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Your channel is criminally underrated. This is brilliant. Thank you! ❤

Thank you mate thank you very much This keepet me going on a very long drive so thank you and keep them coming I’m so glad I found yours channel you got a new sub Keep the videos coming mate

Well read! Excellent story

i know this is a old video i olny just fround it and loved it mate watched it all today thanks you

The BJ-1 is a great mech. But why don’t any of the variants or upgrades mount AC/2 Ultra’s? It seems like a no-brainer, but they keep putting every other type of weapon on the arms instead of AC2 Ultras.

Something that makes The Combine look stupid has to be a little decent.

Not a bad med at all

New video, cool!

With the first shot of the first fight of my first ATOW campaign a blackjack scored a lucky through armor crit on the head of an Orion, destroying its life support system on a planet with a toxic atmosphere. The Orion was supposed to be the boss of the fight that the players would have to work together to defeat, and a BJ-1 one shotted it while jumping at max range. I shall always respect and fear the BJ-1.

The theme of the Blackjack is super great! And the 'mech shines whenever combined arms forces are put on the field, as motive crits don't care how much damage is done. In a mech v mech situation, of course it'd be nice if the primary weapons actually did credible damage... the strength of 4 medium lasers does quite a lot to make up for the dozen or so tons worth of pea shooters the Blackjack has bolted onto its arms, though :)

As a big Robotech/Macross fan, I want to like the Stinger. However, it doesn't have a very good niche. The Valkyrie gets me everything I want from the Stinger, and I usually can swing the additional BV. And even if I can't, the Wasp also feels like a better fit most of the time. Like the video said, I find the Stinger just too lightly armed. And that with a healthy amount of my games being not just objective based, but needing articulated hands objective based. My gaming group also has a general cap of 8 max units. So, there isn't a need for a Stinger, Valkyrie and Wasp all at the same time. Although, if you have never played a game of Macross vs. UrbanMech, I suggest you give it a try. Lots of small mech fun of fast vs. big gun.

I like medium mechs in general. Even if I'm better at fielding heavy mechs. I like the Blackjack. It serves as a nice toady to a bigger bully mech. Little bit of chip damage at range to keep the enemy from getting comfortable. And lots of lasers for close to mid-range to soften up targets. I find the BJ-1 a little tricky to keep heat down. Too often my Blackjacks find themselves in a sport with a great Target Number making passing up on an Alpha Strike tough. Fortunately, it has the jump gets. Although, I've still cooked Blackjacks so hot that it took a couple of rounds to cool off. Typically, I prefer something a little faster in the medium mech spot. My go to is the Phoenix Hawk. However, the Blackjack paired up with a scarier mech of similar speed means wither the opponent has to ignore putting damage on the scary mech allowing it to close the distance. Or they ignore the Blackjack letting it plink away.

Ah, the Wolf Trap*. In its original configuration this Mech is emblematic of the sort of garbage designs DCMS collectors had to put up with over the years. Wolf Trap, No Dachi, Tai-sho and that 90-ton paper weight, the Mauler 1R. *More like Trapped Wolf. In my gaming experience, these things almost always failed against the far superior Wolfhound they were intended to defeat. (Thanks for another entering video!)

Not a great Mech, but let me tell you this: it's better than the Mauler 1R ;) Thanks for another entertaining video 👍

As a lover of range and PPCs, oooh, how a love myself a blackjack. It is cheap, and packs a good punch. Though i must say i am not a fan of the ac2 version. Something about slow, poorly armored mechs with 2 tons of explosives inside them dos not sit right with me.

I love me a Blackjack , such an underestimated mech . Especially once it drops the AC/2s which are actually ok on the stock BJ imo

Blackjack is a perfectly decent Mech, entirely serviceable design. Now the Mauler IR, that's a garbage design!

The blackjack is one of those mechs that always feels like a joke until you have to move units through terrain and there's a lance of them sandblasting your units- and a company of them will slowly chew you to rags as you try to close.

I actually wish the Yeoman was in MWO. I mean filled with MRMs it would be fun and if LRMs were viable in the game it would be good for faction play. But it would be such a funny mech for them to introduce it'd be great.

The Blackjack is one of those 'mechs I never gave a thought to until I was forced to use one. Thank you, HBS Battletech. I adore them now. They're a relatively inexpensive fire support platform that reaches _really_ far.

It's Shrap o'clock!

I love blackjacks🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

I dig the BlackJack, but the story of a lance of them holding off a battalion of lights? That's pretty preposterous.

I have mixed feelings about the blackjack. The four medium lasers are nothing to be ignored and will tear up light and medium mechs. The AC2s are just too heavy for what they do. 12 tons could just be put to better use on a mech this light. I would either like to be faster or mount something with more punch. The variant with the 2 large lasers has done some serious work in my lances.

To quote Van Zandt's great historian, "the Blackjack [is] GM's okayest product." My own thoughts are that the Blackjack is a pretty good medium mech. It's not as fun to pilot as my beloved Hunchback 6S (which is tied with the Atlas II for my absolute favorite mech), but Blackjacks are far more versatile than the Hunchie could ever hope to be (and that's not even considering the Blackjack Omni). In my opinion situational flexibility is the primary purpose of medium mechs, and that's precisely what Blackjacks excel at.

