Articles by author: Perigrin

BattleTech Mech Overview: Blackjack (Updated October 19, 2025)
This week we are taking a look at the Blackjack, the dependable little medium class dork you start out with in HBS's Battletech video game.
by Perigrin - Apr 20 2023
Battletech: Infantry Overview
Last week we looked at running tanks in Battletech, and this week we're looking at their traditional partners - infantry.
by Perigrin - Apr 13 2023
Battletech: A Basic Guide to Tanks
We couldn't ignore Battletech during MECHAHAMMER week. Here's a guide to the basics of why you'd want to bring some tanks in your force
by Perigrin - Apr 06 2023
Goonhammer Historicals: Mecha throughout History

by Perigrin, Jackie Daytona, Laurence "HardyRoach" Phillips, Marc "Ilor" Renouf, Daniel "Zuul the Cat" Rucker, Aaron "Lenoon" Bowen - Apr 03 2023
Battletech: A Guide to Common List Archetypes: Part 1

by Perigrin - Mar 16 2023
Battletech: Mech Overview: Thunderbolt
Perigrin goes on a wild ride through 33 slightly different variants of a single mech, but does not mind due to a misplaced and misguded love of said mech.
by Perigrin - Mar 09 2023
Battletech: Mech Overview: Wraith
Battletech Mech Overviews return this week looking at the Wraith, which got a beautiful plastic model in the Alpha Strike box set.
by Perigrin - Mar 02 2023
Goonhammer Historicals: Getting Started in Ye Olden Medieval Times

by Daniel "Zuul the Cat" Rucker, Marc "Ilor" Renouf, Perigrin, Aaron "Lenoon" Bowen, Jackie Daytona - Feb 23 2023
Battletech: Mech Overview: Adder (Puma)
Perigrin is back again with a Battletech Mech Overview, examining the Puma this week.
by Perigrin - Feb 23 2023
Battletech: Faction Overview: Mercenaries
Mercenaries have been a huge part of Battletech since the very beginning. In addition to making your own units, there have been a few notable official ones, which Peri is taking a look at.
by Perigrin - Feb 16 2023