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| − | | type = Technical | + | | type = Technical Readout |
| author = | | author = | ||
| − | | development = [[Sam Lewis (person)|Sam Lewis]]<br | + | | development = [[Sam Lewis (person)|Sam Lewis]]<br>[[Jordan Weisman]]<br>[[Tara Gallagher]] (Production Managers)<br>[[L. Ross Babcock III]] (Editor-In-Chief)<br>[[Donna Ippolito]] (Senior Editor)<br>[[Todd Huettel]] (Editor) |
| − | | primarywriting = [[Kevin Stein]]<br | + | | primarywriting = [[Kevin Stein (person)|Kevin Stein]]<br>Sam Lewis |
| pages = 128 | | pages = 128 | ||
| cover = [[Duane Loose]] | | cover = [[Duane Loose]] | ||
| interiorart = [[Dana Knutson]] (Art Director) | | interiorart = [[Dana Knutson]] (Art Director) | ||
| − | | illustrations = Duane Loose | + | | illustrations = Duane Loose<br>[[Steve Venters]] |
| publisher = [[FASA]] | | publisher = [[FASA]] | ||
| productioncode = 8606 | | productioncode = 8606 | ||
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| ISBN10 = 0931787327 | | ISBN10 = 0931787327 | ||
| ISBN13 = 978-0931787324 | | ISBN13 = 978-0931787324 | ||
| − | | MSRP = 15.00 | + | | MSRP = $15.00 |
| content = | | content = | ||
| era = [[Succession Wars era]] | | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | ||
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Intended as a background book for the [[BattleTech]] universe, '''''Technical Readout: 3026''''' was second ''TRO'' to be released and the first to focus on the secondary weapon systems ([[combat vehicles]]) of the game. It also included personal equipment that could be used by players of [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior, the roleplaying game]]. | Intended as a background book for the [[BattleTech]] universe, '''''Technical Readout: 3026''''' was second ''TRO'' to be released and the first to focus on the secondary weapon systems ([[combat vehicles]]) of the game. It also included personal equipment that could be used by players of [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior, the roleplaying game]]. | ||
| − | It was first published in 1987 with a same cover second edition in 1996<ref>Stated as "Revised 1996 edition." on Page 2</ref> | + | It was first published in 1987 with a same-cover second edition in 1996.<ref>Stated as "Revised 1996 edition." in normal text above the trademark information on Page 2</ref> The unit designs of ''TRO:3026'' were reissued in 2003 as ''[[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]'' and eventually superseded by the more comprehensive ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''. The information on personal equipment was successively replaced with MechWarrior related sourcebooks. |
| − | The German edition was published as ''Hardware-Handbuch: 3031'' with altered content (see | + | The German edition was published as ''Hardware-Handbuch: 3031'' with altered content (see [[Technical Readout: 3025#Foreign-Language Editions|below]]). |
==Table of Contents== | ==Table of Contents== | ||
| − | + | {{columns-start|num=3}} | |
| + | ;Vehicles | ||
: [[Ferret|Ferret Light Scout VTOL]] | : [[Ferret|Ferret Light Scout VTOL]] | ||
: [[Savannah Master|Savannah Master Hovercraft]] | : [[Savannah Master|Savannah Master Hovercraft]] | ||
: [[APC|Armored Personnel Carriers]] | : [[APC|Armored Personnel Carriers]] | ||
: [[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian Fighter]] | : [[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian Fighter]] | ||
| − | : [[Skulker|Skulker Wheeled Scout Tank]] | + | : [[Skulker (Combat Vehicle)|Skulker Wheeled Scout Tank]] |
: [[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior H-7 Attack Helicopter]] | : [[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior H-7 Attack Helicopter]] | ||
