Battletech: Mars Assault Tank Mercenary Commanders Thoughts From The Inner Sphere Episode 371

Thoughts from the Inner Sphere: is a series of videos talking about Battlemechs, tanks and tactics in the year 3060 Battletech Universe.
The videos will cover Battlemechs from the 3060 Technical Readout book.
We delve into the Mars Assault Tank 100 Ton, a vehicle that is good for a short- or long-range fight. This mechs damage output is ok at short-range depending on the weapon loadout. It can provide some needed long range support operation for lance on the battlefield if used correctly.
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[@Magermh]

I have had some good games with the Mars. I do play Hell’s Horses for the Clans and often use the Ares Tank as a companion vehicle for the Mars “XL”. On a one vee two game where two players played against a single player. My companion player parked an “ATM” Mars on the right flank on a hill and held the flank vs three mechs permitting me to focus on protecting the center and providing support to the right flank. It is another way to be engaging in the fun of Battletech to split control of forces between other players like mechs, vehicle, and aerospace fighters. That way others may join in and sometime make mistakes and create opportunities for the game. In this case I am grateful to the Mars.

[@Helcarexe26]

@@Magermh It's a good base protection system to augment any fixed systems you might have available in the complex.

[@imadethistopostponi]

it's a brick for sitting on objectives with little escort. It can fight at any range and protect it's flanks. A bit expensive BV-wise but not significantly more than other 100t units.

[@Helcarexe26]

A brick is an excellent description of the model, it can really hammer anything coming at it with its firepower. The BV is about the only thing that keeps the numbers down for deployment.

[@bthsr7113]

I'd probably pull the ArtIV from the base version. Standard FCS doesn't help on indirect fire, so more ammo would be better.
Edit, And I'd probably skip the ATM variant for my motor pool. Both because of the heavy laser and because long range fire is really inefficient with ATM's over clan LRMs.

[@Helcarexe26]

@@bthsr7113 I'm with you on swapping out some systems for more efficient damage dealing

[@mikealpha2611]

I can see it as a decent siege or defensive tank. one of the issues with this is that in Battletech there don't seem to be many months or years long wars where vehicles like this that bombard and can protect themselves would make sense on both sides.
Something like 40k where you have multi year long sieges would be good for this.

[@Helcarexe26]

@mikealpha2611 They tend to show Battletech as a lightning warfare game, but smashing cities or well defended objectives is the bread and butter of vehicles like the Mars. Considering that most armies are 4:1 in armor assets vs mechs as being cheaper than mechs

[@mikealpha2611]

@@Helcarexe26 Yea

[@kathilmechworks4895]

Basically a clan behemoth. Lot of firepower, easy to cripple, hard to kill. Not much to actually say about it.

[@Helcarexe26]

@kathilmechworks4895 True about it being a similar system with Clan weapons. It doesn't take much to motive kill it, but you're still left with a killer weapons platform

[@kathilmechworks4895]

@@Helcarexe26 Watched a motive crit behemoth kill two clan mechs due to being in the right place. Big weapons turret can still do stuff and the Mars has a lot of guns

[@Helcarexe26]

@@kathilmechworks4895 I was in a game where 4 vehicles were motive crit and formed a pill box on the objective. They smoked a lot of mechs that tried to remove them

[@ForgottenSpartan1]

Like a mini OGRE

[@Helcarexe26]

@@ForgottenSpartan1 I can see the resemblance to an Ogre tank 🤔

[@sharlin648]

The Mars is a big blob of weapons, its armour's not that great for a vehicle its size but it more than makes up for it with the sheer volume of hate it can lob your way at all ranges. And you can't really flank it or anything. Park it near something you want to keep and your enemy wants to take and go "Try me."

[@Helcarexe26]

@@sharlin648 You have several working as the fire support platform behind those faster vehicles. You're going to have people trying to close and take them out quickly. They're gonna feel the pain 😅