Technical Readout: 3026

Description

Intended as a background book for the BattleTech universe, this title was 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.

Contents

• Combat Vehicles

Ferret	Savannah Master	Tracked APC	Wheeled APC	Hover APC
Guardian	Skulker	Warrior	Harasser	J. Edgar
Scorpion	Sea Skimmer	Karnov	Hunter	Pegasus
Saladin	Saracen	Scimitar	Striker	Engineering Vehicle
Hetzer	Goblin	'MechBuster	Condor	Drillson
Maxim	Planetlifter	Vedette	Bulldog	Hi-Scout
LRM Carrier	SRM Carrier	Manticore	Pike	Monitor
Demolisher	Partisan	Schrek	SturmFeur	Ontos
Behemoth	Neptune

• Personal Equipment

Electronic Suits	Rechargers	Remote Sensors	Exoskeltons	Communicators
Artificial Limbs	Misc. Personal Equip.

• Weapons - game rules

• Support Weapons

Recoiless Rifles	Flamers	Mortars	Machine Guns	PPCs
Lasers

• Personal Weapons

Needlers	Pistols	Pulse Lasers	Lasers	Sub-Machine Guns
Rifles	Gyrojets	Grenades	LAWs	Misc.

• Weapons Tables - Personal & Support

Notes

• Not as wide in scope as TRO:3025, this book still brings a number of new combat vehicle types to the game.
• Was reissued in 2003 as Technical Readout: 3026 Revised.
• The German edition was named Hardware-Handbuch 3031 and was slightly extended to include five additional BattleMech designs, namely the Flea, Raven, Wolfhound, Cataphract and Longbow, complete with the usual fluff descriptions and a notable pilots section.