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| name               =
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| name = Technical Readout: 3026
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| type                = Technical readout
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| product development = [[Jordan Weisman]] <br /> [[Tara Gallagher]]
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| author              =
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| primary writing = [[Kevin Stein]] <br /> [[Sam Lewis]]
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| development         = [[Sam Lewis]]<br />[[Jordan Weisman]], [[Tara Gallagher]] (Production Managers)<br />[[L. Ross Babcock III]] (Editor-In-Chief)<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Senior Editor)<br />[[Todd Huettel]] (Editor)
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| illustrations = [[Dana Knutson]] <br /> [[Steve Venters]]
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| primarywriting      = [[Kevin Stein]]<br />Sam Lewis
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| cover = [[Duane Loose]]
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| pages              = 128
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| era = [[Star League era]] <br /> [[Succession Wars era]] <br /> [[Clan Invasion era]]
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| cover               = [[Duane Loose]]
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| type = Technical Readout
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| interiorart        = [[Dana Knutson]] (Art Director)
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| publisher = [[FASA]]
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| illustrations      = Duane Loose, [[Steve Venters]]
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| year = 1987
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| publisher          = [[FASA]]
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| pages = 128
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| productioncode      = 8606
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| production code = 8606
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| year                = 1987
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| ISBN = 0931787327
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| ISBN10              = 0931787327
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| ISBN13              = 978-0931787324
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| MSRP                = 15.00 US $
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| content            =  
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| era                = [[Succession Wars era]]
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| timeline            = [[3026]]
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| series              = [[Technical Readout]]s
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| precededby          =  
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| followedby          = [[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
Intended as a background book for the [[BattleTech]] universe, '''''Technical Readout: 3026''''' 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 (RPG)|MechWarrior, the roleplaying game]].
 
Intended as a background book for the [[BattleTech]] universe, '''''Technical Readout: 3026''''' 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 (RPG)|MechWarrior, the roleplaying game]].
  
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It was reissued in 2003 as ''[[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]''.
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It was first published in 1987 with a ''Revised 1996 Edition'' published nine years later. This edition had the same cover art as the first. It was reissued in 2003 as ''[[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]'' and eventually supplanted by (and merged into) the more comprehensive ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''.
  
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The German edition was published as ''Hardware-Handbuch: 3031'' with altered content (see ''[[Technical Readout: 3026#Hardware-Handbuch: 3031]]'' below).
  
 
==Contents==
 
==Contents==
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===[[:Category:Combat Vehicles]]===
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===[[:Category:Combat Vehicles|Combat Vehicles]]===
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* ''[[Ferret]]''
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* [[Ferret]]
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* ''[[Savannah Master]]''
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* [[Savannah Master]]
 
* [[Tracked APC]]
 
* [[Tracked APC]]
 
* [[Wheeled APC]]
 
* [[Wheeled APC]]
 
* [[Hover APC]]
 
* [[Hover APC]]
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* ''[[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian]]''
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* [[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian]]
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* ''[[Skulker]]''
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* [[Skulker]]
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* ''[[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior]]''
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* [[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior]]
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* ''[[Harasser]]''
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* [[Harasser]]
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* ''[[J. Edgar]]''
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* [[J. Edgar]]
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* ''[[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion]]''
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* [[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion]]
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* ''[[Sea Skimmer]]''
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* [[Sea Skimmer]]
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* ''[[Karnov]]''
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* [[Karnov]]
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* ''[[Hunter (Combat Vehicle)|Hunter]]''
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* [[Hunter (Combat Vehicle)|Hunter]]
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* ''[[Pegasus]]''
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* [[Pegasus]]
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* ''[[Saladin]]''
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* [[Saladin]]
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* ''[[Saracen]]''
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* [[Saracen]]
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* ''[[Scimitar]]''
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* [[Scimitar]]
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* ''[[Striker (Combat Vehicle)|Striker]]''
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* [[Striker (Combat Vehicle)|Striker]]
 
