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Line 20: | era = Various | era = Various | timeline = | timeline = − | series = [[Experimental Technical Readouts]] + | series = Experimental Technical Readouts − | precededby = ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Succession Wars, Volume 1]]'' + | precededby = [[Experimental Technical Readout: Succession Wars, Volume 1]] − | followedby = ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: 1945]]'' + | followedby = }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − '''''Experimental Tech Readout: Boondoggles''''' (abbreviated '''''XTRO:Boondoggles''''' or '''''XTR:Boondoggles''''') is the twentieth in [[CGL]]'s PDF exclusive mini-[[Technical Readout]] series. This book highlights failed experimental designs from various eras, including [[BattleMech]]s, [[combat vehicle]]s, [[support vehicle]]s, [[aerospace fighter]]s, and a variety of [[JumpShip]]s developed by the [[Star League]], [[Inner Sphere]] powers, and the [[Clans]].+ {{sectionstub}} − ==From the Back Cover== + ==Product Description== − {{Quote|''For as long as there have been wars, mankind has been on a quest for ever more efficient means to kill. Yet even as the technologies improve, there are always missteps, unexpected—and, sometimes, unexplained—flaws in engineering that can transform a promising new weapon into a setback costing billions of credits, years of progress, and perhaps even a few lives.'' + {{Quote|''For as long as there have been wars, mankind has been on a quest for ever more efficient means to kill. Yet even as the technologies improve, there are always missteps, unexpected—and, sometimes, unexplained—flaws in engineering that can transform a promising new weapon into a setback costing billions of credits, years of progress, and perhaps even a few lives. − Experimental Tech Readout: Boondoggles ''samples some of the most infamous failures in military experiments made by the [[Inner Sphere]] and [[Clan]] powers throughout history. Each design featured in this book demonstrates a disastrous (or merely abandoned) combination of prototype technology or engineering employed on BattleMechs, combat vehicles, and aerospace units from the [[Star League era|Star League age]] to the [[Jihad era]]. Statistics and (where useful) Record Sheets are included for 14 BattleMechs, vehicles, and aerospace units presented in this book, ready to use (if possible) in advanced BattleTech games''}} + Experimental Tech Readout: Boondoggles ''samples some of the most infamous failures in military experiments made by the [[Inner Sphere]] and Clan powers throughout history. Each design featured in this book demonstrates a disastrous (or merely abandoned) combination of prototype technology or engineering employed on BattleMechs, combat vehicles, and aerospace units from the Star League age to the [[Jihad]] era. Statistics and (where useful) Record Sheets are included for 14 [[BattleMech]]s, vehicles, and aerospace units presented in this book, ready to use (if possible) in advanced BattleTech games''}} ==Contents== ==Contents== − * ''[[Ostscout IIC]]'' + * ''[[Ostscout#variants|Ostscout IIC]]'' * [[Liberator (BattleMech)|LIB-4T ''Liberator'']] * [[Liberator (BattleMech)|LIB-4T ''Liberator'']] − * [[Scorpion LAM|SCP-X1 ''Scorpion'' LAM]] + * [[Scorpion_(BattleMech)#Variants|SCP-X1 ''Scorpion LAM'']] − * [[Champion LAM|CPN-1X1 ''Champion'' LAM]] + * [[Champion#variants|CPN-1X1 ''Champion LAM'']] * [[Matar (BattleMech)|SAM-RS2 ''Matar'']] * [[Matar (BattleMech)|SAM-RS2 ''Matar'']] − * [[Thorizer]] + * ''[[Thorizer]]'' − * [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)#Variants|Condor Trans-Track]] + * [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)#Variants|''Condor'' Trans-Track]] − * [[Neptune Submarine#Variants|Neptune Hyper]] + * [[Neptune#Variants|''Neptune'' Hyper]] − * [[MUSE Ironhorse]] + * ''[[MUSE Ironhorse]]'' − * [[Seabass]] + * ''[[Seabass]]'' − * ''[[Banshee (Aerospace Fighter class)|Banshee]]'' + * [[Banshee (AeroSpace Fighter)|BSE-X2 ''Banshee'']] * [[Cheetah#Variants|F-12A ''Cheetah II'']] * [[Cheetah#Variants|F-12A ''Cheetah II'']] − * [[Bright Star Auto Scout]] + * [[Bright Star|''Bright Star'' Auto Scout]] − * ''[[Enterprise (WarShip class)|Enterprise]]'' + * ''[[Enterprise]]'' − * [[Monitor (naval concept)|Monitors]] (Entire entry replaced by an erratum; see Notes below) ==Related TROs== ==Related TROs== − {{XTROList}}+ * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Mercs]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Gladiators]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Corporations]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Boondocks]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 2]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: RetroTech]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Liao]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Marik]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Steiner]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3]]'' + * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Succession Wars, Volume 1]]'' ==Notes== ==Notes== − * In what technically constitutes a [[retcon]] (in the sense of [[canon]] being altered, exchanging canonical facts for other, incompatible canonical facts) but was treated as errata, the entry concerning Monitor-type spacecraft in this ''XTRO'' was officially changed by the [[line developer]]. See [[Monitor (naval concept)|Monitor]] for details and a transcript of the altered entry. − * The cover depicts an ''Ostscout IIC'' and a ''Liberator''. + ==References== + <references/> − [[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides]] + [[Category:Electronic Books]] − [[Category:Digital Products]] + [[Category:Technical Readouts]]
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| name = Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles | | name = Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles | ||
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| illustrations = [[Doug Chaffee]]<br>[[Stephen Huda]]<br>[[Duane Loose]]<br>[[Mike Nielsen]]<br>[[Allen Nunis]] | | illustrations = [[Doug Chaffee]]<br>[[Stephen Huda]]<br>[[Duane Loose]]<br>[[Mike Nielsen]]<br>[[Allen Nunis]] | ||
| publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | | publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | ||
| − | | productioncode = [ | + | | productioncode = [http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3102 E-CAT35XT017] |
| year = January 14, 2013 | | year = January 14, 2013 | ||
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| era = Various | | era = Various | ||
| timeline = | | timeline = | ||
| − | | series = | + | | series = Experimental Technical Readouts |
| − | | precededby = | + | | precededby = [[Experimental Technical Readout: Succession Wars, Volume 1]] |
| − | | followedby = | + | | followedby = |
}} | }} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | + | {{sectionstub}} | |
| − | == | + | ==Product Description== |
| − | {{Quote|''For as long as there have been wars, mankind has been on a quest for ever more efficient means to kill. Yet even as the technologies improve, there are always missteps, unexpected—and, sometimes, unexplained—flaws in engineering that can transform a promising new weapon into a setback costing billions of credits, years of progress, and perhaps even a few lives. | + | {{Quote|''For as long as there have been wars, mankind has been on a quest for ever more efficient means to kill. Yet even as the technologies improve, there are always missteps, unexpected—and, sometimes, unexplained—flaws in engineering that can transform a promising new weapon into a setback costing billions of credits, years of progress, and perhaps even a few lives. |
| − | Experimental Tech Readout: Boondoggles ''samples some of the most infamous failures in military experiments made by the [[Inner Sphere]] and | + | Experimental Tech Readout: Boondoggles ''samples some of the most infamous failures in military experiments made by the [[Inner Sphere]] and Clan powers throughout history. Each design featured in this book demonstrates a disastrous (or merely abandoned) combination of prototype technology or engineering employed on BattleMechs, combat vehicles, and aerospace units from the Star League age to the [[Jihad]] era. Statistics and (where useful) Record Sheets are included for 14 [[BattleMech]]s, vehicles, and aerospace units presented in this book, ready to use (if possible) in advanced BattleTech games''}} |
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
| − | * ''[[Ostscout IIC]]'' | + | * ''[[Ostscout#variants|Ostscout IIC]]'' |
* [[Liberator (BattleMech)|LIB-4T ''Liberator'']] | * [[Liberator (BattleMech)|LIB-4T ''Liberator'']] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Scorpion_(BattleMech)#Variants|SCP-X1 ''Scorpion LAM'']] |
| − | * [[Champion | + | * [[Champion#variants|CPN-1X1 ''Champion LAM'']] |
* [[Matar (BattleMech)|SAM-RS2 ''Matar'']] | * [[Matar (BattleMech)|SAM-RS2 ''Matar'']] | ||
| − | * [[Thorizer]] | + | * ''[[Thorizer]]'' |
| − | * [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)#Variants|Condor Trans-Track]] | + | * [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)#Variants|''Condor'' Trans-Track]] |
| − | * [[Neptune | + | * [[Neptune#Variants|''Neptune'' Hyper]] |
| − | * [[MUSE Ironhorse]] | + | * ''[[MUSE Ironhorse]]'' |
| − | * [[Seabass]] | + | * ''[[Seabass]]'' |
| − | * | + | * [[Banshee (AeroSpace Fighter)|BSE-X2 ''Banshee'']] |
* [[Cheetah#Variants|F-12A ''Cheetah II'']] | * [[Cheetah#Variants|F-12A ''Cheetah II'']] | ||
| − | * [[Bright Star Auto Scout]] | + | * [[Bright Star|''Bright Star'' Auto Scout]] |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Enterprise]]'' |
| − | |||
==Related TROs== | ==Related TROs== | ||
| − | + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Mercs]]'' | |
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Gladiators]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Corporations]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Boondocks]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 2]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: RetroTech]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Liao]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Marik]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Steiner]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Succession Wars, Volume 1]]'' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Electronic Books]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Technical Readouts]] |