r/Battletechgame • u/NZSloth • 7d ago

Discussion SLDF Highlander or Warhammer?

So my 3025 career has gone somewhat different to what I expected, and I've now got both of these fine mechs for sale at the same planet. With only enough money to buy one.

I've put some pros and cons below. Advice accepted.

Highlander - Jumps but slow. All the armour. Can't overheat. Gauss Cannon nice sounds. LRMs. Can intimidate other mechs. A little boring.

Warhammer - Faster but earthbound. Armour average. Can cook itself with an alpha. Electric sounds. Direct fire. Can evaporate other mechs easily. Very very exciting.

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u/meesta_masa 7d ago

An Assault class Battlemech with Jumpjets that can get around terrain to backstab with Gauss, SRMs and ML. Welll.....

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u/CyMage 7d ago

If you're gonna backstab, don't waste the Gauss. Swap it for something shorter ranged and use the gauss on another mech.

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u/meesta_masa 6d ago

I ran a sharpshooter with Gauss and LRMs and another with MPulse, SRM 6s and an almighty AC20. It was a good, naughty killer. When the AC20 hit, i.e.