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INTRODUCTION

Hello, ight fans! Welcome to another crowd-pleasing edition of Solaris Games Enthusiast . We have a Class 1 issue this month,

with more action per page than a RAC on full auto. Inside is an exclusive interview with Tanya O’Bannon, Mistress of Banshee Stables,

discussing the leadership challenges from the recent Banshee-Gemini Stables merger and her stalwart eforts in reconstructing

their mutual legacy—plus how she wooed Jason Bloch back into the Games. Also this issue, we expose the truth behind Ishiyama’s

“pay to move” scandal. Were Ishiyama operators taking bribes to move walls for combatants, or was it really “Blakist sabotage”? And,

of course, what would we be without a discussion of the latest trends in what’s being ielded in the arenas. This issue we dive deep

into the forerunners of military technology and how they are impacting the Games we know and love!

The Game Worlds of the Inner Sphere have always been a place where pilots and their machines have pushed to the edge and

beyond. And pushing right along with them have been the innovative greasemonkeys, eggheads and cutting edge corporations.

From X-pulse lasers and torso-mounted cockpits, to M-pods and ‘Mech tasers, these technologies either were birthed in the

Games or faced their live-ire trials within the arenas. If it debuted in the last thirty years, odds are ight fans saw them irst in the

dueling circuits.

And the limit-pushing isn’t stopping anytime soon.

This month’s featured section looks at a dozen designs so far on the bleeding edge, one reporter called them blood splatter.

From Game Worlds across the Sphere, we take a look at the pilots, designers and the machines that are leading the way in technology

and victories.

So hang on to your hats and keep a hand on the eject handle, SGE is going to get up close and personal with the world of

experimental gladiator combat.

—Duncan “Grazer” Croft

Editor-in-Chief, Solaris Games Enthusiast

3 December 3077

INTRODUCTION

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

The ’Mechs, combat vehicles, and i ghters described in Experimental Technical Readout: Gladiators provide players with a sampling of the various

custom designs that have arisen in the deadly gladiatorial arenas of Solaris VII’s dueling circuit. The designs featured in this book rel ect limited-run

prototypes and “one-of s” that have yet to reach full factory production—and most likely never will.

The rules for using ’Mechs, vehicles and i ghters in BattleTech game play can be found in Total Warfare , while the rules for their construction

can be found in TechManual . However, the experimental nature of these designs also draws upon the Experimental-level rules presented in Tactical

Operations . Thus, none of the units featured in this volume are considered tournament legal, and their use in introductory games is discouraged.

Furthermore, the extreme rarity of these machines is such that none of them should occur in a BattleTech campaign as a chance encounter, but the

capture or destruction of any one of these prototypes could be potential objective for BattleTech scenarios, tracks and role-playing adventures.

CREDITS

Project Development

Herbert A. Beas II

BattleTech Line Developer

Herbert A. Beas II

Primary Writing

Joel Bancrof-Connors

Writing Assistance

Herbert A. Beas II

Production Sta

Illustrations

Doug Chaf ee

Brent Evans

Duane Loose

Mathew Plog

Franz Vohwinkel

Record Sheets

David L. McCulloch

BattleTech Logo Design

Shane Hartley, Steve Walker and Matt Heerdt

Factchecking/Playtesting : Roland M. Boshnack, Johannes

Heidler, Luke Robertson, Peter Smith, Patrick Wynne, Christopher

Smith, Keith Hann and Daniel Isberne.

Special Thanks : To my wife, Jesai. She who puts up me and loves

me and tolerates both my day job and hobby job. Thank you, angel.

And to Herb, for giving me a chance and putting up with my often-too-

wordy i rst drafts.

Cover Design and Layout

Matt Heerdt

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VAL-NT-JX VALIANT "HOT KNIFE"

Field Testing Summation: Prototype V4-LNT Reit

Producer/Site: Johnston Industries

Warehouse 12 Research Facility, Noisiel

Supervising Technician: Dr. Xavier White

Project Start Date: 3076

Non-Production Equipment Analysis:

Inside the chassis, the GM 210 fusion engine has been

swapped out for a light fusion plant, with a supercharger

for added speed instead of the J3’s troublesome MASC

system. The new engine makes room for the vibrosword

and allows the armor lange to be reinforced to a proper

shield, while still leaving enough tonnage free to boost the

Valiant ’s armor protection. The JX is thus better protected

than either the production-model K7 or VEST’s latest

experimental platform, the 3T.

Small Vibroblade

Small Shield

Supercharger

Actuator Enhancement System

Overview

Well ight fans, looks like Margaret Florence (former

head of the VEST/Wakazashi Valiant factory and now Chief

Designer for Johnston Industries) is not content with

just taking market share from Wakazashi’s plate. While

the legal battle over the Johnston Valiant is brewing up

into a classic mega-corp steel cage death match, a new

battlefront appears to be opening on the Game World of

Noisiel. Avid SGE followers know that Noisiel may be down

these last few years but it is certainly not out. With the

Lyran economy struggling its way back to life, the Noisiel

Games are coming back with it. Boutique research shops,

like Johnston’s, may be one of the reasons for this.