* [[Engineering Vehicle]]
 
* [[Engineering Vehicle]]
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* ''[[Hetzer]]''
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* [[Hetzer]]
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* ''[[Goblin]]''
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* [[Goblin]]
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* ''[[MechBuster|'MechBuster]]''
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* [[MechBuster|'MechBuster]]
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* ''[[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]]''
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* [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]]
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* ''[[Drillson]]''
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* [[Drillson]]
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* ''[[Maxim]]''
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* [[Maxim]]
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* ''[[Planetlifter]]''
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* [[Planetlifter]]
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* ''[[Vedette]]''
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* [[Vedette]]
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* ''[[Bulldog]]''
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* [[Bulldog]]
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* [[Hi-Scout]]''
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* [[Hi-Scout]]
 
* [[LRM Carrier]]
 
* [[LRM Carrier]]
 
* [[SRM Carrier]]
 
* [[SRM Carrier]]
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* ''[[Manticore]]''
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* [[Manticore]]
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* ''[[Pike]]''
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* [[Pike]]
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* ''[[Monitor]]''
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* [[Monitor (vehicle)|Monitor]]
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* ''[[Demolisher]]''
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* [[Demolisher]]
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* ''[[Partisan]]''
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* [[Partisan]]
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* ''[[Schrek]]''
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* [[Schrek]]
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* ''[[SturmFeur]]''
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* [[SturmFeur]]
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* ''[[Ontos]]''
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* [[Ontos]]
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* ''[[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]]''
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* [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]]
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* ''[[Neptune]]''
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* [[Neptune]]
  
 
===[[:Category:Personal Equipment|Personal Equipment]]===
 
===[[:Category:Personal Equipment|Personal Equipment]]===
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===Weapons===
 
