The Mechbay
Tabletop BattleTech podcast featuring tips and tricks, lance reviews, community spotlights, interviews, and more. Whether you are brand new to the world of BattleTech or a veteran pilot looking to learn a few new tricks we promise thereās something for you. https://linktr.ee/themechbay
Ep 102: A New Era of BattleTech
The Mechbay kidnaps Aaron Cahall and Keith Hann from Catalyst and interrogates them about the upcoming Core Rule Set for BattleTech.
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Duncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera...Ep 101: Running Campaigns 101
The Mechbay talks about how they run their personal campaigns and offer advice to anyone else wanting to start their own.
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Duncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum...Ep 100: Assault Class Podcast
The Mechbay celebrates 100 episodes! How do they feel after reaching the milestone?
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Duncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting...Ep 99: Conventional Infantry
The Mechbay talks about Conventional Infantry. Who they are, what do they want, and why are they here?Ā
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Duncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting Sarath-OBEric SmailysJordan CooperAnthony E...Ep 98: 2025, only 1000 years to go...
The Mechbay talks about the 2025 of BattleTech and look forwardĀ
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Duncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting Sarath-OBEric SmailysJordan CooperAnthony EmmelPaul DennisScot PickeringNic SarnaOreio8991Gustavo ArchilaJohn SchmidtDave RombergerAaron C...Ep 97: SAV Classic, We Did It
The Mechbay talks about the Southern Assault Classic Tournament of 2025 in Clemmons NC put on by Fortress Miniatures and Games.
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Duncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting Sarath-OBEric...Ep 96: Southern Assault V, Wrath of the Con
The Mechbay talks about the Southern Assault Alpha Strike Convention of 2025 in Clemmons NC put on by Fortress Miniatures and Games.
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Duncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting...Ep 95: Gears of War
The Mechbay talks about the newest Battletech Playtest Rules focusing on gear, their initial thoughts, and some Hiring Hall Action in the Hinterlands.
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Duncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck"...Ep 94: Gothic Leg Day
The Mechbay talks about the new Gothic Battletech Boxset and #2 of the Battletech Playtest Rules focusing on mobility.Ā
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Duncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting Sarath-OBEric SmailysJordan CooperAnthony E...Ep 93: The Mandrill's Paw Curls
The Mechbay talks about the new Battletech Playtest Rules. The good, the bad, the ugly, how will they affect our tables this week and the next decade.
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Duncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting...Ep 92: War, War Sometimes Changes?
The Mechbay talks about how BattleTech has changed from BattleDroids to the game we have today, the rules that have come the farthest, and the ones that should never existed in the first place.
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Ep 91: A Pirate's Life For Me
The Mechbay talks about Josh taking Pirates to a classic tournament, then discusses Pirates in universe and on the tabletop!
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...Ep 90: Old Bay and Crab Whiskey
The Mechbay recaps another tournament, this time Steve's victory in the Battle of the Bay Alpha Strike Battletech Tournament!
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Duncan...Ep 89: Mail Bag and Battle Rom
The Mechbay opens up the mail bag while Josh is away and talk about the games they've been up to!
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...Ep 88: Take Him To Detroit
The Mechbay debriefs about Motor City 2025, and gives their post event thoughts!Ā Talk with the Mechbay and other BattleTech fans on their Discord
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Duncan RhodesByzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "R...Ep 87: Do You Even Lift Surat
The Mechbay heads to the gym and gets to lifting! Ā
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Duncan RhodesByzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting Sarath-OBEric SmailysJordan C...Ep 86: Back from KerenskyCon, the Khan of Cons.
Josh is on vacation, and Steve grills Denham about his trip to the exclusive and mysterious KerenskyCon, and we discuss news and announcements from this years AdeptiCon!Ā
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Ep 85: Brawl in the Bluegrass
The Mechbay talks about their time at the Brawl in The Bluegrass Tournament, trip to Iron Wind Metals, and also some more Tales from the Hiring Hall.
