy kilometer-long WarShips as escorts, first for JumpShips bridging the gulf between stars, then for detaching DropShips that burn in system to drop troops onto any battlefield. New aerospace tactics will allow you to gain air supremacy to match your grasp of ground tactics. Yet the war for a star system is more than a single battle and a commander that utilizes his supplies and personnel with skill will survive the numerous battles to come. Strategic Operations is the one-source rulebook for advanced rules aerospace assets that open the entire conquest of a solar system. It includes new aerospace movement, combat and advanced aerospace unit construction rules, as well as comprehensive maintenance, salvage, repair and customization rules. Finally, a complete game system—BattleForce—allows players to use their existing miniatures and mapsheets to play quick, fast-paced BattleTech games, from companies to battalions and even regiments. |
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Contents
- Introduction
- General Rules
- Advanced Aerospace Movement
- Advanced Aerospace Combat
- Advanced Aerospace Units Construction
- Maintenance, Repair, Salvage and Customization
- BattleForce: Standard Rules
- BattleForce: Advanced Rules
- BattleForce: Conversion Rules
- Miniatures Rules
- Index
- Record Sheets
- Tables
Notes
- Like Total Warfare and other books in the new series, most of the artwork in the book are pictures of painted miniatures. This book expands the BattleTech eras to play in from previous volumes defining the time periods of the following eras:
- Age of War era (2398-2569)
- Reunification War (2570-2597)
- Star League era (2598-2784)
- The Succession Wars era is further subdivided into
- First Succession War era (2785-2827)
- Second Succession War era (2828-2863)
- Third Succession War era (2864-3027)
- Fourth Succession War era (3028-3049)
- Clan Invasion era (3050-3066)
- Jihad era (3067 and later)
- This book was intended to be released at GenCon on 11 August, 2009.[3]
- The 2009 printing had the trademarked title BattleTech Strategic Operations.
- In 2021 Strategic Operations received a third printing that removed all BattleForce and Miniatures rules from the volume. Strategic Operations: Advanced Aerospace Rules, while technically a reprint, was given its own article due to the extent of change.
Gallery
First printing errata cover (2009). Classic has been removed from the BattleTech header and image enlarged to overlay bottom border.
References
- ↑ "Catalyst Games Labs Wins 2010 Origins Awards", Catalyst Game Labs, 28 June 2010
- ↑ "Origins Awards", Origins Game Fair
- ↑ CBT.com forums, Strat Ops & JHS 3076 Street Dates, 28 July, 2009.