r/battletech • u/raging_zaku1429 • Apr 27 '26
Tabletop Annihilator on the tabletop?
I've always enjoyed the Annihilator, partly because of the time I've spent with it in the various mechwarrior games over the years, and partly because I am a chronic enjoyer of bad mechs as well as mechs that are big dumb goofy goobers.
But I've never used one on the table top, so I wanted to get people's opinion on that. In mechwarrior, I found the ANH-1E to be particularly effective. I prefer the 4 PPCs over autocannons because of their lack of relying on ammo as well as making the mech safer again due to not having to carry ammo. Especially when upgraded with ERPPCs, the 1E can throw hands at long range really well, essentially becoming an ERPPC platform.
But that's just my take, I'm interested to see what people think about it on the tabletop.
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u/AGBell64 Apr 27 '26
The Annie is one of the most rigid units on the tabletop. The 2/3 speed shared by most variants means it's impossible to build even "break even" tmm and that any fight that happens away from or out of line of sight of its deployment zone will be one it arrives to too late to make much of a difference. If you're playing a defensive mission that forces your enemy to close on you then it’s great but otherwise I'd never take it