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C9NTENTI
INTRODUCTIONHow To Use This Book
LEGION OF LEGENDEarly Years
Tragedy and TriumphMiddle Years
New Life in the Gray DeathWar of 3039A New Threat
Killiring CrossingHammarrPandoraDeath's RevengeNeedgateAn Eerie Silence
Uneasy PeaceDeath of the Archon
Second Skye RebellionDunkeldRiding a RaidDisaster at HalidonLochaberDog SoldierKilliecrankie and InverurieReunion
PERSONALITIESGrayson Death CarlyleLori Kalmar-CarlyleAlexander CarlyleCaitlin DeVriesDavis McCallHassan Ali KhaledCharles BearDavis Carlyle ClayDelmar ClayTracy Maxwell Kent
NEW RULES AND EQUIPMENTBad Weather/Terrain Rules
Movement/Skill Roll ModifiersTo-Hit ModifiersHeat Scale ModifiersIntentional FiresBog Downs
Miscellaneous RulesSalvaging BattleMechsLance Movement RulesAnti-Mech Commandos
Gray Death Power SuitsGame InformationMechWarrior Rules
SCENARIOS
30CAMPAIGN : THE WAR OF 3039
30Campaign Rules
30Unit Roster
31Fighting Ghosts
32All Aboard
35CAMPAIGN : CLAN INVASION
38Campaign Rules
38Unit Roster
38Falcon's Fury
41Badlands
44Hammarr Spaceport
47Vandmaal Crossing
51Three-Way Battle
55CAMPAIGN : SECOND SKYE REBELLION 60
Campaign Rules
60Unit Roster
61Dunkeld Space Port
64MAGLEV MINI-CAMPAIGN
68Maglev Campaign Rules
68Loch Sheol
71Coltbridge
75Once Too Often
79Retreat from Halidon
83Fire in the Skye
87Small-Unit Action
90Delaying the Hounds
93Killiecrankie
93Inverurie
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CREDITS
WRITINGThomas S . Gressman
DEVELOPMENTScott Jenkins
EDITORIAL STAFFSenior Editor
Donna IppolitoAssociate Editor
Sharon Turner MulvihillEditorial Assistants
Diane PironRob Cruz
PRODUCTION STAFFArt Director
Jeff LaubensteinProject Manager
Steve Bryantq: Cover Art
Boris VallejoCover Design
Steve Bryantillustration
Steve BryantPaul DalyRick HarrisMalcome HeeErnesto HernandezJeff LaubensteinJohn Paul LonaDennis NelsonJeff RebnerBryant Velez
Book DesignJeff Laubenstein
LayoutSteve BryantMark ErnstSam Lewis
Production AssistantErnesto Hernandez
BATTLETECH, 'MECH, BATTLEMECH,and MECHWARRiOR are Trademarks ofFASA Corporation, registered in the U .S . Patent andTrademark Office . DAY OF HEROES is a Trademark of
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INTH9DUCTI9N
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GRRY DERTH LEDI9NBest known for its discovery of a Star League library core on
the planet Helm, the mercenary unit known as the Gray Death
Legion commands respect and inspires fear throughout the battle
theaters of the 31st century.
Forged in the crucible of war, the unit quickly made a mark for
itself in fiercely contested campaigns against Kurita and Liao forces.
Under the leadership of the supreme tactician Grayson Death
Carlyle, the unit soon earned a deserved reputation as masters of
combined-arms tactics-the use of mixed forces of 'Mechs, infan-
try, and aerospace fighters . Initially, a shortage of 'Mechs and
materiel forced the unit to adopt these unorthodox tactics, but their
proven success against numerically superior forces has earned
them a permanent place in the Legion ' s arsenal . Later, the merce-
nary unit's discovery of the so-called Gray Death memory core-a
find that helped inspire technological breakthroughs instrumental in
halting the recent Clan invasion-thrust the unit into the spotlight
and earned the mercenaries the gratitude of the Inner Sphere . Many
now believe the Gray Death memory core and other, similar lostech
finds may eventually enable mankind to recreate the glories of the
Star League.
In subsequent years the Legionnaires continued to live up to
their reputations as innovative and deadly warriors, seeing action in
the War of 3039, the Clan invasion, and the Second Skye Rebellion.
The unit's combined-arms tactics proved especially effective in their
valiant actions against Clan Jade Falcon forces on the planets
Sudeten and Pandora . Though the Falcons ultimately forced the
Legion from Sudeten, the mercenaries beat the invaders back on
Pandora and survived the Clan invasion intact, a compelling testa-
ment to the Gray Death Legion's skill and bravery.
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Day of Heroes is a scenario pack for use with the BattleTech
game system . Each scenario in this book recreates one of the
battles fought by the Gray Death Legion, picking up where Gray
Death Legion ended . The book follows the unit through three
campaigns-the War of 3039, the Clan invasion, and the Second
Skye Rebellion . Each campaign section contains a number of
interrelated scenarios designed to recreate the entire campaign.
Players should keep track of the results of each engagement,
because these results often determine the forces used in subse-
quent scenarios . The scenarios can also be played as separate,
self-contained games.
The rules included in each scenario provide information needed
to understand and play out the encounter . Each scenario begins
with a personal account of the engagement and a brief historical
framework for the battle . The individual scenarios also include
sections titled Game Set-Up, Attacker, Defender, Victory Condi-
tions, and Special Rules.
Game Set-Up provides specific information needed to play the
scenarios, including instructions on laying out mapsheets, direc-
tions for special terrain features, and suggestions on appropriate
BattleTech rules to use.
Attacker and Defender provide details on the scenarios'
combatants . These sections also contain directions on deploying
forces and guidelines for running the scenarios as self-contained
games . Full Gray Death Legion rosters are provided at the begin-
ning of each campaign section.
Victory Conditions determine the outcome of the encounter
and vary from scenario to scenario . In combat, an action rarely
continues until one side is obliterated . Often both sides claim victory
if they have achieved their tactical objectives . Victory Conditions
simulates this conduct by listing specific objectives one or both
opponents seek in a scenario.
Special Rules lists any rules needed to play the scenario not
covered in the BattleTech rules or the New Rules and Equipment
section, p . 24 .
MechWarrior player characters in the scenarios use the stan-
dard BattleTech Gunnery and Piloting Skill Levels . If specific skill
levels are not provided fora MechWarrior, assume he has a Piloting
Skill Level of 5 and a Gunnery Skill Level of 4.
Most of the scenarios use the BattleTech rules contained in
the BattIeTech Compendium . Some scenarios also use rules
contained in MechWarrior, Second Edition . Game statistics for all
the BattleMechs, vehicles, and weapons used in the scenarios are
contained in BattleTech Technical Readouts 3025, 3026, 2750,
and 3050, the BattleTech Compendium, and MechWarrior, Sec-
ond Edition . Additionally, some game information for the Gray
Death power suits is contained in the Intelligence Operations
Handbook . Players may also find the DropShips and JumpShips
sourcebook useful . To run the scenarios, players will need Battle-
Tech Map Sets 2, 3, and 4, as well as an AeroTech mapsheet.
Two sections Personalities and New Rules and Equip-
ment-precede the scenarios . Personalities provides descrip-
tions of important Legion members, along with their MechWarrior
statistics . New Rules and Equipment contains new and little-used
BattleTech rules for use in the scenarios, as well as game informa-
tion for Gray Death power suits.
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