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	* A number of pieces of optional equipment are carried over from ''[[Unbound]]'', an earlier book with optional tech.		* A number of pieces of optional equipment are carried over from ''[[Unbound]]'', an earlier book with optional tech.
	* The ''Tactical Handbook'' was the last official publication to include the rules for construction and use of [[Land-Air 'Mech]]s, the previously tournament legal designs moved to optional/non-legal status with this book, signaling their decline and removal from the BattleTech universe.<ref>''Interstellar Operations'' pp. 105–106 shows LAMs are extinct in [[3050]], and are listed as Experimental Technology.</ref>		* The ''Tactical Handbook'' was the last official publication to include the rules for construction and use of [[Land-Air 'Mech]]s, the previously tournament legal designs moved to optional/non-legal status with this book, signaling their decline and removal from the BattleTech universe.<ref>''Interstellar Operations'' pp. 105–106 shows LAMs are extinct in [[3050]], and are listed as Experimental Technology.</ref>
−	* The book was written from perspective of the early to mid-3050s, including still non–tournament legal "prototype" [[Inner Sphere]] versions of the previously [[Clan]]-only [[LB-X Autocannon|LB-X]] and [[Ultra Autocannon]]s and [[Streak Missile System|Streak launchers]] which would later become [[Rules Level 2]] with the ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]'' and ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' prior to their "official" inclusion in [[BattleTech Master Rules]].	+	* The book was written from perspective of the early to mid-3050s, including still non–tournament legal "prototype" [[Inner Sphere]] versions of the previously [[Clan]]-only [[LB-X Autocannon|LB-X]] and [[Ultra Autocannon]]s and [[Streak Missile System|Streak launchers]] which would later become [[Level 2]] with the ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]'' and ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' prior to their "official" inclusion in [[BattleTech Master Rules]].
	* A number of pieces of equipment described here, such as the [[ELRM-15|Extended Long-Range Missiles]] systems, are not tournament legal. Instead they have been recategorized as [[Advanced Technology|Advanced]] or [[Experimental Technology]]. This equipment is defined further in ''[[Interstellar Operations]]'' and ''[[Tactical Operations]]''.		* A number of pieces of equipment described here, such as the [[ELRM-15|Extended Long-Range Missiles]] systems, are not tournament legal. Instead they have been recategorized as [[Advanced Technology|Advanced]] or [[Experimental Technology]]. This equipment is defined further in ''[[Interstellar Operations]]'' and ''[[Tactical Operations]]''.
	* The trademark title was ''BattleTech Tactical Handbook''.		* The trademark title was ''BattleTech Tactical Handbook''.

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{{InfoBoxProduct | image = Tactical Handbook cover.jpg | name = ''Tactical Handbook'' | type = Rulebook | author = | development = [[Rob Cruz]]<br />[[Scott Jenkins]]<br />[[Sam Lewis (person)|Sam Lewis]] | primarywriting = [[Jim Long]]<br />[[Stuart Johnson]] (LAM rules) | pages = 80 | cover = [[Doug Chaffee]] (Painting)<br />[[Joel Biske]] (Design) | interiorart = | illustrations = [[Paul Daly]]<br />[[John Paul Lona]] | publisher = [[FASA]] | productioncode = 8630 | year = 1994 | ISBN10 = 1555602126 | ISBN13 = 978-1555602123 | MSRP = $12.00 | content = | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] | timeline = ca. [[3055]] | series = | precededby = | followedby = }} ==Description== The '''''BattleTech Tactical Handbook''''' was the first expansion to the [[BattleTech]] board game that included so called [[Rules Level Three]] optional rules and equipment. These rules included the much-maligned [[Combat Value]] system for balancing force and the [[Double-Blind rules]] that enable players and a gamemaster to allow both sides the use of hidden units. Plenty of new arms, armor, and ammunition debuted. Some of the equipment and rules were later included in ''[[Maximum Tech]]''. ==From the back cover== {{quote|'''''Thirty-one hours ago''' your [[lance]] commander ordered you into position. Twenty-eight hours ago you finished draping the thermal camo tarps over your [['Mech]]. And for the past 27 hours you've been sitting in your