: [[Harasser|Harasser Missile Platform]] | : [[Harasser|Harasser Missile Platform]] | ||
| Line 44: | Line 45: | ||
: [[Karnov|Karnov UR Transport]] | : [[Karnov|Karnov UR Transport]] | ||
: [[Hunter Light Support Tank]] | : [[Hunter Light Support Tank]] | ||
| − | : [[Pegasus|Pegasus Scout Hover Tank]] | + | : [[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - Hovertank)|Pegasus Scout Hover Tank]] |
: [[Saladin|Saladin Assault Hover Tank]] | : [[Saladin|Saladin Assault Hover Tank]] | ||
: [[Saracen|Saracen Medium Hover Tank]] | : [[Saracen|Saracen Medium Hover Tank]] | ||
| Line 62: | Line 63: | ||
: [[LRM Carrier|LRM]]/[[SRM Carrier]] | : [[LRM Carrier|LRM]]/[[SRM Carrier]] | ||
: [[Manticore|Manticore Heavy Tank]] | : [[Manticore|Manticore Heavy Tank]] | ||
| − | : [[Pike|Pike Support Vehicle]] | + | : [[Pike (Combat Vehicle)|Pike Support Vehicle]] |
| − | : [[ | + | : [[Monitor Naval Vessel]] |
: [[Demolisher|Demolisher Heavy Tank]] | : [[Demolisher|Demolisher Heavy Tank]] | ||
: [[Partisan|Partisan Heavy Tank]] | : [[Partisan|Partisan Heavy Tank]] | ||
| Line 70: | Line 71: | ||
: [[Ontos|Ontos Heavy Tank]] | : [[Ontos|Ontos Heavy Tank]] | ||
: [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth Heavy Tank]] | : [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth Heavy Tank]] | ||
| − | : [[ | + | : [[Neptune Submarine]] |
| − | + | {{column}} | |
| − | + | ;Personal Equipment | |
: [[Sneak Suit|Electronic Suits]] | : [[Sneak Suit|Electronic Suits]] | ||
: [[Power Pack Recharger|Rechargers]] | : [[Power Pack Recharger|Rechargers]] | ||
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: Miscellaneous Personal Equipment | : Miscellaneous Personal Equipment | ||
| − | + | ;Weapons | |
: General Game Use | : General Game Use | ||
: Support Weapons | : Support Weapons | ||
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:: Mortars | :: Mortars | ||
:: [[Machine Gun]]s | :: [[Machine Gun]]s | ||
| − | :: [[Particle Projector Cannon|Photon Particle Guns]] | + | :: [[Particle Projector Cannon|Photon Particle Guns]] [''sic'']<ref>This false denomination is only used in Table of Contents, the heading in text body correctly says "Particle Projector Cannon".</ref> |
:: [[Laser]]s | :: [[Laser]]s | ||
: Personal Weapons | : Personal Weapons | ||
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:: Pulse Lasers | :: Pulse Lasers | ||
:: Lasers | :: Lasers | ||
| − | :: | + | :: Submachine Guns |
:: Rifles | :: Rifles | ||
:: Gyrojets | :: Gyrojets | ||
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: Personal Weapons Table | : Personal Weapons Table | ||
: Support Weapons Table | : Support Weapons Table | ||
| + | {{columns-end}} | ||
==Remarks on content== | ==Remarks on content== | ||
| − | * The title comprises descriptions of 42 units in total, all vehicle designs and all previously unpublished. Furthermore it contains description and | + | * The title comprises descriptions of 42 units in total, all vehicle designs and all previously unpublished. Furthermore it contains description and rules for a variety of personal equipment for using in [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior]]. It contains: |
** 42 [[Combat Vehicle|Vehicle]] designs, | ** 42 [[Combat Vehicle|Vehicle]] designs, | ||
*** 3 [[VTOL]] designs, | *** 3 [[VTOL]] designs, | ||
*** 3 [[Conventional Aircraft]] designs and | *** 3 [[Conventional Aircraft]] designs and | ||
*** 3 [[Naval Vessel]]s. | *** 3 [[Naval Vessel]]s. | ||
| − | ** 40 Personal Equipment items, spread in 7 different | + | ** 40 Personal Equipment items, spread in 7 different subcategories and |
| − | ** 46 Personal Weapon items spread in 2 | + | ** 46 Personal Weapon items spread in 2 subcategories with 6 respective 10 sub-subcategories. |
