While massive lasers and barrages of missiles can pound an enemy from a distance, many Titan battles are resolved in the vicious conflict of close combat. Huge powered fists, laser-burners and swinging wrecking balls can cause horrendous damage to an enemy Titan.

Like guns, close combat weapons also have a profile of characteristics.

Some weapons are faster than others and can be used to strike more quickly. A weapon with a higher swiftness value gets a chance to hit before close combat weapons with a lower value.

Close combat weapons vary in their effectiveness. Some are deft and agile to use, while others are cumbersome and unwieldy. A close combat weapon's accuracy modifies the CCS of the Titan using it. A positive Accuracy (e.g. +2) is good, while a weapon with a negative accuracy (e.g. -1) is not as easy to hit with. Most weapons have a '-' which means they do not modify the Titan's Close Combat Skill.

Like a gun's Rate of Fire, a close combat weapon might inflict one blow or hit several times. The higher a close combat weapon's number of attacks, the more times it can strike in close combat.

This shows how powerful the weapon is, and therefore how likely it is to inflict damage if it hits. The higher a weapon's Strength, the more likely it is to punch through a target's armour.