*claps* Well, done. Some folks huff, some folks sneer. Some folks rage!!! :D There *WAS* a reason the Blackjack was the starter mech in HBT's Battletech computer game...

I have always loved the Blackjack, both versions. I generally feel it is underrated or passed over for more popular mediums. It is nice hearing someone else support this great Mech.

I'm a bit late to the party, but damn... that were some great shortstories!

While playing MechWarrior online remember one particular fight came down to a Marauder II and an urban mech. Lo and behold the pilot of the Marauder II couldn't get to the high platform where the urbie was but he kept trying to find a vantage point to shoot it. The urban mech equipped with a snub nose PPC waited until the pilot of the Marauder attempted to find a vantage point then utilized pop-up fire with deadly accuracy and eventually won the match. I had the privilege of viewing that in person after my own mech had been destroyed.

Hey, dude! I found you through reddit. Have you abandoned the channel?

What a fuckin awesome story!!!! Those last few moments kinda got to me. Just envisioning them all looking up and accepting their fate. True warriors.

earning it's name

That old maxim rings true even in the Inner Sphere: War is Hell!

Aidan Pryde was a warrior through and through. He fought to the bitter end and earned so much respect from friend and foe alike. If only he weren't a Jade Falcon.

Aidan Pryde, one of the few Jade Falcons that I truly respect. **Salutes**

you can still fire on your back. hell if the mech went face down you can flip those arms and fire anyway

People under-estimate battletech! It’s probably the best tabletop game lore… probably the deepest lore of any genre, it grows canonically as we speak, as well as fan fic coming out daily! Greatest game no one has heard of 😢

This videos thumb nail, firt impressions I had on this art just quickly looking at it. I thought the elemental pilot was burning alive, in anguish. I stick by this perspective, as it makes me chuckle.

I love my Vulcan in Mechwarrior 5. Just today i Build one with the new PPC-X and 4 Medium Lasers plus 1 Mashine Gun. Its a Wonderfull Litle CQC Fighter and Fast enough to Hunt down Anything that think it can Escape my Wrath.

No, sir, I was denying the enemy recruitment potential. There were no civilians in the area. That is a Cappalen smere campaing developed to demoralize the troops.

The Blackjack isn't good at much, but what it _is_ good at, it's very good at. Just a shame it wasn't the end of Tai-i Mercer Ravannion and his wasteful doctrine the first time he popped his snake head up.

Oh yeah, the day the Inner Sphere went, "Maybe this ain't quite working out."

the proliferation of fire support units leading up to the Fall of the Star League saw some actually decent designs. sadly, a lot of late SL mechs are mediocre at bast. or outright laughable <see = Charger.> everyone can laugh all they want at an Urbanmech, until they face one in it's home environment! then the laughing stops! the Yeoman is one of those designs that looks great on paper or viewscreen <nobody laughs at 50 LRM missiles raining down on you!> but the design's flaws are manifest to a glaring level where effectiveness matters, on the battlefield! the broad stance gives good stability, but the lack of operable arms means the mech cannot get back up if it does get knocked over. the use of reverse knee or <Bird Legs.> gets the Stalker back up and running in short order and the Stalker also lacks operable Arms. no defensive armaments is just bad design as any Ammunition based weapon platform will at some point have to deal with running out of bullets. I have a design using available Clan Tech to produce a fire support unit that means business and is much more effective in general even though it's heavier. 4x Clan Tech LRM 20 racks and a pair of 10 racks is effectively 2 Yeoman's on one chassis. only mine has proper arms. not as fast as the Yeoman at 3/5 but most Assault Mechs are in this speed range while supporting units are faster. a 300 XL engine and double HS's also means a quartet of clan ER small lasers is on hand for close in work. CASE covers all ammo bins and for added vehicle safety, ammunition is carried in the arms meaning an Ammo Explosion won't utterly cripple the machine. the use of Endosteel also saves tonnage needed elsewhere while providing ample space for good armor quantity and ammunition capacity. the reverse knee lower chassis is dirived from the Timberwolf meaning this mech will rise quickly if it gets knocked down. and getting in it's face is regarded as a VERY BAD idea.

Very nice my friend. Love your readings, keep em coming, and Ill be happy to listen.

The Yeoman is a Poor Man's Longbow. Missile Boats are common, though commonly they carry only 1 or 2 tons of ammunition. I know of the fast 60ton Bombardier that has 40 long range missile tubes, and only 2 tons of ammunition between them. If it was 75tons with more ammunition and armor, then it could fair well. At its a 60ton cut-costing measure its just okay. If it was even 65tons with a couple Medium lasers, that would be a substantial upgrade. Its also just ugly. Theres no real reason to not have battlemechs with swiveling torsos. Having weapons mounted in the arms is a good idea, but not replacing the entire assembly. If you wanted to, just get an Archer and strip it down to have more launchers.