* The ''TRO'' has no in-universe presentation. | * The ''TRO'' has no in-universe presentation. | ||
| − | ==German | + | ==Foreign-Language Editions== |
| + | ===German=== | ||
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| image = Hardware-Handbuch 3031.jpg | | image = Hardware-Handbuch 3031.jpg | ||
| name = Hardware-Handbuch 3031 | | name = Hardware-Handbuch 3031 | ||
| − | | language = | + | | language = German |
| contribution = [[Reinhold H. Mai]] (Translation), [[Dietrich Limper]], [[Thomas Römer]] and Reinhold H. Mai (Editor) | | contribution = [[Reinhold H. Mai]] (Translation), [[Dietrich Limper]], [[Thomas Römer]] and Reinhold H. Mai (Editor) | ||
| pages = 162 | | pages = 162 | ||
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| MSRP = | | MSRP = | ||
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| − | Published by licensee [[FanPro]], the German edition of ''Technical Readout 3026'' (''TRO 3026'') received extensive revamping, beginning with the title, which was changed to '''Hardware-Handbuch 3031'''. According to the imprint, additional texts from other sources (''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'', ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)|House Liao]]'', ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'', ''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)|Sorenson's Sabres]]'' and ''[[Stardate]]'') were included. The German version is printed as DIN A4, a standard European paper size, which is a little larger then | + | Published by licensee [[FanPro]], the German edition of ''Technical Readout 3026'' (''TRO 3026'') received extensive revamping, beginning with the title, which was changed to '''Hardware-Handbuch 3031'''. According to the imprint, additional texts from other sources (''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'', ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)|House Liao]]'', ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'', ''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)|Sorenson's Sabres]]'', and ''[[Stardate]]'') were included. The German version is printed as DIN A4, a standard European paper size, which is a little larger then North American [[w:Paper size|Letter]]. |
| − | === Alterations === | + | ====Alterations==== |
| − | ====Graphics==== | + | =====Graphics===== |
| − | The original's 16 colored unit graphics were rearranged as an unnumbered | + | The original's 16 colored unit graphics were rearranged as an unnumbered four-page miniature gallery (four images per page) at the middle of the book.<ref>Units with colored images are: ''Pegasus'', ''Harasser'', ''J. Edgar'', ''Ontos'', ''Schrek'', ''Pike'', ''Partisan'', ''Scorpion'', ''Hunter'', ''Demolisher'', ''Manticore'', ''SturmFeur'', ''Sea Skimmer'', ''Warrior'', ''Monitor'' and ''Karnov''</ref> The unit's images at the correspending data sheets were instead shown in black and white. |
| − | ====Table of | + | =====Table of Contents===== |
| − | The original content was restructured and expanded. Where the original ''TRO 3026'' lists only "Vehicles" (of any kind), "Personal Equipment" and (personal) "Weapons" | + | The original content was restructured and expanded. Where the original ''TRO 3026'' lists only "Vehicles" (of any kind), "Personal Equipment," and (personal) "Weapons," ''Hardware-Handbuch 3031'' details the sections further, resulting in this altered table of content: |
| − | * Battlemechs | + | * Battlemechs [''sic''] |
* Panzer (''Tanks'') | * Panzer (''Tanks'') | ||
* Artillerie (''Artillery'') | * Artillerie (''Artillery'') | ||
| − | * Senkrechtstarter und konventionelle Flugzeuge (''Vertical | + | * Senkrechtstarter und konventionelle Flugzeuge (''Vertical Takeoff and Landing and Conventional Aircraft'') |
