Technical Readout: 3050

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Technical Readout: 3050
Attribution
Development	Sam Lewis
Writing	*Andrew Keith Jim Musser
Cover art
Illustrations	*Joel Biske Dana Knutson Jim Nelson Steve Venters
Publication information
Type	Technical Readout
Publisher	FASA
Released	1989
Pages	240
Product Code	8614
ISBN	1-55560-090-5

[edit] Description

A major step forward for the BattleTech tabletop game, this TRO introduced a wealth of new BattleMechs, new technology and a new combat asset (Elementals), brought along by Aleksandr Kerensky's heirs, the invading Clans.

[edit] Contents

• Introduction - in-character description of the title's contents

Adept XXI-sigma Merle Jimmus, ComStar (8 February, 3052)

• The Clans - A series of articles
  • Status of the Invasion & destroyed Inner Sphere units
  • Clan behavior and organization
  • OmniMechs
  • Elementals

• Clan 'Mechs

Fire Moth (Dasher)	Mist Lynx (Koshi)	Kit Fox (Uller)	Adder (Puma)	Viper (Dragonfly)
Ice Ferret (Fenris)	Nova (Black Hawk)	Stormcrow (Ryoken)	Mad Dog (Vulture)	Hellbringer (Loki)
Summoner (Thor)	Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)	Gargoyle (Man O' War)	Warhawk (Masakari)	Executioner (Gladiator)
Dire Wolf (Daishi)

• Inner Sphere Response - a series of articles
  • Production
  • Technology
  • Strategy
  • Deployment

• Light 'Mechs

Flea	Hornet	Locust	Mercury	Stinger
Wasp	Commando	Falcon	Firefly	Hermes
Javelin	Spider	UrbanMech	Valkyrie	Firestarter
Jenner	Ostscout	Panther	Raven	Wolfhound

• Medium 'Mechs

Assassin	Cicada	Clint	Hermes II	Sentinel
Vulcan	Whitworth	Blackjack	Hatchetman	Phoenix Hawk
Vindicator	Wolf Trap	Centurion	Crab	Enforcer
Hunchback	Trebuchet	Dervish	Griffin	Hoplite
Kintaro	Scorpion	Shadow Hawk	Wolverine

• Heavy 'Mechs

Grand Dragon	Ostroc	Ostsol	Quickdraw	Rifleman
Axman	Catapult	Crusader	JagerMech	Thunderbolt
Archer	Caesar	Cataphract	Grasshopper	Guillotine
Warhammer	Marauder	Orion

• Assault 'Mechs

Awesome	Charger	Goliath	Hatamoto-Chi	Victor
Zeus	Battlemaster	Katana	Shogun	Stalker
Cyclops	Mauler	Banshee	Annihilator	Atlas
Imp	Marauder II

• Engineers' Tests - introduction to new technologies

• Weapons

ER PPC	ER Large Laser	ER Medium Laser	ER Small Laser	Large Pulse Laser
Medium Pulse Laser	Small Pulse Laser	Ultra AC/2	Ultra AC/5	Ultra AC/10
Ultra AC-20	LB 2-X AC	LB 5-X AC	LB 10-X AC	LB 20-X AC
Gauss Rifle	Swarm LRM	Thunder LRM	Arrow IV Artillery	Single-Shot
AMS	Streak SRM-2	Streak SRM-4	Streak SRM-6

• Electronics

Narc

Targeting

c3

Beagle

Guardian

• Construction Materials

Double Heat Sink	CASE	MASC	Triple Strength Myomer	Endo Steel
Ferro-Fibrous Armor	XL Engine

• Clan Pilots & Characters

• OmniMech - rules and construction

• OmniFighter - rules & construction

• Battle Armor - rules

• Tables

Clan Equipment Table

Inner Sphere Equipment Table

Inner Sphere Equipment Cost

• BattleTech Rules Clarifications

• OmniMech Profiles - art

• Battle Armor Record Sheets - for 15 Battle Armor Stars

• Index

[edit] Notes

• This TRO is one of the largest and introduced a plethora of new 'Mechs and equipment.
• Was reissued in 1996 as Technical Readout: 3050 Revised, with the Unseen removed.
• Was reissued once again in 2007 as Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade.