The Battle for Volgograd IV (A Battletech Reunion)

When I was in high school I ran a mercenary BattleTech campaign for my 2 best friends using the map boards from the Squad Leader game. It was great fun, and we played BattleTech probably more than any other game back then (even D&D).

Well recently I got the bug to run BT again, and contacted my two old friends, so this Sunday I will be running a massive combat using the maps from Red Barricades (ASL historical campaign). The planet is Volgograd IV and the city is the port of Stalinsky (see what I did there?). I developed the force for both sides (House Kurita - the Nefarious Nine / House Davion - Jason & the Argonauts) which consist of 1 Command Mech / 1 Fire Lance / 1 Recon Lance (so 3 heavy mechs, 3 medium, and 3 light per side).

I plan to write up an after action report next week after we play - I have not been this excited about playing a game in a long time.

The map (complete with plexi-glass to hold the map sheets in place):

Here are the rosters (apologies to those on G+ for using your name...):

NEFARIOUS NINE						Total BV
Lance	Mech	Model	Pilot	Name	BV	19,990
Command	Jagermech	JM6-S	Trey Causey	Dr. Wu	2,427
Fire	Marauder	MAD-3R	Humza Kazmi	Mastadon	3,556
Fire	Crusader	CRD-3R	Evan Elkins	Red Fang	2,913
Fire	Dervish	DV-6M	Anthony Picaro	Blue Snaggletooth	2,513
Fire	Trebuchet	TBT-5N	Michael Moscrip	The Sword	2,170
Recon	Hatchetman	HCT-3F	Chris Kutalik	Steely Dan	2,270
Recon	Panther	PNT-9R	Robert Parker	Deacon Blue	1,776
Recon	Valkyrie	VLK-QA	Dennis Higgins	Dirty Work	1,436
Recon	Wasp	WSP-1A	Cole Long	Kid Charlemagne	929
THE ARGONAUTS						Total BV
Lance	Mech	Model	Pilot	Name	BV	19,946
Command	Catapult	CPLT-C1	Jason Sholtis	Odeysseus	3,162
Fire	Warhammer	WHM-6R	Peter Robbins	Achilles	3,486
Fire	Rifleman	RFL-3N	Jeremy Duncan	Ajax	2,395
Fire	Hunchback	HBK-4G	Billy Compton	Diomedes	2,334
Fire	Phoenixhawk	PHX-1	Rey Mandrinan	Nestor	2,190
Recon	Vindicator	VND-1R	James Aulds	Aeneas	2,375
Recon	Javelin	JVN-10N	David L. Johnson	Pandaros	1,447
Recon	Commando	COM-2D	Scott Moberly	Glaukos	1,098
Recon	Spider	SDR-5V	Mikah McCabe	Hera	1,459