* Wasserfahrzeuge (''Watercraft'') | * Wasserfahrzeuge (''Watercraft'') | ||
* Hilfsfahrzeuge (''Support Vehicles'') | * Hilfsfahrzeuge (''Support Vehicles'') | ||
* Ausrüstung (''Personal Equipment'') | * Ausrüstung (''Personal Equipment'') | ||
* Waffen (''Weapons'') | * Waffen (''Weapons'') | ||
| − | * Schautafeln (''Visual Aid'', a "new" section that | + | * Schautafeln (''Visual Aid'', a "new" section that includes equipment sketches) |
* Index | * Index | ||
| − | ====Additional content from other sources==== | + | =====Additional content from other sources===== |
Expanded content includes various designs from other sources, complete with Technical Readout-style fluff, combat histories, and notable pilots. In detail these are: | Expanded content includes various designs from other sources, complete with Technical Readout-style fluff, combat histories, and notable pilots. In detail these are: | ||
* The new section ''Battlemechs'' that includes five additional [[BattleMech]] designs | * The new section ''Battlemechs'' that includes five additional [[BattleMech]] designs | ||
| − | **''[[Flea]]'' - The 20-ton FLE-15 version. Combat history and Notable Pilots ([[Kare Devereux]] and [[Thheiba Shakir]]) were translated from an (apocryphal) | + | **''[[Flea]]'' - The 20-ton FLE-15 version. Combat history and Notable Pilots ([[Kare Devereux]] and [[Thheiba Shakir]]) were translated from an (apocryphal) write-up in ''Stardate'' Vol. 3 No. 1. |
| − | **''[[Raven]]'' - The standard ''Raven'' as statted in the ''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'' sourcebook. Like in that book, the [[ECM 3025|ECM Equipment]] (for which no rules existed) was supposedly mounted in the Center Torso location despite occupying four critical slots. The Combat History | + | **''[[Raven]]'' - The standard ''Raven'' as statted in the ''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'' sourcebook. Like in that book, the [[ECM 3025|ECM Equipment]] (for which no rules existed) was supposedly mounted in the Center Torso location despite occupying four critical slots. The Combat History write-up and single Notable Pilot ([[Kevin DeNato]] from the [[1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] regiment) given were original and have not been translated or republished elsewhere. |
**''[[Wolfhound]]'' - Combat History is a retelling of the 'Mech's history as described in the [[Warrior trilogy]], with [[Daniel Allard]] given as the sole entry under Notable Pilots. | **''[[Wolfhound]]'' - Combat History is a retelling of the 'Mech's history as described in the [[Warrior trilogy]], with [[Daniel Allard]] given as the sole entry under Notable Pilots. | ||
| − | **''[[Cataphract]]'' - Also taken from the ''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'' sourcebook, with an original | + | **''[[Cataphract]]'' - Also taken from the ''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'' sourcebook, with an original write-up that was not translated or published anywhere else. Combat History centers on the exploits of Notable Pilot [[Kalidas Aniro]] of [[Warrior House Kamata]] in the fighting against [[Andurien Secession|Andurien]] forces under [[Jimmy Lee]] on [[Betelgeuse]]. |
| − | **''[[Longbow]]'' - Combat history and Notable Pilots (Beater/Hunter team [[Oshira Muzakka]] and [[Jon Smallberry]], and [[Cedrick Sveinson]]) were translated from an (apocryphal) | + | **''[[Longbow]]'' - Combat history and Notable Pilots (Beater/Hunter team [[Oshira Muzakka]] and [[Jon Smallberry]], and [[Cedrick Sveinson]]) were translated from an (apocryphal) write-up in ''Stardate'' Vol. 3 No. 2. |
