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| interiorart        = [[David L. McCulloch]] (Record Sheets) <br> [[Shane Hartley]], [[Steve Walker]] and Matt Heerdt (BattleTech Logo Design)
 
| interiorart        = [[David L. McCulloch]] (Record Sheets) <br> [[Shane Hartley]], [[Steve Walker]] and Matt Heerdt (BattleTech Logo Design)
 
| illustrations      = [[Doug Chaffee]] <br> [[Brent Evans]] <br> [[Chris Lewis]] <br> [[Jim Nelson]]
 
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| era                = [[Jihad era|Jihad]]
 
| era                = [[Jihad era|Jihad]]
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| agency              = [[Blackstone BattleMechs Limited|Blackstone Diplomatic Corps]]
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==Description==
 
==Description==
CGL's first PDF exclusive mini-[[Technical Readout]] or TROlet, '''Experimental Tech Readout: Mercs''' (shorted as '''XTRO:Mercs''') provides full fluff, stats and records sheets on experimental variant prototypes and one-off refits utilizing [[Experimental Technology]] developed on [[Arc-Royal]] of five [[BattleMech]]s, four [[Combat Vehicle]]s, three [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and one [[Conventional Fighter]] from previously released Technical Readouts.
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CGL's first PDF exclusive mini-[[Technical Readout]] or TROlet, '''''Experimental Tech Readout: Mercs''''' (shorted as '''XTRO:Mercs''') provides full fluff, stats and records sheets on experimental variant prototypes and one-off refits utilizing [[Experimental Technology]] developed on [[Arc-Royal]] of five [[BattleMech]]s, four [[Combat Vehicle]]s, three [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and one [[Conventional Fighter]] from previously released Technical Readouts.
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In-universe, the TRO is released as a report commissioned by the duchess of Arc-Royal to [[Blackstone BattleMechs Limited]] on 14 December [[3076]].
 
   
 
   
 
==From the back cover==
 
==From the back cover==
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==Related TROs==
 
==Related TROs==
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Corporations]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Gladiators]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Gladiators]]''
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Corporations]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Boondocks]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Boondocks]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 2]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Liao]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Liao]]''
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Steiner]]''
 
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Marik]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Marik]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: RetroTech]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Clans]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Steiner]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Succession Wars, Volume 1]]''
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
* Apparently under development for some time, the title was apparently killed off on various grounds. With some arm twisting, Herb was convinced to revive the title, [http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,61818.msg1482790.html#msg1482790] and using the bare bones of the original was able to re-write and release it within a mere 12 days just in time for Christmas. [http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,61818.msg1482531.html#msg1482531]
 
* Apparently under development for some time, the title was apparently killed off on various grounds. With some arm twisting, Herb was convinced to revive the title, [http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,61818.msg1482790.html#msg1482790] and using the bare bones of the original was able to re-write and release it within a mere 12 days just in time for Christmas. [http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,61818.msg1482531.html#msg1482531]
* After [[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]], this is only the second official product to include designs utilizing Experimental equipment.
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* After ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]'', was only the second official product to include designs utilizing Experimental equipment.
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* The cover art of the XTRO was originally used as color art in ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''.  
  
 
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Revision as of 10:18, 15 October 2014

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Experimental Technical Readout: Mercs
Product information
Type Technical Readout
Development Herbert A. Beas II
Randall N. Bills (Development Assistance)
Primary writing Herbert A. Beas II
Pages 27
Cover Artwork Matt Heerdt (Design & Layout)
Interior Artwork David L. McCulloch (Record Sheets)
Shane Hartley, Steve Walker and Matt Heerdt (BattleTech Logo Design)
Illustrations Doug Chaffee
Brent Evans
Chris Lewis
Jim Nelson
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
Product code CAT 35640
First published December 24th, 2009
MSRP $4,95
Content
Era Jihad
Agency Blackstone Diplomatic Corps
Universe Date 14 December 3076
Series Experimental Technical Readouts
Followed by Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates


Description

CGL's first PDF exclusive mini-Technical Readout or TROlet, Experimental Tech Readout: Mercs (shorted as XTRO:Mercs) provides full fluff, stats and records sheets on experimental variant prototypes and one-off refits utilizing Experimental Technology developed on Arc-Royal of five BattleMechs, four Combat Vehicles, three AeroSpace Fighters and one Conventional Fighter from previously released Technical Readouts.

In-universe, the TRO is released as a report commissioned by the duchess of Arc-Royal to Blackstone BattleMechs Limited on 14 December 3076.

From the back cover

As the Inner Sphere reels from the devastating Jihad, factories have been shattered and supply lines strained. As the collective might of the Inner Sphere’s military industries rally to the cause, technicians plying the wreckage of a thousand battles across the war-ravaged realms scramble to piece together new weapons for the fight against the Word of Blake. Armed with prototype weapons and equipment rushed to the front lines, a new age of experimental BattleMechs, vehicles, and fighters dawns.

Experimental Tech Readout: Mercs highlights a sample of the prototype designs that have begun testing in the BattleTech universe during the Jihad. Each design featured in this book incorporates some of the latest technologies to debut in the war against the Word of Blake, as first described in Tactical Operations. Statistics and Record Sheets are included for 13 new experimental BattleMechs, vehicles, and fighters, ready for play in advanced BattleTech games.

Contents

  • Introduction
Strom Ashton, Director, Blackstone Diplomatic Corps 14 December 3076

Related TROs

Notes

  • Apparently under development for some time, the title was apparently killed off on various grounds. With some arm twisting, Herb was convinced to revive the title, [1] and using the bare bones of the original was able to re-write and release it within a mere 12 days just in time for Christmas. [2]
  • After Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, was only the second official product to include designs utilizing Experimental equipment.
  • The cover art of the XTRO was originally used as color art in Handbook: House Steiner.