===Weapons===
 
====General Game Rules====
 
====General Game Rules====
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====[[:Category:Support Weapons|Support Weapons]]====
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====[[:Category:Support Weapons/RPG1e|Support Weapons]]====
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=====[[:Category:Recoilless Rifles|Recoilless Rifles]]=====
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=====[[:Category:Recoilless Rifles/RPG1e|Recoilless Rifles]]=====
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* [[Medium Recoilless Rifle|Medium Recoilless Rifle]]
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* [[Recoilless Rifle (Medium)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Medium Recoilless Rifle]]
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* [[Heavy Recoilless Rifle|Heavy Recoilless Rifle]]
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* [[Recoilless Rifle (Heavy )(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Heavy Recoilless Rifle]]
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=====[[:Category:Flamers/RPG1e|Flamers]]=====
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* [[Heavy Flamer|Heavy Flamer]]
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* [[Heavy Flamer (Support Weapon)|Heavy Flamer]]
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=====[[:Category:Mortars|Mortars]]=====
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* [[Light Mortar|Light Mortar]]
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=====[[:Category:Mortars/RPG1e|Mortars]]=====
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* [[Heavy Mortar|Heavy Mortar]]
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* [[Mortar (Light)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Light Mortar]]
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=====[[:Category:Machine Guns|Machine Guns]]=====
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* [[Mortar (Heavy)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Heavy Mortar]]
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* [[Portable Machine Gun|Portable Machine Gun]]
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=====[[:Category:Machine Guns/RPG1e|Machine Guns]]=====
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* [[Semi-Portable Machine Gun|Semi-Portable Machine Gun]]
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* [[Machine Gun (Portable)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Portable Machine Gun]]
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=====[[:Category:Particle Projector Cannon|Particle Projector Cannon]]=====
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* [[Machine Gun (Semi-Portable)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Semi-Portable Machine Gun]]
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* [[Particle Cannon, Man-Pack|Man-Pack PPC]]
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* [[Particle Cannon, Support|Semi-Portable PPC]]
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* [[Semi-Portable Particle Cannon|Man-Pack PPC]]
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=====[[:Category:Support Lasers|Support Lasers]]=====
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* [[Particle Cannon (Support) (Foot / Pintle)/RPG1e|Semi-Portable PPC]]
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* [[Support Laser, Semi-Portable|Semi-Portable Support Laser]]
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* [[Support Laser, Heavy|Semi-Portable Heavy Support Laser]]
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=====[[:Category:Support Lasers/RPG1e|Support Lasers]]=====
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====[[:Category:Personal Weapons|Personal Weapons]]====
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* [[Support Laser (Semi-Portable)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Semi-Portable Support Laser]]
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=====[[:Category:Needlers|Needlers]]=====
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* [[Support Laser (Heavy)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Semi-Portable Heavy Support Laser]]
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* [[Needler Pistol|Needler Pistol]]
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====[[:Category:Personal Weapons/RPG1e|Personal Weapons]]====
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* [[Needler Rifle|Needler Rifle]]
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=====[[:Category:Needlers (Personal Weapon)/RPG1e|Needlers]]=====
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* [[Hold-Out Needler|Hold-Out Needler]]
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* [[Needler Pistol/RPG1e|Needler Pistol]]
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* [[Needler Rifle/RPG1e|Needler Rifle]]
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* [[Sternsnacht Heavy Pistol|Sternsnacht Heavy Pistol]]
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* [[Needler Pistol (Hold-Out)/RPG1e|Hold-Out Needler]]
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* [[Mydron Auto Pistol|Mydron Auto Pistol]]
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* [[Hold-Out Pistol|Hold-Out Pistol or Standard Pistol|]]
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* [[Pistol (Sternsnacht Heavy (Claymore))/RPG1e|Sternsnacht Heavy Pistol]]
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* [[Auto-Pistol (Mydron)/RPG1e|Mydron Auto Pistol]]
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* [[Pulse Laser Pistol|Pulse Laser Pistol]]
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* [[Pistol/RPG1e|Standard Pistol]]
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* [[Pulse Laser Rifle|Pulse Laser Rifle]]
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* [[Pistol (Hold-Out)/RPG1e|Hold-Out Pistol ]]
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=====[[:Category:Lasers|Lasers]]=====
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=====[[:Category:Pulse Lasers/RPG1e|Pulse Lasers]]=====
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* [[Nakjama Laser Pistol|Nakjama Laser Pistol]]
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* [[Pulse Laser Pistol (IS)/RPG1e|Pulse Laser Pistol]]
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* [[Sunbeam Laser Pistol|Sunbeam Laser Pistol]]
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* [[Pulse Laser Rifle (IS)/RPG1e|Pulse Laser Rifle]]
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* [[Hold-Out Laser Pistol|Hold-Out Laser Pistol]]
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=====[[:Category:Lasers/RPG1e|Lasers]]=====
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* [[Magna Laser Rifle|Magna Laser Rifle]]
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* [[Laser Pistol (Nakjama)/RPG1e|Nakjama Laser Pistol]]
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* [[Intek Laser Rifle|Intek Laser Rifle]]
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* [[Laser Pistol (Sunbeam)/RPG1e|Sunbeam Laser Pistol]]
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=====[[:Category:Sub-Machine Guns|Sub-Machine Guns]]=====
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* [[Laser Pistol (Hold-Out)/RPG1e|Hold-Out Laser Pistol]]
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* [[Rorynex Industries/Sub-Machine Gun|Rorynex Sub-Machine Gun]]
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* [[Laser Rifle (Magna)/RPG1e|Magna Laser Rifle]]
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* [[Imperator Sub-Machine Gun|Imperator Sub-Machine Gun]]
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* [[Laser Rifle (Intek)/RPG1e|Intek Laser Rifle]]
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=====[[:Category:Sub-Machine Guns/RPG1e|Sub-Machine Guns]]=====
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* [[Sub-Machine Gun (Rorynex)/RPG1e|Rorynex Sub-Machine Gun]]
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* [[Sub-Machine Gun (Imperator)/RPG1e|Imperator Sub-Machine Gun]]
 
