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Line 1: − {{InfoBoxProduct + {{InfoBoxBook − | image = TRO VA.jpg + | image = TRO VA.jpg − | name = + | name = Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex − | type = Technical Readout+ | product development = [[Randall Bills]] − | author = + | primary writing = [[Herbert Beas]] <br /> [[Randall Bills]] <br /> [[Chris Hartford]] <br /> [[David McCulloch]] <br /> [[Ben Rome]] <br /> [[Jason Schmetzer]] <br /> [[Christoffer Trossen]] <br /> [[Andreas Zuber]] − | development = [[Randall N. Bills]]<br>[[Herb Beas]]<br>[[Mike Miller]]<br>[[Chris Wheeler]] (Assistant Development)+ | illustrations = [[Doug Chaffee]] − | primarywriting = Herbert A. Beas II<br>Randall N. Bills<br>[[Chris Hartford]]<br>[[David L. McCulloch]]<br>[[Ben Rome]]<br>[[Jason Schmetzer]]<br>[[Christoffer Trossen]]<br>[[Andreas Zuber]]+ | cover = [[Doug Chaffee]] − | pages = 224 + | era = [[Star League era]] <br /> [[Succession Wars era]] <br /> [[Clan Invasion era]] <br /> [[Civil War era]] <br /> [[Jihad era]] − | cover = [[Doug Chaffee]] (Art)<br>[[Ray Arrastia]] (Design) + | type = Technical Readout − | interiorart = + | publisher = [[FanPro]] − | illustrations = Doug Chaffee+ | year = 2006 − | publisher = [[FanPro]] + | pages = 234 − | productioncode = [https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/collections/battletech/products/battletech-technical-readout-vehicle-annex-pdf 35022]+ | production code = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=205 35022] − | year = 2006 + | ISBN = 193256456X − | ISBN10 = 193256456X − | ISBN13 = 978-1932564563 − | MSRP = $29.99 − | content = − | era = [[Jihad era]] − | timeline = [[3070]] − | series = [[Technical Readout]]s − | precededby = − | followedby = [[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised Edition]] }} }} + ==Description== ==Description== − '''''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex''''' (''TRO:Vehicle'') is unique as it was the first ''TRO'' to focus primarily on civilian and/or [[Support Vehicle]]s of various kinds. It is at the same time the first to include [[WiGE]] vehicles, with the construction rules found in [[TechManual]] (published in 2007). Police and security versions of [[IndustrialMech]]s are also prominent. It is written from the perspective of a senior [[IrTech]] executive collecting information of potential areas for production expansion. + '''''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex''''', while covering only vehicles, as ''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]'' does, focuses primarily on civilian models. Police and security versions of [[IndustrialMech]]s are also prominent. It is written from the perspective of senior [[IrTech]] executive collecting information of potential areas for production expansion. − ''TRO:Vehicle'' is primarily intended for use with [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior]] roleplaying game. Through the variety of designs presented, it gives the [[BattleTech Universe]] more depth and credibility on the everyday side of life, beyond military and war. For most designs presented no record sheets have been published, although the data provided allows players to create these themselves.<ref>A notable exception is the sourcebook ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'', which utilizes support vehicles. Record sheets for these variants have been published in the sourcebook's companion record sheet book, ''[[Record Sheets: Operation Klondike]]''</ref> − The 2006 ''TRO:Vehicle'' by then license holder [[FanPro]] was later updated and expanded with the 2013 PDF-only edition ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised Edition]]'' by [[CGL]].