Mobile Headquarters: A BattleTech Podcast

Buckle in MechWarrior's this one is a long one. As the commander tells us how we train in Command Skill Abilities. Lot's of stuff to cover but we have taken it in, and broken it down into what we feel the cost should be for these abilities and how many other warriors get them in a force. Not all skills are created equal. 

In this episode we recap an Alpha Strike game that a group of us played last month. We cover the end and outs of larger game play using the Alpha Strike rule set for BattleTech. We used the Sourcebook "The Dragons Roars" and converted the BattleForce Scenario "In the Dragon's Coils" into Alpha Strike 96 mech of House Kurita and 55 mechs of Clan Smoke Jaguar. Total of 151mechs on the field.

In this episode we have a special guest Michael Ciaravella. Just a great conversation talking about BattleTech in general. Topics include ACES, Large games tactics, Successions Wars, Hungry Like a Wolf stuff, and much more.  Sit back and enjoy the ride. 

The MHQ crew cover the use of all of the uses for C3, C3i, and NOVA Combined EWS. How each system works and pros and cons of each. After listen hopefully you have a better understanding of how to be effective with C3 networks on you table.

In this episode we just chat some BattleTech with Jason Hansa. Know author of some great BattleTech short stories, and Novella. To him just breaking down and telling us how he faired in Southern Assault IV. Join us a we just hang with Hansa for the night. 

In this episode Ron "Tsula" recalls his GenCon trip and getting back thru a hurricane.  

In this episode we talk with are local Champ from the GenCon 2024 Wolfnet 350 tournament. We go over his games his list and over all experience from GenCon 2024.  

This is an Interview with a longtime Author For BattleTech: Craig A. Reed Jr. Craig A. Reed Jr. is a freelance writer for BattleTech. His first BattleTech publications was a joint contributions to Battle Technology magazine together with his friend Robert Madson, including the Suburban Mech and Rattlesnake BattleMech designs and accompanying fiction published in the early 1990s. Reed has return to BattleTech fiction more than two decades later, by submitting a story–The Lance Killer–to the Battle Corps editor. According to Reed, over some two-and-a-half years several manila envelopes with the manuscript submission apparently got lost in the mail and it was not until Battle Corps accepted submissions via email that the story would finally be received, approved, and then published in 2009. Additional Battle Corps stories followed in quick succession, establishing Reed as one of the go-to writers for Catalyst Game Labs. Beyond short stories, he has since contributed to numerous BattleTech sourcebooks and other projects.

We are a Florida Based group of BattleTech players that have decided to start our own BattleTech Podcast. Although we four are from all over the Tampa Bay Area, we are planning to include players from all over the state in our Podcast. From as far south as Miami, to Tampa Bay, the Orlando Area and even the Space Coast. For this reason we have decided to call ourselves the Mobile Headquarters Podcast. Our Topics will be based on what we think might be of interest to other BattleTech Players. With topics ranging from the original Crunchy Classic BattleTech game, to the Alpha Strike large scale games, as well as many of the Tournament Styles of game play including WolfNet’s 350 Format. So please subscribe to our Channel, and chime in on the chat line. Your Host’s are: Ron Baker - Bradley Proffitt - Randall Snyder - Jose Suarez

In this episode we cover how to may your home campaign have just a little more flare, flavor, and spicy. What home rules and how to implement them into our games for the love of the game, and well epic fun. 

In this podcast Randall and Bradley talk to one of our local group players who went to LVO. They talk about his games played and what went right what went wrong. Our Topics will be based on what we think might be of interest to other BattleTech Players. Thou we will mainly focus on AS and tactics of play. So please subscribe to our Channel, and chime in on the chat line. Your Host’s are: Ron Baker - Bradley Proffitt - Randall Snyder - Jose Suarez

In this Episode the MHQ round table talks on Special Pilot Abilities. The good one and how to use them and make your vet and elite warriors have some flavor, and personality. Bradley are main tactic guy goes over the ones he like to use and how to stack them with ammo to make a truly deadly warrior as they should be. Sit back pour your choice of your favorite beverage I and follow along as we dive into SPA's.

For this reason we have decided to call ourselves the Mobile Headquarters Podcast. Our Topics will be based on what we think might be of interest to other BattleTech Players. With topics ranging from the original Crunchy Classic BattleTech game, to the Alpha Strike large scale games, as well as many of the Tournament Styles of game play including WolfNet’s 350 Format. So please subscribe to our Channel, and chime in on the chat line. Your Host’s are: Ron Baker - Bradley Proffitt - Randall Snyder - Jose Suarez Feedback and question MHQpodcat@gmail.com  

This months topics are a Nerdcon 350PV a local con that Bradley T.O. we talked to the players who happen to be part of are local group of players anyhow. Do to a Com Star interdiction we lost Bradly so Ron took over in discussing that. Also on the pallet to night Ron explains his vodcast with will be a small monthly thing here at the MHQ where he sits down and records him paint up some BattleTech faction scheme.  He also cover a Charity Auction that he kindly donated to raise some funds for the Extra life Event part of Children's Miracle Network of Hospitals.  Wolfnet’s Charity Auction https://ptb.discord.com/channels/556311973571198981/1168379872524111902 MHQ Podcast: https://discord.gg/EbbJysZD  MHQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEl9iCSnxfWw--V5xjlUYHg MHQPodcast@gmail.com We are a Florida Based group of BattleTech players that have decided to start our own BattleTech Podcast. Although we four are from all over the Tampa Bay Area, we are planning to include players from all over the state in our Podcast. From as far south as Miami, to Tampa Bay, the Orlando Area and even the Space Coast. For this reason we have decided to call ourselves the Mobile Headquarters Podcast. Our Topics will be based on what we think might be of interest to other BattleTech Players. With topics ranging from the original Crunchy Classic BattleTech game, to the Alpha Strike large scale games, as well as many of the Tournament Styles of game play including WolfNet’s 350 Format. So please subscribe to our Channel, and chime in on the chat line. Your Host’s are: Ron Baker - Bradley Proffitt - Randall Snyder - Jose Suarez

In this episode we go over our tactics used for a campaign game. 2600PV on a side Clan Smoke Jaguar "Ron" was on the counterattack of Matamoras. While Bradley's Heavy Cavalry Dragoons defend the City Fort. Lessons learned many laughs join us as we go over this game and learn to think about the battlefield at hand your mission. Also how to learn Command Special Skills. Bradley looking at you on this. The Jaguars Claws will be ready.   Your Host tonight are: Ron Baker - Bradley Proffitt - Randall Snyder - Jose Suarez We are a Florida Based group of BattleTech players that have decided to start our own BattleTech Podcast. Although we four are from all over the Tampa Bay Area, we are planning to include players from all over the state in our Podcast. From as far south as Miami, to Tampa Bay, the Orlando Area and even the Space Coast. For this reason we have decided to call ourselves the Mobile Headquarters Podcast.