* The ''Panzer'' section includes 23 vehicle designs, from which 20 were taken from TRO 3026, the additional designs are: | * The ''Panzer'' section includes 23 vehicle designs, from which 20 were taken from TRO 3026, the additional designs are: | ||
| − | ** ''[[Plainsman]] - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' | + | ** ''[[Plainsman]] - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' sourcebook |
| − | ** ''[[Bandit]]'' - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' | + | ** ''[[Bandit]]'' - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' sourcebook |
| − | ** ''[[Zhukov]]'' - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' | + | ** ''[[Zhukov]]'' - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' sourcebook |
| − | * The ''Artillerie'' section includes 5 vehicle designs (''[[Harasser]]'', ''[[Hetzer]]'', ''[[LRM Carrier|LRM]]/[[SRM Carrier]]'', ''[[Pike]]'' and ''[[Schrek]]''), which are all included in ''TRO 3026'', although none of them is technically considered as [[artillery]] under [[Rules Level|BattleTech Rules]]. | + | * The ''Artillerie'' section includes 5 vehicle designs (''[[Harasser]]'', ''[[Hetzer]]'', ''[[LRM Carrier|LRM]]/[[SRM Carrier]]'', ''[[Pike (Combat Vehicle)|Pike]]'', and ''[[Schrek]]''), which are all included in ''TRO 3026'', although none of them is technically considered as [[artillery]] under [[Rules Level|BattleTech Rules]]. |
* The ''Senkrechtstarter und Konventionelle Flugzeuge'' section lists 8 vehicle designs, from which 6 were taken from ''TRO 3026'', the additional designs are: | * The ''Senkrechtstarter und Konventionelle Flugzeuge'' section lists 8 vehicle designs, from which 6 were taken from ''TRO 3026'', the additional designs are: | ||
| − | ** ''[[Kestrel (Combat Vehicle)|Kestrel]] - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' | + | ** ''[[Kestrel (Combat Vehicle)|Kestrel]] - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' sourcebook |
| − | ** ''[[Peregrine (Combat Vehicle)|Peregrine]] - also taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' | + | ** ''[[Peregrine (Combat Vehicle)|Peregrine]] - also taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' sourcebook |
* The ''Wasserfahrzeuge'' section lists 3 designs, which are all taken from ''TRO 3026''. | * The ''Wasserfahrzeuge'' section lists 3 designs, which are all taken from ''TRO 3026''. | ||
* The ''Hilfsfahrzeuge'' section lists 6 vehicle designs, from which 5 were taken from ''TRO 3026'', the additional design is: | * The ''Hilfsfahrzeuge'' section lists 6 vehicle designs, from which 5 were taken from ''TRO 3026'', the additional design is: | ||
| − | ** ''[[Badger]]'' - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' | + | ** ''[[Badger (Combat Vehicle)|Badger]]'' - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' sourcebook |
| − | ====Altered and missing content==== | + | =====Altered and missing content===== |
The ''Ausrüstung'' and ''Waffen'' sections were rearranged as well, with some original content being left out. The stats provided for equipment were slightly altered, presumably to account for rule changes since the publication of ''TRO 3026''. | The ''Ausrüstung'' and ''Waffen'' sections were rearranged as well, with some original content being left out. The stats provided for equipment were slightly altered, presumably to account for rule changes since the publication of ''TRO 3026''. | ||
* The ''Ausrüstung'' section lists just 4 categories of equipment (''Communicators'', ''Sensors'', ''[[Exoskeleton]]s'' and ''[[Artificial Limbs]]''), the following categories included in ''TRO 3026'' were left out: | * The ''Ausrüstung'' section lists just 4 categories of equipment (''Communicators'', ''Sensors'', ''[[Exoskeleton]]s'' and ''[[Artificial Limbs]]''), the following categories included in ''TRO 3026'' were left out: | ||