+ ==From the back cover== + {{quote|''[[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s receive all the glory; aerospace fighter pilots a close second; vehicles are considered the workhorses of any military; infantry are even given their day in the sun in the minds of the common citizen. But no battle could be waged, nor won, without the mammoth apparatus of support vehicles that feed the war machines of the [[Great Houses]]. From cargo trucks to tank airships, airborne MASH to communication satellites, armored transport rails to coastal patrol boats, hauler exoskeletons to [[LoaderMech]]s, even hover and wheeled police cruisers or civilian vehicles conscripted into the military: the support vehicle is the true backbone of any military machine.'' + + ''Built using the construction rules found in ''[[Combat Equipment]]'', Classic BattleTech ''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'' provides a never-before-seen look at the support vehicles behind the militaries of every faction, as well as a slice of every day life in the [[BattleTech]] universe. From tracked land-trains to police cruisers, Luxury [[VTOL]]s to Fix-wing passenger planes, satellites, super-heavy naval surface ships, [[IndustrialMech]]s and more: the gamut of the BattleTech universe, fully illustrated for the first time.''}} − ==From the back cover== − {{quote|''[[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] receive all the glory; [[aerospace fighter]] pilots a close second; vehicles are considered the workhorses of any military; infantry are even given their day in the sun in the minds of the common citizen. But no battle could be waged, nor won, without the mammoth apparatus of support vehicles that feed the war machines of the [[Great Houses]]. From cargo trucks to tanker airships, airborne MASH to communication satellites, armored transport rails to coastal patrol boats, hauler exoskeletons to [[LoaderMech]]s, even hover and wheeled police cruisers or civilian vehicles onscripted [''sic''] into the military: the support vehicle is the true ackbone [''sic''] of any military machine.'' − ''Built using the construction rules found in ''[[TechManual]]''™ nd [''sic''] ''[[Combat Equipment]]''™, Classic BattleTech ''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex''™ provides a never-before-seen look at the support vehicles behind the militaries of every faction, as well as a slice of every day [''sic''] life in the [[BattleTech]]® universe. From tracked land-trains to police cruisers, luxury [[VTOL]]s to fix-wing [''sic''] passenger planes, satellites, super-heavy naval surface ships, [[IndustrialMech]]s and more: the gamut of the BattleTech universe, fully illustrated for the first time.''}}+ ==Contents== + * Introduction + : [[Lucy Tsagarides]], Chief Operating Officer, [[Irian Media Interstellar]] ([[Charybdis Publishing]]) to [[Chris Blocher]] (1 December, [[3070]]) − ==Table of Contents==+ * '''Wheeled Support Vehicles''' − <div style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">+ ** [[Prairie Schooner (tractor)]] − ; Introduction+ ** [[Prairie Schooner (module)]] − ; Wheeled Support Vehicles+ ** [[Lesseps|Lesseps (dump truck)]] − : [[Prairie Schooner Land Train]]<ref>The entry describes the [[Prairie Schooner (Tractor)|Prairie Schooner tractor]] as well as the attachable [[Prairie Schooner (Module)|modules]]</ref>+ ** [[Brunel|Brunel (dump truck)]] − : [[Lesseps]] / [[Brunel|Brunel Dump Trucks]]+ ** [[Saturnus V|Saturnus V (circuit racer)]] − : [[Saturnus V]] / [[Blue Nova|Durandel-British]]+ ** [[Blue Nova|Blue Nova convertible]] − : [[Mao-Heng Charioteer]]+ ** [[Mao-Heng|Mao-Heng (charioteer)]] − : [[Knox (Combat Vehicle)|Konx]] [''sic''] / [[Bailey (Combat Vehicle)|Bailey Armored Cars]]+ ** [[Knox|Knox (armored car)]] − : [[TLF-LL6500|Saurer-Bucher Fire Engine]] / [[Simca|Simca Ambulance]]+ ** [[Bailey|Bailey (armored car)]] − : [[Fiver Series|Aston-Martin Fiver Series]]<ref>The entry describes the [[Fiver (Roadster)]] as well as the [[Fiver (Traveler)]]</ref>+ ** [[Simca|Simca (ambulance)]] − : [[Mótuö Chë Shang No. 2]] / [[Ceres-Bikes Flashbang ZZ10000|Flashbang ZZ10000]]+ ** [[Saurer-Bucher|Saurer-Bucher (fire engine)]] − : [[Skoda (truck)|Škoda]] / [[Iveco (truck)|Iveco Burro Trucks]]<ref>The entry describes the [[Burro]] Heavy Support Truck as well as the [[Burro II]] Super Heavy Cargo Truck</ref>+ ** [[Fiver (roadster)]] − : [[Bulldog (Truck)|Bulldog]] / [[Pit Bull (Truck)|Pit Bull Medium Trucks]]+ ** [[Fiver (traveler)]] + ** [[Motuo Che No. 2|Motuo Che No. 2 (motorcycle)]] + ** [[Flashbang ZZ100000|Flashbang ZZ100000 (motorcycle)]] + ** [[Growler|Growler (service utility truck)]] + ** [[Burro II|Burro II (super heavy cargo truck]] + ** [[Bulldog|Bulldog (medium truck)]] + ** [[Pit Bull|Pit Bull (medium truck)]] − ;Tracked Support Vehicles+ * '''Tracked Support Vehicles''' − : [[Galaport Ground Tug]]<ref>The entry describes the [[Galaport Ground Tug]] as