Damage Locations

Use the same tables as presented in the Battletech rules, or use the following (which puts more emphasis on hitting a target Mecha on the side that the attacker is facing than the Battletech rules):

Front/Back

1-3 Left Leg (15% chance)
4-6 Right Leg (15% chance)
7-8 Left Arm (10% chance)
8-9 Right Arm (10% chance)
10-12 Left Torso (15% chance)
13-16 Center Torso (20% chance)
17-19 Right Torso (15% chance)
20 - Head (5% chance)

Right Side

1 Left Leg (5% chance)
2-5 Right Leg (20% chance)
6 Left Arm (5% chance)
7-9 Right Arm (15% chance)
10-11 Left Torso (10% chance)
12-15 Center Torso (20% chance)
16-19 Right Torso (20% chance)
20 Head (5% chance)

Right Side

1-4 Left Leg (20% chance)
5 Right Leg (5% chance)
6-8 Left Arm (15% chance)
9 Right Arm (5% chance)
10-13 Left Torso (20% chance)
14-17 Center Torso (20% chance)
18-19 Right Torso (10% chance)
20 Head (5% chance)

Armor vs. Internal Structure vs. Pilot Damage

Armor is breached when the Mecha is bloodied, i.e. when they reach half of their armor points in a particular location. Armor points are assigned as per the original source books used in the Mecha, for instance, the Battletech Technical Readout 3025 manual.

When bloodied in a particular location, critical hits (upon rolling a 20) are possible. Upon a critical hit, the damaged Mecha must roll a save or have a critical hit location damaged, for instance an actuator, weapon, or heat sink.

A pilot can be damaged when someone registers a head hit on his/her Mecha, or when his/her Mecha falls. At this point, the pilot must make a save ot be affected by weakness, stun, or some other effect.