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All additional content technically falls outside of the current definition of [[canon]] and must thus be considered [[apocryphal]]. | All additional content technically falls outside of the current definition of [[canon]] and must thus be considered [[apocryphal]]. | ||
| − | ===Spelling and Names=== | + | ====Spelling and Names==== |
| − | As with other German products prior to 1997 spelling and names (especially places and units) as well as most abbreviations were regularly adjusted. For instance the Mech unit ''[[Archer]]'' was renamed to ''Schütze'', the | + | As with other German products prior to 1997 spelling and names (especially places and units) as well as most abbreviations were regularly adjusted. For instance the Mech unit ''[[Archer]]'' was renamed to ''Schütze'', the planet [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Gotterdammerung]] was respelled to ''Götterdämmerung'', the ''[[DCMS]]'' (''Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery'') became ''VSDK'' (''Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats'') and so on. |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:TRO 3026.jpg|Original 1987 cover. Art by Duane Loose. | Image:TRO 3026.jpg|Original 1987 cover. Art by Duane Loose. | ||
| − | Image:Hardware-Handbuch 3031.jpg|German 1992 | + | Image:Hardware-Handbuch 3031.jpg|1992 German 1992 edition. |
| + | File:Vehicle-Gallery-1-HH3026.jpg|Image gallery #1 from German edition. | ||
| + | File:Vehicle-Gallery-2-HH3026.jpg|Image gallery #2 from German edition. | ||
| + | File:Vehicle-Gallery-3-HH3026.jpg|Image gallery #3 from German edition. | ||
| + | File:Vehicle-Gallery-4-HH3026.jpg|Image gallery #4 from German edition. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | + | ||
[[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|3026]] | [[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|3026]] | ||
| − | [[Category:German | + | [[Category:German Editions]] |
Latest revision as of 21:37, 21 January 2024
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| Technical Readout: 3026 | |
|---|---|
| Product information | |
| Type | Technical Readout |
| Development | Sam Lewis Jordan Weisman Tara Gallagher (Production Managers) L. Ross Babcock III (Editor-In-Chief) Donna Ippolito (Senior Editor) Todd Huettel (Editor) |
| Primary writing | Kevin Stein Sam Lewis |
| Pages | 128 |
| Cover Artwork | Duane Loose |
| Interior Artwork | Dana Knutson (Art Director) |
| Illustrations | Duane Loose Steve Venters |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | FASA |
| Product code | 8606 |
| First published | 1987 |
| ISBN-10 | 0931787327 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0931787324 |
| MSRP | $15.00 |
| Content | |
| Era | Succession Wars era |
| Timeline | 3026 |
| Series | Technical Readouts |
| Followed by | Technical Readout: 3026 Revised |
Contents
Description[edit]
Intended as a background book for the BattleTech universe, Technical Readout: 3026 was second TRO to be released and the first to focus on the secondary weapon systems (combat vehicles) of the game. It also included personal equipment that could be used by players of MechWarrior, the roleplaying game.
It was first published in 1987 with a same-cover second edition in 1996.[1] The unit designs of TRO:3026 were reissued in 2003 as Technical Readout: 3026 Revised and eventually superseded by the more comprehensive Technical Readout: 3039. The information on personal equipment was successively replaced with MechWarrior related sourcebooks.
The German edition was published as Hardware-Handbuch: 3031 with altered content (see below).