well as the [[Galaport Ground Tug Trailer]]</ref>+ ** [[Galaport (ground tug)]] − : [[Elite Series 3|Gienah-Durapaq Elite Series 3]]+ ** [[Galaport (ground tug trailer)]] − : [[White Wolverine|Luciano White Wolverine]]+ ** [[Elite Series 3|Elite Series 3 (land train tractor)]] − : [[Hesiod|Hesiod Utility Vehicle]] / [[Saturn Harvester]]+ ** [[Elite Series 3T|Elite Series 3T (land train trailer)]] − : [[UL-Series|UL-Series Construction Vehicles]]+ ** [[White Wolverine|White Wolverine (arctic crawler)]] − : [[Corx Mobile Tunnel Miner]]+ ** [[Hesiod|Hesiod (utility vehicle)]] − : [[Cellco Ranger UPU-3000]]+ ** [[Saturn|Saturn (harvester)]] − : [[Cortez Series N|Croyle Cortez]]+ ** [[UL-series|UL-series (construction vehicles)]] − : [[Magellan (Support Vehicle)|Donovan-Miter Magellan]]+ ** [[MTM|MTM (tunnel miner)]] − : [[Sherpa|Sherpa Armored Truck]]+ ** [[Cellco Ranger UPU-3000|Ranger UPU-3000 (heavy law enforcement vehicle)]] − : [[Rock Rover|RRV "Rock Rover" Half-Track]]+ ** [[Cortez Series N|Cortez Series N (research vehicle)]] + ** [[Magellan Series Four|Magellan Series Four (research vehicle)]] + ** [[Sherpa|Sherpa (armored truck)]] + ** [[Rock Rover|Rock Rover (half-track)]] − ;Hover Support Vehicles+ * '''Hover Support Vehicles''' − : [[Buffalo|BFFL "Buffalo"]]+ ** [[Buffalo|Buffalo (transport)]] − : [[Routemaster|Routemaster Shuttle]] / [[Lewis Skimmer Bus|Lewis Skimmer Bus]]+ ** [[Routemaster|Routemaster (shuttle)]] − : [[Crimson Streak|Crimson Streak]] / [[CS535 Hover Car|CS535 Hover Cars]]+ ** [[Skimmer|Skimmer (bus)]] − : [[Dillinger|Kressly Dillinger Police Vehicle]]+ ** [[Crimson Streak|Crimson Streak (hover racer)]] − : [[Deusenberg|Deusenberg VIP Luxury Hovercar]]+ ** [[CS535|CS535 (hovercar)]] − : [[Ina-du|Ina-du Swamp Skimmer]]+ ** [[Dillenger|Dillenger (police vehicle)]] − : [[Slipper LX-Series|Slipper LX-Series]]+ ** [[Dusenberg|Dusenberg (VIP luxury hovercar)]] − : [[Bayamo|Bayamo Hoverbike]] / [[Freedom 900|Freedom 900 Hover Jeep]]+ ** [[Ina-Du|Ina-Du (swamp skimmer)]] + ** [[Slipper LX-series|Slipper LX-series (hovercar)]] + ** [[Bayamo|Bayamo (hoverbike)]] + ** [[Freedom 900|Freedom 900 (hover jeep)]] − ;VTOL Support Vehicles+ * '''VTOL Support Vehicles''' − : [[St. Christopher C1|St. Christopher Cargo Transport C1]]/[[St. Christopher C2|C2]]+ ** [[St. Christopher C1|St. Christopher C1 (cargo lifter)]] − : [[Soar|SOAR]] / [[Peacekeeper (Combat Vehicle)|Peacekeeper SWAT Carrier]]+ ** [[St. Christopher C2|St. Christopher C2 (cargo lifter)]] − : [[Sky Eye|Sky Eye News Helicopter]]+ ** [[SOAR|SOAR (search & rescue VTOL)]] − : [[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - VTOL)|Pegasus]] / [[Baronet (Combat Vehicle)|Baronet Passenger VTOLs]]+ ** [[Peacekeeper|Peacekeeper (SWAT carrier)]] − : [[Swiftran|Cal-Boeing RTC-215M Swiftran]]+ ** [[Sky Eye|Sky Eye (news helicopter)]] − : [[Oceanic Series|Lexan Oceanic Series Luxury VTOL]]<ref>The entry describes the [[Oceanic Series VI]] as well as the [[Oceanic Series II]]</ref>+ ** [[Pegasus (SUV)|Pegasus (passenger VTOL)]] − : [[Cascatelle|Pion-Laurier Cascatelle]] / [[Lama-Deux]]+ ** [[Baronet|Baronet (passenger VTOL)]] + ** [[RTC-215M Swiftran|RTC-215M Swiftran (medivac VTOL)]] + ** [[Series VI|Series VI (luxury VTOL)]] + ** [[Series II|Series II (personal VTOL)]] + ** [[Cascatelle|Cascatelle (firefighting VTOL]] + ** [[Lama-Deux|Lama-Deux (firefighting VTOL)]] − ;WiGE Support Vehicles+ * '''WiGE Support Vehicles''' − : [[Coanda]] / [[Quicksilver|Quicksilver Personal Sports Craft]]+ ** [[Coanda|Coanda (personal sports craft)]] − : [[Cormorant|Cormorant Cargo Craft]] / [[Fulmar|Fulmar Patrol Craft]]+ ** [[Quicksilver|Quicksilver (personal sports craft)]] − : [[Koi]] / [[Ryu (vehicle)|Ryu Transport WIGEs]]+ ** [[Cormorant|Cormorant (medium cargo craft)]] + ** [[Fulmar|Fulmat (patrol craft)]] + ** [[Koi|Koi (heavy transport)]] + ** [[Ryu|Ryu (heavy transport)]] − ;Airship Support Vehicles+ * '''Airship Support Vehicles''' − : [[Dawn Treader|Dawn Treader Cargo Airship]]+ ** [[Dawn Treader|Dawn Treader (cargo airship)]] − : [[Corvair|Corvair Luxury Passenger Airliner]]+ ** [[Corvair|Corvair (luxury passenger airliner)]] − : [[Schatten|Schatten Surveillance Airship]]+ ** [[Schatten|Schatten (surveillance airship)]] − : [[Cloud Nine|Cloud Nine Carrier Airship]]+ ** [[Cloud Nine|Cloud Nine (carrier