With a modest little facility and one ‘Mech, Johnston

Industries is nevertheless sticking a toe into the Games. In

a move that shows Florence’s inluence, Johnston is taking

a page from the small boutique irms and using the arenas

to test out new prototype technologies. Using a Valiant

chassis to do so seems to be a calculated jab at VEST.

The JX prototype is a techie’s wet dream. SGE ’s

Noisiel Editor, Wendy Gorzman, got a personal tour from

the ’Mech’s lead designer, Dr. Xavier White. At first glance,

the JX looks like a J3 with a sword, but Game fans know

that looks can be so very deceiving. The sword itself is

an experimental vibroblade, offering increased damage

capability over the J3’s hatchet and giving rise to the

JX’s unusual nickname. When arena/test pilot “Snake”

Hickman sliced through the leg of a hapless Locust he

was heard to shout “like a hot knife through butter!” In

his next battle, Dr. White told Hickman to “go find the

butter.” The vibroblade is rendered even more effective

by a Blackwell Actuator Enhancement System, which

provides its deadly accuracy.

Type: VAL-NT-JX Valiant “Hot Knife”

Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Experimental)

Tonnage: 30

Battle Value: 995

Equipment

Mass

Internal Structure:

Endo Steel

1.5

Engine:

210 Light

Walking MP:

Running MP:

11 (14)

Jumping MP:

Heat Sinks:

10 (20)

Gyro:

Cockpit (Small):

Armor Factor:

104

6.5

Internal

Armor

Structure

Value

Head

Center Torso

Center Torso (rear)

R/L Torso

R/L Torso (rear)

R/L Arm

R/L Leg

Weapons and Ammo

Location Critical

Tonnage

Small Vibroblade

Small Shield

ER Medium Laser

Actuator Enhancement System LA

Supercharger

ER Medium Laser

TR2-X WRAITH "ALEXANDER"

Field Testing Summation: Customized TR2 Hybrid Reit

Producer/Site: Zellbrigen Stables, Solaris VII

Supervising Technician: Angelique Claw

Project Start Date: 3076

Non-Production Equipment Analysis:

Type: TR2-X Wraith “Alexander”

Technology Base: Mixed (Experimental)

Tonnage: 55

Battle Value: 1,816

BattleMech Partial Wing

Equipment

Mass

Clan XL Engine

Internal Structure:

Endo Steel

Clan Ferro Fibrous Armor

Engine:

385 XL (C)

Clan ER Medium Lasers

Walking MP:

Running MP:

Overview

Giving proof to the old adage, “you can’t keep a good

man (or men) down”, Zellbrigen Stables has managed to

doggedly survive in a post-Word Solaris. With only three

pilots left, Stable Master Marcin Hammond can’t aford

to take long shots. He needs his warriors to win fast and

cannot aford to have his pilots laid up with injuries. What

Zellbrigen lacks in bench depth, they more than make up

for with a stable of Class-A technicians and a stockpile of

top-shelf Clan and Inner Sphere equipment. The debut of

Warrior Alexander’s radically modiied Wraith is evidence

that Zellbrigen may be battered, but it’s still a contender

even as other stables fall by the wayside.

Beginning with a salvaged TR-2 chassis, Zellbrigen

replaced the destroyed engine with a Clan-manufactured

extra-light of the same rating. This more durable and

compact engine freed up space in the chassis for the most

radical part of the reit. Inspired by the wing-like bales on

the Goshawk (a rare ’Mech for Solaris, but a natural duelist) ,

and on the Spider (despite the tragic death of “Boxer” Lee,

when his modified Spider’s own experimental wings

failed in a Coliseum match), Alexander’s customized

Wraith inally achieved the holy grail of increased stability

and greater jumping distance through Clan engineering.

Reportedly based on experimental Jade Falcon designs,

Alexander’s wings give his machine the silhouette of an

avenging angel.

In his last arena ight, Alexander’s ’Mech was recorded

jumping more than 270 meters in a single wing-assisted

glide. Clan-made extended-range medium lasers and a

snub-nosed PPC provided him with a powerful punch

as well, which—combined with the added protection of

Clan-grade ferro ibrous armor and the ’Mech’s enhanced

mobility—led the young warrior to a near perfect victory

in Hartford Gardens.

Jumping MP:

7 (9)

Heat Sinks:

10 (20)

Gyro:

Cockpit:

Armor Factor (Ferro Fibrous): 163 (C)

8.5

Internal

Armor

Structure

Value

Head

Center Torso

Center Torso (rear)

R/L Torso

R/L Torso (rear)

R/L Arm

R/L Leg

Weapons and Ammo

Location

Critical

Tonnage

Snub-Nose PPC

ER Medium Laser (C)

Partial Wing (C)

1.5

3 Jump Jets

1.5

Partial Wing (C)

1.5

3 Jump Jets

1.5

Jump Jet

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