Table of Contents[edit]
- Vehicles
- Ferret Light Scout VTOL
- Savannah Master Hovercraft
- Armored Personnel Carriers
- Guardian Fighter
- Skulker Wheeled Scout Tank
- Warrior H-7 Attack Helicopter
- Harasser Missile Platform
- J. Edgar Light Hover Tank
- Scorpion Light Tank
- Sea Skimmer Hydrofoil
- Karnov UR Transport
- Hunter Light Support Tank
- Pegasus Scout Hover Tank
- Saladin Assault Hover Tank
- Saracen Medium Hover Tank
- Scimitar Medium Hover Tank
- Striker Light Tank
- Engineering Vehicle
- Hetzer Wheeled Assault Gun
- Goblin Medium Tank
- 'MechBuster Fighter
- Condor Heavy Hover Tank
- Drillson Heavy Hover Tank
- Maxim Heavy Hover Tank
- Planetlifter Air Transport
- Vedette Medium Tank
- Bulldog Medium Tank
- Hi-Scout Drone Carrier
- LRM/SRM Carrier
- Manticore Heavy Tank
- Pike Support Vehicle
- Monitor Naval Vessel
- Demolisher Heavy Tank
- Partisan Heavy Tank
- Schrek PPC Carrier
- SturmFeur Heavy Tank
- Ontos Heavy Tank
- Behemoth Heavy Tank
- Neptune Submarine
- Personal Equipment
- Electronic Suits
- Rechargers
- Remote Sensors
- Exoskeletons
- Communicators
- Artificial Limbs
- Miscellaneous Personal Equipment
- Weapons
- General Game Use
- Support Weapons
- Recoilless Rifles
- Flamers
- Mortars
- Machine Guns
- Photon Particle Guns [sic][2]
- Lasers
- Personal Weapons
- Personal Weapons Table
- Support Weapons Table
Remarks on content[edit]
- The title comprises descriptions of 42 units in total, all vehicle designs and all previously unpublished. Furthermore it contains description and rules for a variety of personal equipment for using in MechWarrior. It contains:
- 42 Vehicle designs,
- 3 VTOL designs,
- 3 Conventional Aircraft designs and
- 3 Naval Vessels.
- 40 Personal Equipment items, spread in 7 different subcategories and
- 46 Personal Weapon items spread in 2 subcategories with 6 respective 10 sub-subcategories.
- 42 Vehicle designs,
- The TRO has no in-universe presentation.
Foreign-Language Editions[edit]
German[edit]
| |
| Hardware-Handbuch 3031 | |
|---|---|
| Product information | |
| Language | German |
| Contribution | Reinhold H. Mai (Translation), Dietrich Limper, Thomas Römer and Reinhold H. Mai (Editor) |
| Pages | 162 |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fantasy Productions |
| First published | 1992 |
| ISBN-10 | 3890649092 |
| ISBN-13 | 9783890649092 |
Published by licensee FanPro, the German edition of Technical Readout 3026 (TRO 3026) received extensive revamping, beginning with the title, which was changed to Hardware-Handbuch 3031. According to the imprint, additional texts from other sources (Technical Readout: 3050, House Liao, Wolf's Dragoons, Sorenson's Sabres, and Stardate) were included. The German version is printed as DIN A4, a standard European paper size, which is a little larger then North American Letter.
Alterations[edit]
Graphics[edit]
The original's 16 colored unit graphics were rearranged as an unnumbered four-page miniature gallery (four images per page) at the middle of the book.[3] The unit's images at the correspending data sheets were instead shown in black and white.
Table of Contents[edit]
The original content was restructured and expanded. Where the original TRO 3026 lists only "Vehicles" (of any kind), "Personal Equipment," and (personal) "Weapons," Hardware-Handbuch 3031 details the sections further, resulting in this altered table of content:
- Battlemechs [sic]
- Panzer (Tanks)
- Artillerie (Artillery)
- Senkrechtstarter und konventionelle Flugzeuge (Vertical Takeoff and Landing and Conventional Aircraft)
- Wasserfahrzeuge (Watercraft)
- Hilfsfahrzeuge (Support Vehicles)
- Ausrüstung (Personal Equipment)
- Waffen (Weapons)
- Schautafeln (Visual Aid, a "new" section that includes equipment sketches)
- Index
Additional content from other sources[edit]
Expanded content includes various designs from other sources, complete with Technical Readout-style fluff, combat histories, and notable pilots. In detail these are:
- The new section Battlemechs that includes five additional BattleMech designs
- Flea - The 20-ton FLE-15 version. Combat history and Notable Pilots (Kare Devereux and Thheiba Shakir) were translated from an (apocryphal) write-up in Stardate Vol. 3 No. 1.