airship)]] − : [[Eckener|EC-1 Eckener Tanker Airship]]+ ** [[EC-1 Eckener|EC-1 Eckener (tanker airship)]] − : [[Dixon (Combat Vehicle)|Dixon Law Enforcement]] / [[Dixon (Firetender)|Firetender Airships]]+ ** [[Dixon (law enforcement)|Dixon (law enforcement airship)]] − : [[Meteos|Meteos 9 Manned Dirigible]]+ ** [[Dixon (firetender)|Dixon (firetender airship)]] + ** [[Meteos 9|Meteos 9 (manned dirigible)]] − ;Fixed Wing Support Vehicles+ * '''Fixed Wing Support Vehicles''' − : [[Comet Airliner|Avanti Aerospace ACL-800 Airliner]]+ ** [[ACL-800|ACL-800 (airliner)]] − : [[Longhaul|Federated-Boeing FB-335 Longhaul]]+ ** [[FB-335 Longhaul|FB-335 Longhaul (transport)]] − : [[Jetta Coruna|Jetta Coruna 4X]] / [[S 2772]]+ ** [[Jetta Coruna 4X|Jetta Coruna 4X (luxury plane)]] − : [[Mosquito IX|Mosquito IX Radar Plane]]+ ** [[S 2772|S 2772 (luxury plane)]] − : [[C-790 Protector|C-790 Protector High-Speed Medevac]]+ ** [[Mosquito IX|Mosquito IX (radar plane)]] − : [[Torrent|Torrent Heavy Bomber]]+ ** [[C-790 Protector|C-790 Protector (high-speed medevac)]] − : [[Zanadu|Zanadu Air Bus]]+ ** [[Torrent|Torrent (heavy bomber)]] − : [[KC-9 King Karnov|CBM KC-9 "King Karnov"]]+ ** [[Zanadu|Zanadu (air bus)]] + ** [[KC-9 King Karnov|KC-9 King Karnov (heavy industrial air transport)]] − ;Satellite Support Vehicles+ * '''Satellite Support Vehicles''' − : [[Starcomm|Galax SEU-193D Starcomm]]+ ** [[SEU-193D Starcomm|SEU-193D Starcomm (communications)]] − : [[D40 (Satellite)|D40]] /[[SneakSat|SneakSat Communications Satellites]]+ ** [[D40|D40 (communications)]] − : [[Skyward|SkyWard Model XII Warning Satellite]]+ ** [[SneakSat|SneakSat (covert communications)]] − : [[Figyel II|Figyel II Science Satellite]]+ ** [[SkyWard Model XII|SkyWard Model XII (warning)]] − : [[PowerSat]]+ ** [[Figyel II|Figyel II (science)]] − : [[Cassion|Blankenburg Cassion Payload Satellite]]+ ** [[PowerSat|PowerSat (power)]] + ** [[Cassion|Cassion (payload)]] − ;Rail Support Vehicles+ * '''Rail Support Vehicles''' − : [[Adelante|Adelante Passenger/Cargo Train]]+ ** [[Adelante|Adelante (passenger/cargo)]] − : [[St. Bernard Express]]+ ** [[TGV Omni|TGV Omni (railcar)]] − : [[Moray (monorail)|Moray Transfer Monorail]]+ ** [[St. Bernard Express (tractor)]] − : [[Pressurized Train]]+ ** [[St. Bernard Express (trailer)]] − : [[RML-447 Nolan|RML-447C Nolan]]/[[RMC-3050 LevCar]]+ ** [[Moray (tractor)|Moray (transfer monorail)]] + ** [[Moray (railcar)]] + ** [[Pressurized Train (tractor)]] + ** [[Pressurized Train (trailer)]] + ** [[RML-447 Nolan|RML-447 Nolan (maglev)]] + ** [[RMC-3050 LevCar|RMC-3050 LevCar (maglev)]] − ;Naval (Surface) Support Vehicles+ * '''Naval (Surface) Vessel Support Vehicles''' − : [[Ahab (Surface Vessel) |Ahab Whaler]]+ ** [[Ahab (Surface Vessel) |Ahab (Whaler Yacht)]] − : [[Whitestreak (speedboat)|Whitestreak Speedboat]] / [[Whitestreak (jetski)|Whitestreak Jetski]]+ ** [[Whitestreak (speedboat)]] − : [[Atlantia-series|Atlantia-Series Luxury Yacht]]+ ** [[Whitestreak (jetski)]] − : [[Silverfin]] / [[Silverback|Silverback Coastal Cutters]]+ ** [[Atlantia-series|Atlantia-series (luxury yacht)]] − : [[Kaleen Bay|Kaleen Bay Tanker]] / [[Anastaska Maro|Anastaka Maro Freighter]] [''sic'']+ ** [[Silverfin|Silverfin (coastal cutter)]] − : [[Meabh|Meabh Heavy Cruiser]]+ ** [[Silverback|Silverback (coastal cutter)]] − : [[Luftenburg|Luftenberg Supercarrier]]+ ** [[Kaleen Bay|Kaleen Bay (tanker)]] + ** [[Anastaska Maro|Anastaska Maro (freighter)]] + ** [[Meabh|Meabh (heavy cruiser)]] + ** [[Luftenburg|Luftenberg (supercarrier)]] − ;Naval (Submarine) Support Vehicles+ * '''Naval (Submarine) Vessel Support Vehicles''' − : [[Jonah|JN-002 Jonah Submarine]]+ ** [[JN-002 Jonah|JN-002 Jonah (minisub)]] − : [[Baleena|Baleena Passenger Submarine]]+ ** [[Baleena|Baleena (passenger sub)]] − : [[Seahorse]] / [[Verne|Verne Cargo Subs]]+ ** [[Seahorse|Seahorse (cargo)]] − : [[Triton Missile Submarine|Triton Missile Submarine]]+ ** [[Verne|Verne (cargo)]] − : [[Lysander|Lysander Carrier Submarine]]+ ** [[Triton Missile Submarine|Triton (missile sub)]] + ** [[Lysander|Lysander (carrier sub)]] − ;Exoskeletons+ * '''Exoskeletons''' − : [[Groundhog|CEX-205 "Groundhog" Exoskeleton]]+ ** [[CEX-205 Groundhog|CEX-205 Groundhog (combat engineer)]] − : [[Gladiator (Exoskeleton)|Gladiator Exoskeleton]]+ ** [[Gladiator (exoskeleton)|Gladiator (arena)]] − : [[Ailette|Ailette