=====[[:Category:Rifles|Rifles]]=====
 
=====[[:Category:Rifles|Rifles]]=====
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* [[Federated Long Rifle|Federated Long Rifle]]
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* [[Rifle (Federated Long)/RPG1e|Federated Long Rifle]]
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* [[Zeus Heavy Rifle|Zeus Heavy Rifle]]
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* [[Rifle (Zeus Heavy)/RPG1e|Zeus Heavy Rifle]]
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=====[[:Category:Gyrojets|Gyrojets]]=====
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=====[[:Category:Gyrojets/RPG1e|Gyrojets]]=====
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* [[Heavy GyroJet Gun|Heavy GyroJet Gun]]
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* [[GyroJet Gun (Heavy)/RPG1e|Heavy GyroJet Gun]]
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* [[GyroSlug Rifle|GyroSlug Rifle]]
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* [[GyroSlug Rifle/RPG1e|GyroSlug Rifle]]
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* [[GyroSlug Carbine|GyroSlug Carbine]]
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* [[GyroSlug Carbine/RPG1e|GyroSlug Carbine]]
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* [[Hold-Out GyroJet Pistol|Hold-Out GyroJet Pistol]]
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* [[GyroJet Pistol (Hold-Out)/RPG1e|Hold-Out GyroJet Pistol]]
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=====[[:Category:Grenades|Grenades]]=====
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=====[[:Category:Grenades/RPG1e|Grenades]]=====
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* [[Grenade|Grenade]]
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* [[Grenade/RPG1e|Grenade]]
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* [[Automatic Grenade Launcher|Automatic Grenade Launcher]]
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* [[Grenade Launcher (Automatic)/RPG1e|Automatic Grenade Launcher]]
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* [[Grenade Launcher|Grenade Launcher]]
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* [[Grenade Launcher/RPG1e|Grenade Launcher]]
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=====[[:Category:Light Anti-Vehicle Weapons/RPG1e|LAWs]]=====
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* [[Light Anti-Vehicle Weapon (LAW)|Light Anti-Vehicle Weapon]]
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* [[Rocket Launcher (LAW)/RPG1e|Light Anti-Vehicle Weapon]]
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* [[Very Light Anti-Vehicle Weapon (V-LAW)|Very Light Anti-Vehicle Weapon]]  
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* [[Rocket Launcher (V-LAW)/RPG1e|Very Light Anti-Vehicle Weapon]]  
 
=====[[:Category:Miscellaneous Weapons|Miscellaneous Weapons]]=====
 
=====[[:Category:Miscellaneous Weapons|Miscellaneous Weapons]]=====
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* [[Dart Gun|Dart Gun]]
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* [[Dart Gun]]
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* [[Heavy SRM Launcher|Heavy SRM Launcher]]
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* [[SRM Launcher (Standard, One-Shot)/RPG1e|Heavy SRM Launcher]]
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* [[Portable Rocket Launcher]]
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* [[Rocket Launcher (Portable)/RPG1e|Portable Rocket Launcher]]
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* [[Light Recoilless Rifle]]
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* [[Light Recoiless Rifle]]
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* [[Flamer Pistol]]
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* [[Pistol (Flamer)]]
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* [[LGB-46R Engineer's Tool ("Paint Gun")]]
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* [[Paint_Gun_(LGB-46R)|LGB-46R Engineer's Tool ("Paint Gun")]]
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* [[Mini Stun-Stick]]
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* [[Stunstick_(Mini)/RPG1e|Mini Stun-Stick]]
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* '''Weapons Tables''' - Personal and Support
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==Hardware-Handbuch: 3031==
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The German version of this book was named '''''Hardware-Handbuch 3031'''''. Published by German licensee [[FanPro]], it was expanded over the original english product to include five additional [[BattleMech]] designs complete with Technical Readout-style fluff, combat histories, and notable pilots:
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*''[[Flea]]'' - The 20-ton FLE-15 version. Combat history and Notable Pilots ([[Kare Devereux]] and [[Thheiba Shakir]]) were translated from an (apocryphal) writeup in [[Stardate]] Vol. 3 No. 1.
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*''[[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 writeup and single Notable Pilot ([[Kevin DeNato]] from the [[1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] regiment) given were original and have not been translated or re-published elsewhere.
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*''[[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.
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*''[[Cataphract]]'' - Also taken from the ''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'' sourcebook, with an original writeup that was not translated or published anywhere else. Combat History centers on the exploits of Notable Pilot [[Kalidas Aniro]] of [[WH Kamata]] in the fighting against Andurien forces under [[Jimmy Lee]] on [[Betelgeuse]].
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*''[[Longbow]]'' - Combat history and Notable Pilots (Beater/Hunter team [[Oshira Muzakka]] and [[Jon Smallberry]], and [[Cedrick Sveinson]]) were translated from an (apocryphal) writeup in [[Stardate]] Vol. 3 No. 2.
  