- Raven - The standard Raven as statted in the House Liao (The Capellan Confederation) sourcebook. Like in that book, the ECM Equipment (for which no rules existed) was supposedly mounted in the Center Torso location despite occupying four critical slots. The Combat History write-up and single Notable Pilot (Kevin DeNato from the 1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry regiment) given were original and have not been translated or republished elsewhere.
- Wolfhound - Combat History is a retelling of the 'Mech's history as described in the Warrior trilogy, with Daniel Allard given as the sole entry under Notable Pilots.
- Cataphract - Also taken from the House Liao (The Capellan Confederation) sourcebook, with an original write-up that was not translated or published anywhere else. Combat History centers on the exploits of Notable Pilot Kalidas Aniro of Warrior House Kamata in the fighting against Andurien forces under Jimmy Lee on Betelgeuse.
- Longbow - Combat history and Notable Pilots (Beater/Hunter team Oshira Muzakka and Jon Smallberry, and Cedrick Sveinson) were translated from an (apocryphal) write-up in Stardate Vol. 3 No. 2.
- The Panzer section includes 23 vehicle designs, from which 20 were taken from TRO 3026, the additional designs are:
- The Artillerie section includes 5 vehicle designs (Harasser, Hetzer, LRM/SRM Carrier, Pike, and Schrek), which are all included in TRO 3026, although none of them is technically considered as artillery under BattleTech Rules.
- The Senkrechtstarter und Konventionelle Flugzeuge section lists 8 vehicle designs, from which 6 were taken from TRO 3026, the additional designs are:
- The Wasserfahrzeuge section lists 3 designs, which are all taken from TRO 3026.
- The Hilfsfahrzeuge section lists 6 vehicle designs, from which 5 were taken from TRO 3026, the additional design is:
- Badger - taken from Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook
Altered and missing content[edit]
The Ausrüstung and Waffen sections were rearranged as well, with some original content being left out. The stats provided for equipment were slightly altered, presumably to account for rule changes since the publication of TRO 3026.
- The Ausrüstung section lists just 4 categories of equipment (Communicators, Sensors, Exoskeletons and Artificial Limbs), the following categories included in TRO 3026 were left out:
- Electronic Suits
- Rechargers
- Miscellaneous Personal Equipment
- The Waffen section restructures the original content in 3 new categories (Rückstoßfreie Gewehre und Flammer (Recoilless Rifles and Flamers), Mörser und Maschinengewehre (Mortars and Machine Guns) and Partikelprojektorkanonen und Laser (Particle Projector Cannons and Lasers), which describes combined just 9 weapon systems. The vast majority of weapons described in TRO 3026 was left out.
- All original sketches of equipment that were not included in sections Ausrüstung or Waffen were compiled in new section Schautafeln, although no stats or any information other than its name were given.
All additional content technically falls outside of the current definition of canon and must thus be considered apocryphal.
Spelling and Names[edit]
As with other German products prior to 1997 spelling and names (especially places and units) as well as most abbreviations were regularly adjusted. For instance the Mech unit Archer was renamed to Schütze, the planet Gotterdammerung was respelled to Götterdämmerung, the DCMS (Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery) became VSDK (Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats) and so on.
Gallery[edit]
Original 1987 cover. Art by Duane Loose.
1992 German 1992 edition.
Image gallery #1 from German edition.
Image gallery #2 from German edition.
Image gallery #3 from German edition.
Image gallery #4 from German edition.
References[edit]
- ↑ Stated as "Revised 1996 edition." in normal text above the trademark information on Page 2
- ↑ This false denomination is only used in Table of Contents, the heading in text body correctly says "Particle Projector Cannon".
- ↑ Units with colored images are: Pegasus, Harasser, J. Edgar, Ontos, Schrek, Pike, Partisan, Scorpion, Hunter, Demolisher, Manticore, SturmFeur, Sea Skimmer, Warrior, Monitor and Karnov