Zero-G Engineering Exoskeleton]]+ ** [[Ailette Zero-G|Ailette Zero-G (space engineering)]] − : [[Tunnel Rat|GM Tunnel Rat Mining Exoskeleton]]+ ** [[Tunnel Rat|Tunnel Rat I/II (mining)]] − : [[Gorilla|PEX-2B Gorilla]] / [[Salrilla|PEX-2F Salrilla]]+ ** [[Tunnel Rat III|Tunnel Rat III (mining)]] − : [[HeavyHauler]] / [[PowerLoader|P-5000 PowerLoader]]+ ** [[PEX-2B Gorilla|PEX-2B Gorilla (industrial)]] − : [[Resgate]] / [[Krise|Krise PA(L) Exoskeleton]]+ ** [[PEX-2F Salrilla|PEX-2F Salrilla (salvage)]] − : [[Smoothdavid II]] / [[Smoothgoliath|Smoothgoliath II]]+ ** [[HeavyHauler|HeavyHauler (industrial)]] + ** [[P-5000 PowerLoader|P-5000 PowerLoader (loader)]] + ** [[Resgate|Resgate (search & rescue)]] + ** [[Krise|Krise (search & rescue)]] + ** [[Smoothdavid II|Smoothdavid II (police PA(L))]] + ** [[Smoothgoliath|Smoothgoliath II (counter-explosives PA(L))]] − ;IndustrialMechs+ * '''IndustrialMechs''' − : [[Harvester|HVR-99 "Harvester" AgroMech]]+ ** [[Harvester|Harvester (agromech)]] − : [[Vampyr|SC-V-1 "Vampyr" ScavengerMech]]+ ** [[Vampyr|Vampyr (scavengermech)]] − : [[Harvester Ant|KIC-3 Harvester Ant]]+ ** [[Harvester Ant|Harvester Ant (combine)]] − : [[Powerman|SC Powerman LoaderMech]] / [[Buster|SC Buster HaulerMech]]+ ** [[Powerman |Powerman (loadermech)]] − : [[Crosscut|ED-X Crosscut LoggerMech]]+ ** [[Buster |Buster (haulermech)]] − : [[Uni|ATAE-70 "Uni" CargoMech]]+ ** [[Crosscut|Crosscut (loggermech)]] − : [[CattleMaster|RA-4 CattleMaster (Hunter/Herder)]]+ ** [[Uni|Uni (cargomech)]] − : [[Dig Lord|RCL-4 Dig Lord]]+ ** [[CattleMaster | CattleMaster(agromech)]] − : [[Carbine|CON-7 "Carbine" ConstructionMech]]+ ** [[Dig Lord|Dig Lord (minermech)]] − : [[Marco|MR-8C Marco]]+ ** [[Carbine|Carbine (constructionmech)]] − : [[Pompier|GM-3A Pompier FireMech]]+ ** [[Marco|Marco (explorermech)]] − : [[Copper|CPK-6 "Copper" SecurityMech]]+ ** [[Pompier|Pompier (firemech)]] − </div>+ ** [[Copper|Copper (securitymech)]] − ==Remarks on content== − * The title comprises descriptions of at least 128 units in total, dating from [[Age of War]] era and later. All presented units were previously unpublished. It contains: − ** 40 [[Support Vehicle]]s − ** 11 [[VTOL]]s − ** 6 [[WiGE]]s − ** 8 Airships, − ** 9 [[Conventional Aircraft]] − ** 7 Satellite vehicles − ** 6 Rail vehicles − ** 16 [[Naval Vessel]]s − ** 12 [[Exoskeleton]]s − ** 13 [[IndustrialMech]]s − * The in-character description of the title's contents is given by [[Lucy Tsagarides]], Chief Operating Officer, [[Irian Media Interstellar]] ([[Charybdis Publishing]]) (1 December, [[3070]]). Every section is introduced by another piece of in-universe information (a promotional flyer, a publication etc.). ==Notes== ==Notes== − Trademarked ''Classic BattleTech Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex''.+ One of the larger Technical Readouts, ''Vehicle Annex'' is quite expansive and introduces the Wing-in-Ground-Effect craft, with the construction rules to follow in [[Tech Manual]]. − − ==References== − <references/> + Record Sheets for majority of the units in the game have not been given a Record Sheets as of this writing. − [[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|Vehicle Annex]] + [[Category:Books|{{PAGENAME}}]] + [[Category:Technical Readouts|Vehicle Annex]]
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex''''' | + | '''''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex''''', while covering only vehicles, as ''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]'' does, focuses primarily on civilian models. Police and security versions of [[IndustrialMech]]s are also prominent. It is written from the perspective of senior [[IrTech]] executive collecting information of potential areas for production expansion. |
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| + | {{quote|''[[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s receive all the glory; aerospace fighter pilots a close second; vehicles are considered the workhorses of any military; infantry are even given their day in the sun in the minds of the common citizen. But no battle could be waged, nor won, without the mammoth apparatus of support vehicles that feed the war machines of the [[Great Houses]]. From cargo trucks to tank airships, airborne MASH to communication satellites, armored transport rails to coastal patrol boats, hauler exoskeletons to [[LoaderMech]]s, even hover and wheeled police cruisers or civilian vehicles conscripted into the military: the support vehicle is the true backbone of any military machine.'' | ||