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The personal equipment section was rearranged, and the stats provided were slightly altered (presumably to account for rule changes since the publication of the original ''Technical Readout: 3026'').
  
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* '''Weapons Tables''' &ndash; Personal and Support
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All additional content technically falls outside of the current definition of [[canon]] and must thus be considered [[apocryphal]].
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
* Though not as wide in scope as ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'', this TRO still brought a number of new combat vehicle types to the game.  
 
* Though not as wide in scope as ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'', this TRO still brought a number of new combat vehicle types to the game.  
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* The German edition was named ''Hardware-Handbuch 3031'' and was extended to include five additional [[BattleMech]] designs: the ''[[Flea]]'', ''[[Raven]]'', ''[[Wolfhound]]'', ''[[Cataphract]]'', and ''[[Longbow]]'', along with the usual fluff descriptions and notable pilots.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 17:51, 21 April 2018

TRO 3026.jpg
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 US $
Content
Era Succession Wars era
Timeline 3026
Series Technical Readouts
Followed by Technical Readout: 3026 Revised

Description

Intended as a background book for the BattleTech universe, Technical Readout: 3026 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.

It was first published in 1987 with a Revised 1996 Edition published nine years later. This edition had the same cover art as the first. It was reissued in 2003 as Technical Readout: 3026 Revised and eventually supplanted by (and merged into) the more comprehensive Technical Readout: 3039.

The German edition was published as Hardware-Handbuch: 3031 with altered content (see Technical Readout: 3026#Hardware-Handbuch: 3031 below).

Contents

Combat Vehicles

Personal Equipment

Electronic Sneak Suits

Combination Sneak Suits

Rechargers

Remote Sensors

Exoskeletons

Exoskeleton Modifications

Communicators

Artificial Limbs

Miscellaneous Personal Equipment

Ablative/Flak Armor
Night Vision Devices
Sniper Scopes
Survival Gear
Medkits
Clothing
Personal Equipment Repair Kits
Disguise/Forgery Kits
Category:Recording Equipment

Weapons

General Game Rules

Support Weapons

Recoilless Rifles
Flamers
Mortars
Machine Guns
Particle Projector Cannon
Support Lasers

Personal Weapons

Needlers
Pistols
Pulse Lasers
Lasers
Sub-Machine Guns
Rifles
Gyrojets
Grenades
LAWs
Miscellaneous Weapons

Hardware-Handbuch: 3031

The German version of this book was named Hardware-Handbuch 3031. Published by German licensee FanPro, it was expanded over the original english product to include five additional BattleMech designs complete with Technical Readout-style fluff, combat histories, and notable pilots:

The personal equipment section was rearranged, and the stats provided were slightly altered (presumably to account for rule changes since the publication of the original Technical Readout: 3026).

All additional content technically falls outside of the current definition of canon and must thus be considered apocryphal.

Notes

  • Though not as wide in scope as Technical Readout: 3025, this TRO still brought a number of new combat vehicle types to the game.

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