Pretty good session, despite me being 2 hours late. 895 decided it should be a parking lot for the day.
Ended up playing a Grinder with 4 players, 2 Mechs a piece. A lot of the newer stuff, so a lot of units I'd never seen in action neither. Cool moments included the void raptor pulling off a taze on Vindicator, and a charge on the back of the same Raptor that same turn; he collided with the Vindicator in displacement.
Hilarity was had with the Patriot with the Arrow IV: quite a brutal beast if the target (me) is unable to make decent modifiers. (Bonus fun: it's one of the few 'Mechs I made; getting killed by your own creations is hilarious)
Final cool moment included the RAC Vanquisher, which got pushed to 28 heat courtesy of a little engine damage, an alpha strike, and getting hit by 4 Plasma Cannons. And then it got kicked to death.
Coolest moment: one of the players, Chris, decided to buy the ALpha Strike lance pack, such that I have some prize support to hand out at the next event! So, look for that in June, date forthcoming.
(Does mean another idea might get nudged back a bit, but all in good time)