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| + | ''Built using the construction rules found in ''[[Combat Equipment]]'', Classic BattleTech ''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'' provides a never-before-seen look at the support vehicles behind the militaries of every faction, as well as a slice of every day life in the [[BattleTech]] universe. From tracked land-trains to police cruisers, Luxury [[VTOL]]s to Fix-wing passenger planes, satellites, super-heavy naval surface ships, [[IndustrialMech]]s and more: the gamut of the BattleTech universe, fully illustrated for the first time.''}} | ||
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| − | + | ==Contents== | |
| + | * Introduction | ||
| + | : [[Lucy Tsagarides]], Chief Operating Officer, [[Irian Media Interstellar]] ([[Charybdis Publishing]]) to [[Chris Blocher]] (1 December, [[3070]]) | ||
| − | + | * '''Wheeled Support Vehicles''' | |
| − | + | ** [[Prairie Schooner (tractor)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Prairie Schooner (module)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Lesseps|Lesseps (dump truck)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Brunel|Brunel (dump truck)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Saturnus V|Saturnus V (circuit racer)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Blue Nova|Blue Nova convertible]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Mao-Heng|Mao-Heng (charioteer)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Knox|Knox (armored car)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Bailey|Bailey (armored car)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Simca|Simca (ambulance)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Saurer-Bucher|Saurer-Bucher (fire engine)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Fiver (roadster)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Fiver (traveler)]] | |
| + | ** [[Motuo Che No. 2|Motuo Che No. 2 (motorcycle)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Flashbang ZZ100000|Flashbang ZZ100000 (motorcycle)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Growler|Growler (service utility truck)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Burro II|Burro II (super heavy cargo truck]] | ||
| + | ** [[Bulldog|Bulldog (medium truck)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Pit Bull|Pit Bull (medium truck)]] | ||
| − | + | * '''Tracked Support Vehicles''' | |
| − | + | ** [[Galaport (ground tug)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Galaport (ground tug trailer)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Elite Series 3|Elite Series 3 (land train tractor)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Elite Series 3T|Elite Series 3T (land train trailer)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[White Wolverine|White Wolverine (arctic crawler)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Hesiod|Hesiod (utility vehicle)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Saturn|Saturn (harvester)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[UL-series|UL-series (construction vehicles)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[MTM|MTM (tunnel miner)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Cellco Ranger UPU-3000|Ranger UPU-3000 (heavy law enforcement vehicle)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Cortez Series N|Cortez Series N (research vehicle)]] | |
| + | ** [[Magellan Series Four|Magellan Series Four (research vehicle)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Sherpa|Sherpa (armored truck)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Rock Rover|Rock Rover (half-track)]] | ||
| − | + | * '''Hover Support Vehicles''' | |
| − | + | ** [[Buffalo|Buffalo (transport)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Routemaster|Routemaster (shuttle)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Skimmer|Skimmer (bus)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Crimson Streak|Crimson Streak (hover racer)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[CS535|CS535 (hovercar)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Dillenger|Dillenger (police vehicle)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Dusenberg|Dusenberg (VIP luxury hovercar)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Ina-Du|Ina-Du (swamp skimmer)]] | |
| + | ** [[Slipper LX-series|Slipper LX-series (hovercar)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Bayamo|Bayamo (hoverbike)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Freedom 900|Freedom 900 (hover jeep)]] | ||
| − | + | * '''VTOL Support Vehicles''' | |
| − | + | ** [[St. Christopher C1|St. Christopher C1 (cargo lifter)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[St. Christopher C2|St. Christopher C2 (cargo lifter)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[SOAR|SOAR (search & rescue VTOL)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Peacekeeper|Peacekeeper (SWAT carrier)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Sky Eye|Sky Eye (news helicopter)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Pegasus (SUV)|Pegasus (passenger VTOL)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Baronet|Baronet (passenger VTOL)]] | |
| + | ** [[RTC-215M Swiftran|RTC-215M Swiftran (medivac VTOL)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Series VI|Series VI (luxury VTOL)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Series II|Series II (personal VTOL)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Cascatelle|Cascatelle (firefighting VTOL]] | ||
| + | ** [[Lama-Deux|Lama-Deux (firefighting VTOL)]] | ||
| − | + | * '''WiGE Support Vehicles''' | |
| − | + | ** [[Coanda|Coanda (personal sports craft)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Quicksilver|Quicksilver (personal sports craft)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Cormorant|Cormorant (medium cargo craft)]] | |
| + | ** [[Fulmar|Fulmat (patrol craft)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Koi|Koi (heavy transport)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Ryu|Ryu (heavy transport)]] | ||
| − | + | * '''Airship Support Vehicles''' | |
| − | + | ** [[Dawn Treader|Dawn Treader (cargo airship)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Corvair|Corvair (luxury passenger airliner)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Schatten|Schatten (surveillance airship)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Cloud Nine|Cloud Nine (carrier airship)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[EC-1 Eckener|EC-1 Eckener (tanker airship)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Dixon (law enforcement)|Dixon (law enforcement airship)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Dixon (firetender)|Dixon (firetender airship)]] | |
| + | ** [[Meteos 9|Meteos 9 (manned dirigible)]] | ||
| − | + | * '''Fixed Wing Support Vehicles''' | |
| − | + | ** [[ACL-800|ACL-800 (airliner)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[FB-335 Longhaul|FB-335 Longhaul (transport)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Jetta Coruna 4X|Jetta Coruna 4X (luxury plane)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[S 2772|S 2772 (luxury plane)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Mosquito IX|Mosquito IX (radar plane)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[C-790 Protector|C-790 Protector (high-speed medevac)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Torrent|Torrent (heavy bomber)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Zanadu|Zanadu (air bus)]] | |
| + | ** [[KC-9 King Karnov|KC-9 King Karnov (heavy industrial air transport)]] | ||
| − | + | * '''Satellite Support Vehicles''' | |
| − | + | ** [[SEU-193D Starcomm|SEU-193D Starcomm (communications)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[D40|D40 (communications)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[SneakSat|SneakSat (covert communications)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[SkyWard Model XII|SkyWard Model XII (warning)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Figyel II|Figyel II (science)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[PowerSat|PowerSat (power)]] | |
| + | ** [[Cassion|Cassion (payload)]] | ||
| − | + | * '''Rail Support Vehicles''' | |
