Basic strategies

Introduction

In this page you'll find some basic strategies that everyone should know about.

The main thing you'll want to be aware of is that BattleTech is, in great part, a game about mastering movement. Shooting is easy. The hard part is positioning yourself so that you can fire adequately at the enemy, without the enemy being able to do the same to you.

Strategies

Here's what underlies the importance of getting that +1 modifier. Part of the data was obtained from The Dark Fortress.

2d6 probability distribution

Die roll	Exact probability	Result or more	How much easier
2	2.77	2.77	102%
3	5.55	97.22	106%
4	8.33	91.66	110%
5	11.11	83.33	115%
6	3	3	124%
6	13.88	72.22	140%
7	16.66	58.33	140%
8	13.88	41.66	150%
9	11.11	27.77	166%
10	8.33	16.66	200%
11	5.55	8.33	300%
12	2.77	2.77	N/A

Movement strategies

• Always move as much as possible!
  Recall the movement modifiers: