Field Manual: Periphery

This article is about the Field Manual. For other uses, see The Periphery.

Description

The tenth in the Field Manual series, Field Manual: Periphery details the military units of every Periphery nation in existence in 3064. They updated the history of those nations and their armed forces to the same year.

FM:P also saw the the introduction of the Rocket Launcher, a single-shot weapon, in 10-, 15-, and 20-point varieties. It also saw the debut of the Anubis BattleMech, as well as old 'Mechs modified to use the Rocket Launchers. As with previous Field Manuals, new Periphery-specific life paths and affiliations were created for FM:P to use in RPG games.

Field Manual: Periphery updates The Periphery, 2nd Edition, published in 1996.

From the back cover

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Beyond the Great Houses of the Inner Sphere lies the untamed Periphery. Filled with young souls seeking adventure and freedom, the Periphery is a watershed for every stripe of humanity. This diversity has spawned powerful Inner Sphere-like political coalitions, roving pirates, one-world lesser powers and bandit kingdoms striving for legitimacy. Wild, uncivilized and deadly, the Periphery is a turbulent frontier where any warrior who dares can be king. BattleTech Field Manual: Periphery describes the various factions that make up the Periphery: Magistracy of Canopus, Taurian Concordat, Marian Hegemony, Outworlds Alliance, Circinus Federation, the Lesser Periphery States, Bandit Kingdoms and the Deep Periphery. This sourcebook describes the history, military doctrine, traditions and tactics of each Periphery faction, plus special rules that reflect the exclusive capabilities of each Periphery regiment, as well as new weapons and 'Mechs unique to the Periphery.

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Contents

• "Hardest of Times"
• Introduction
• Outside Looking In
• Military Disorganization

• Command
• Combat Forces
• Training

• Periphery Rosters
• Magistracy of Canopus

• History of the Matriarchs
• Magistracy Armed Forces

Raventhir's Iron Hand: Undying Service

First Canopian Cuirassiers: Defenders of Canopus

Second Canopian Cuirassiers: United in Freedom

First Canopian Light Horse: Defiance at all Cost

Second Canopian Light Horse: Centrella Honor

Third Canopian Light Horse: Defiant to the End

First Canopian Fusiliers: Defenders of the Realm

Second Canopian Fusiliers: League Killers

Third Canopian Fusiliers: Pirate Hunters

Magistracy Cavaliers: Thraxa's Own 39

First Magistracy Highlanders: Long's Light Lancers

Second Magistracy Highlanders: Nellie's Naughties

First Raventhir Cuirassiers: A New Order

Second Raventhir Cuirassiers: Warrior Diplomats

First Canopian Brigade: Farmers of the Outback

Colonial Marshals: Lone Stars

• Awards and Decorations
• Academies
• Personalities
• Units

• Taurian Concordat

The Final Frontier

• Taurian Defense Force
• Organizational Doctrine
• Uniforms, Insignia & Decorations
• The Taurian Military Academy
• Personalities
• Units

Taurian Guard: Hell's Heart Regiment

Concordat Commandos: By the Homs

Concordat Jaegers: Strength Through Adversity

Red Chasseurs: Bright Flame Regiment

Hyades Light Infantry: Taurian Nomads

Pleiades Hussars: The Challenge of Brinkmanship

First Taurian Lancers:Battlefield Brethren

Pleides Lancers: On the Warpath

Second Taurian Lancers: Starbright Regiment

Third Taurian Lancers: Growing Pains

First Taurian Pride: The New Colony Lancers

Second Taurian Pride: Walking Softly

• The Marian Hegemony

• Nova Roma
• Legiones Marianes

I Legio Martia Victrix: The Praetorian Guard

II Legio Cataphract!: The Caesar's Own

III Legio Limitane!: Sentinels of the Reaches

IV Legio Comitatensls: Imperial Legionnaires

V Legio Ripariensis: Wheel of Fire

VI Legio Ripariensis: The Caesar's Cavalry

Cohors Morituri: Cohort of the Dead

• Uniforms and Insignias

• Ars Militaria
• Personalities

• Units
• Outworlds Alliance
• Historical Overview
• Organization
• AMC Rank System
• Uniforms
• Awards
• Academies
• Personalities
• Units

First Alliance Air Wing: The Flying Nightmares

Second Alliance Air Wing: The Thunderbirds

Third Alliance Air Wing: Dark Rain

Fourth Alliance Air Wing: The Diamondbacks

Fifth Alliance Air Wing: The Joyless Rogers

• Circinus Federation
• History
• Circinian Military

Black Warriors: Covert Bandits

McIntyre House Guard: Balance of Power

• Personalities
• Units

The Brotherhood of Randis

Fiefdom Military Forces

Larsen's Loners

Nelson's Longbows

Niops Association Militia

Able's Aces

• Lesser Periphery States

  Astrokaszy

  Fiefdom of Randis

  Franklin Fiefs

  Mica Majority

  New St. Andrews

  Niops Association

  Rim Collection

  Periphery Independents

• Militaries of the Lesser States
• Pirate Units

Lady Death:Haven's Dame

Vance Rezak:Band of the Damned

Morrison's Extractors:New King on the Block

New Belt Pirates:Harassing the Clans

Tortuga Fusiliers:Pride of the Dominions

Shen-Sè Tian:The Dark Days Band

• Deep Periphery
• Hanseatic League

[[Hanseatic Security Force Units

• Nueva Castile

[[Umayyad Units

[[Castilian Units

• Rules

• Unit Assignment Tables
• Periphery Regiments

• MechWarrior Rules

• Rank Trait
• Additional Affiliations
• Additional Life Paths
• New Equipment

• Rocket Launchers

• BattleMech Variants
• ABS-3L Anubis

Notes

• When FanPro reprinted this book, they did so with a new cover and production code that reflected that.