| − | + | ** [[Adelante|Adelante (passenger/cargo)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[TGV Omni|TGV Omni (railcar)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[St. Bernard Express (tractor)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[St. Bernard Express (trailer)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Moray (tractor)|Moray (transfer monorail)]] | |
| + | ** [[Moray (railcar)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Pressurized Train (tractor)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Pressurized Train (trailer)]] | ||
| + | ** [[RML-447 Nolan|RML-447 Nolan (maglev)]] | ||
| + | ** [[RMC-3050 LevCar|RMC-3050 LevCar (maglev)]] | ||
| − | + | * '''Naval (Surface) Vessel Support Vehicles''' | |
| − | + | ** [[Ahab (Surface Vessel) |Ahab (Whaler Yacht)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Whitestreak (speedboat)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Whitestreak (jetski)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Atlantia-series|Atlantia-series (luxury yacht)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Silverfin|Silverfin (coastal cutter)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Silverback|Silverback (coastal cutter)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Kaleen Bay|Kaleen Bay (tanker)]] | |
| + | ** [[Anastaska Maro|Anastaska Maro (freighter)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Meabh|Meabh (heavy cruiser)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Luftenburg|Luftenberg (supercarrier)]] | ||
| − | + | * '''Naval (Submarine) Vessel Support Vehicles''' | |
| − | + | ** [[JN-002 Jonah|JN-002 Jonah (minisub)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Baleena|Baleena (passenger sub)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Seahorse|Seahorse (cargo)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Verne|Verne (cargo)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Triton Missile Submarine|Triton (missile sub)]] | |
| + | ** [[Lysander|Lysander (carrier sub)]] | ||
| − | + | * '''Exoskeletons''' | |
| − | + | ** [[CEX-205 Groundhog|CEX-205 Groundhog (combat engineer)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Gladiator (exoskeleton)|Gladiator (arena)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Ailette Zero-G|Ailette Zero-G (space engineering)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Tunnel Rat|Tunnel Rat I/II (mining)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Tunnel Rat III|Tunnel Rat III (mining)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[PEX-2B Gorilla|PEX-2B Gorilla (industrial)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[PEX-2F Salrilla|PEX-2F Salrilla (salvage)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[HeavyHauler|HeavyHauler (industrial)]] | |
| + | ** [[P-5000 PowerLoader|P-5000 PowerLoader (loader)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Resgate|Resgate (search & rescue)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Krise|Krise (search & rescue)]] | ||
| + | ** [[Smoothdavid II|Smoothdavid II (police PA(L))]] | ||
| + | ** [[Smoothgoliath|Smoothgoliath II (counter-explosives PA(L))]] | ||
| − | + | * '''IndustrialMechs''' | |
| − | + | ** [[Harvester|Harvester (agromech)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Vampyr|Vampyr (scavengermech)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Harvester Ant|Harvester Ant (combine)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Powerman |Powerman (loadermech)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Buster |Buster (haulermech)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Crosscut|Crosscut (loggermech)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Uni|Uni (cargomech)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[CattleMaster | CattleMaster(agromech)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Dig Lord|Dig Lord (minermech)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Carbine|Carbine (constructionmech)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Marco|Marco (explorermech)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Pompier|Pompier (firemech)]] | |
| − | + | ** [[Copper|Copper (securitymech)]] | |
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| − | [[Category:Technical Readouts | + | [[Category:Books|{{PAGENAME}}]] |
| + | [[Category:Technical Readouts|Vehicle Annex]] | ||