cockpit, systems on minimum power, waiting in the dark — waiting for the [[Clans]].'' '''''Suddenly''' your thermal sensors detect multiple 'Mechs moving 100 meters directly ahead. Your fingers fly over the weapons controls, disengaging [[PPC]] field inhibitors, hot-loading [[LRM]]s... green board. A single pull of the trigger sends fiery missile plumes and white-hot plasma streaking through the air, and the night erupts in a lethal inferno...'' ''The '''BattleTech Tactical Handbook''' is an advanced-rules supplement for the '''BattleTech''' game universe. The '''Handbook''' provides advanced rules and equipment that enables players to add new depth and intensity to their games. Guidelines for creating long-term campaigns and double-blind games, formulas for calculating the combat values of all '''BattleTech''' combat units, detailed descriptions of advanced weapon systems and more make the '''BattleTech Tactical Handbook''' a necessity for the serious '''BattleTech''' player.''}} ==Contents== * Introduction * New Rules ** [[Thunder LRM]]s ** [[Double-Blind Rules]] ** Operational Game ** [[Combat Value]]s * [[Rules Level 3|Level Three]] Rules ** Modified Movement Sequence ** [[Artillery]] ** BattleMech Engine Explosions ** BattleMech Sensors *** Electromagnetic Sensors *** Seismic Sensors *** Thermographic Sensors ** Craters ** Disengaging PPC [[Field Inhibitor|field inhibitor]]s ** [[Four-Legged 'Mech]]s ** Hidden Placement ** [[Hot Loading]] LRMs ** Hull-Down Rules ** [[Interlocking]] Streak Missiles ** Jumping Fire ** [[Land-Air BattleMech]]s ** Line of Sight *** Partial Cover ** MechWarrior Damage ** Selecting Terrain Elevation * New Equipment ** Ballistic Weapons *** [[Caseless AC/10|Caseless Autocannon]] *** [[Hyper-Velocity Autocannon]]s *** [[LB-X Autocannon]]s *** [[Mech mortar|'Mech Mortar]]s *** [[Ultra Autocannon]]s ** Missile Systems *** [[Acid (AX) Warhead]] *** [[Fragmentation Missile|Anti-Personnel (AP) Warhead]] *** [[Dead-Fire Missiles]] *** [[ELRM-10|Extended Long-Range Missiles]] *** [[Heat Seeking Warhead|HS (Heat Seeking) Warhead]] *** [[Magnetic-Pulse Warhead]] *** [[Smoke Warhead]] *** [[Streak Missile System]]s *** [[Tandem-Charge Warhead|TC (Tandem-Charge) Warhead]] *** [[Thunderbolt Missile|Thunderbolt Launcher]] ** Physical Weapons *** [[Claw]] *** [[Mace]] ** BattleMech Accessories *** [[Angel ECM Suite]] *** [[Bloodhound Active Probe]] *** [[Command Console]] *** [[Coolant Pod|Coolant System]] *** [[Mechanical Jump Booster]]s *** [[Watchdog System]] ** Defensive Armaments *** [[Blazer Armor]] *** [[Glazed Armor]] *** [[Laser Anti-Missile System]] ** Static Defenses *** Bunkers *** Field Works *** Fortifications *** Installations ** MechWarrior Gear *** [[Ablative/Flak Cooling Suit and Vest]] *** [[Computer Voice Circuit]] *** [[Damage-Interrupt Circuit]] *** [[SLDF]] [[Neurohelmet#SLDF Neurohelmet|Neurohelmet]] * Weapon and Equipment Tables ==Notes== * A number of pieces of optional equipment are carried over from ''[[Unbound]]'', an earlier book with optional tech. * The ''Tactical Handbook'' was the last official publication to include the rules for construction and use of [[Land-Air 'Mech]]s, the previously tournament legal designs moved to optional/non-legal status with this book, signaling their decline and removal from the BattleTech universe.<ref>''Interstellar Operations'' pp. 105–106 shows LAMs are extinct in [[3050]], and are listed as Experimental Technology.</ref> * The book was written from perspective of the early to mid-3050s, including still non–tournament legal "prototype" [[Inner Sphere]] versions of the previously [[Clan]]-only [[LB-X Autocannon|LB-X]] and [[Ultra Autocannon]]s and [[Streak Missile System|Streak launchers]] which would later become [[Level 2]] with the ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]'' and ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' prior to their "official" inclusion in [[BattleTech Master Rules]]. * A number of pieces of equipment described here, such as the [[ELRM-15|Extended Long-Range Missiles]] systems, are not tournament legal. Instead they have been recategorized as [[Advanced Technology|Advanced]] or [[Experimental Technology]]. This equipment is defined further in ''[[Interstellar Operations]]'' and ''[[Tactical Operations]]''. * The trademark title was ''BattleTech Tactical Handbook''. ==References== <references/> [[Category:Rulebooks]]

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