I really like the L-1. I used it a game where the table was gridded off and you rolled for placement of your mechs. It was to represent a night maneuver with the planet having odd electronic interference.
The Wacker got dropped almost surrounded. That LB really helped to make my oponent (Nahuris ) run for cover. It was surrounded by lights and mediums, and he didn't want to be around that boom stick.
The game set up was his idea, and it was really fun. The Wacker even survived to the end if I remember right.
Both the Bushwacker and the Razorback it played tag with, survived... the Talon had to flee.
The battle was based on a USCivil War battle, where the commanders from both sides had been in the same West Point Class together. During the night, they had heavy fog, which turned to light drizzle the next morning --- however, both commanders had ordered their units to spread out and sneak across a small valley towards the enemy..... due to the fog, troops got turned around, some wandered all over, and by morning, both units were spread all over the field, with some enemy troops travelling together, due to mistaken identity during the night.
So, using that, I had a FedCom Civil War battle, where both commanders were from the same class, and got the same idea --- the night had very heavy fog that would burn off right at sunrise ----- so both sides used artillery to blanket the area with small ecm pods that created a lot of background noise, similar to what was used against the clans on Wolcott. And then both units spread out to minimize noise and seismic, and went sneaking across the field.
However, as always, no plan survives contact, and under radio silence, pilots got turned around or lost ----- so you divide the battlefield up into grids, and randomly roll location and facing....... and then start.
Nahuris
