FanPro will release Classic BattleTech Total Warfare in October, delayed from its originally planned August release (see 'Classic BattleTech Returns'), and plans to issue five more core Classic BattleTech books over the next two years.

 

Total Warfare ($39.99)  incorporates information previously included in the Master Rules and AeroTech volumes to present a more comprehensive small unit handbook.  No new rules are included, but there are subtle differences related to new or different weapons, vehicles and infantry.

 

The second title, TechManual, is due out by the end of the year and is the updated construction guide for mech vehicles. 2007 will see a revised tactical handbook due in Q2, the strategic handbook due in Q3, with another tactical book, Duel Arena Combat, due out in Q4. The last of the core CBT books is an as yet unnamed world book with an overview of the entire BattleTech universe, planned for 2008.