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Ep 84: New Avalon Who Dis?
The Mechbay talks about the new Davion Box and rushes to prep for another tournament. Spoilers for Voidbreaker after the EpisodeĀ
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Ep 83: Warzone ATL or ATM?
The Mechbay talks about their experience at a 5 round classic tournament at Warzone Atlanta!
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Ep 82:Jumping into the Void with Bryan Young (Spoiler Free)
Spoiler Free teaser for Voidbreaker and then a discussion on dismounting jump/VTOL infantry.
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Ep 81: Roundup Rodeo
The Mechbay Podcast talks about how they survived 2024 and what's in store for 2025.
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Ep 80: Lost My Mech in the Hinterlands
The Mechbay Podcast talks about another PAX Unplugged, all the BattleTech releases coming out, and a deeper foray into the Hinterlands!
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Ep 79: SAIV The Boys are Back in Town
The Mechbay Podcast talks about another Southern Assault and the Crab-Back charity tournament.
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Ep 78: 3 Rounds with the Hound
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The Mechbay Podcast talks about another classic tournament, campaign battles, and pre Southern Assault Talk.
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Ep 77: Contractually Obligated, Economically Terminated
The Mechbay Podcast talks about how to use the Battlefield Assets in the new Mercenaries Kickstarter Boxset, and then how to run a Contract.
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Ep 76: Getting a HD with Battletech
The Mechbay Podcast talks about all of the special rules that are affected by the Head. Because it's time you all learned what your pilot is doing in there.
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Ep 75: Gencon and Mercs Unleashed
The Mechbay Podcast talks about what was previewed at GenCon, their games played, and then they unbox what's in the Mercenaries Kickstarter Box.
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Ep 74: Are Ya Winning Son?
The Mechbay Podcast talks about their latest Classic BattleTech Tournament adventure.
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Ep 73: WTF 3152 Ilclan TLDR
The Mechbay talks about what the major and minor players of the Inner Sphere are up to as they wait for the Battletech Mercenaries Kickstarter to deliver.
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Ep 72: Blam The LAM
The Mechbay talks about Land Air Mechs and what they mean for tabletop BattleTech.
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Ep 71: Motor City MechWarriors
The Mechbay talks about Josh's time at Motor City Mayhem. The 2nd biggest Alpha Strike Event.
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Ep 70: Alpha Strike, MUL, and Force Manuals with Joshua Franklin
Assistant Developer Joshua Franklin (NCKestrel) joins us to talk about Alpha Strike, Master Unit List, the upcoming Force Manuals and a little BattleTech history.
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Ep 69: Is that a Third Leg or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
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Ep 68: It's What Kerensky Would've Wanted
The MechBay breaks down all the sweet swag we saw at Kerenskycon, Adepticon, and then unloads a Union dropship of fan mail to round it out. Stay tuned for Episode 69.
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Ep 67: Fantastical Mechs and How to Kill Them
The MechBay takes you to the wizarding world on how to kill your personal Voldemort mechs.
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Ep 66: Dustin's Intro to Learning BattleTech Lore
Dustin gives us the lowdown on getting started withĀ BattleTech's Lore and how you can learn to enjoy it unlike Josh.
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Ep 65: Optionally Mandatory BattleTech
We talk aboutĀ BattleTech's infamous optional rules, which ones are mandatory, which are truly optional, and which should never have been created.
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Ep 64: 2023 Battletech Wrapped
We talk about our what our 2023 BattleTech Wrapped would be if Spotify managed our HPG communications and new way too much about our lives. As always we talk BattleTech news, hobby progress, fan mail, and games played.
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Ep 63: PAX, WWE, & RAW, aka Common Rule Mistakes
We talk about the PAX Unplugged CGL upcoming releases for mechs, and product, the world wide event and our experience in that, and then Josh getting rules wrong and our most common encountered ones.
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