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| image               = TRO 3026.jpg
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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 (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)
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| illustrations = [[Dana Knutson]] <br /> [[Steve Venters]]
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| primarywriting      = [[Kevin Stein (person)|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<br>[[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
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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==
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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]].
  
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==Description==
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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.
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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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The German edition was published as ''Hardware-Handbuch: 3031'' with altered content (see [[Technical Readout: 3025#Foreign-Language Editions|below]]).
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==Table of Contents==
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{{columns-start|num=3}}
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;Vehicles
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: [[Ferret|Ferret Light Scout VTOL]]
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: [[Savannah Master|Savannah Master Hovercraft]]
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: [[APC|Armored Personnel Carriers]]
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: [[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian Fighter]]
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: [[Skulker (Combat Vehicle)|Skulker Wheeled Scout Tank]]
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: [[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior H-7 Attack Helicopter]]
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: [[Harasser|Harasser Missile Platform]]
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: [[J. Edgar|J. Edgar Light Hover Tank]]
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: [[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion Light Tank]]
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: [[Sea Skimmer|Sea Skimmer Hydrofoil]]
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: [[Karnov|Karnov UR Transport]]
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: [[Hunter Light Support Tank]]
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: [[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - Hovertank)|Pegasus Scout Hover Tank]]
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: [[Saladin|Saladin Assault Hover Tank]]
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: [[Saracen|Saracen Medium Hover Tank]]
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: [[Scimitar|Scimitar Medium Hover Tank]]
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: [[Striker (Combat Vehicle)|Striker Light Tank]]
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: [[Engineering Vehicle]]
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: [[Hetzer|Hetzer Wheeled Assault Gun]]
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: [[Goblin|Goblin Medium Tank]]
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: [[MechBuster|'MechBuster Fighter]]
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: [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor Heavy Hover Tank]]
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: [[Drillson|Drillson Heavy Hover Tank]]
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: [[Maxim|Maxim Heavy Hover Tank]]
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: [[Planetlifter|Planetlifter Air Transport]]
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: [[Vedette|Vedette Medium Tank]]
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: [[Bulldog|Bulldog Medium Tank]]
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: [[Hi-Scout|Hi-Scout Drone Carrier]]
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: [[LRM Carrier|LRM]]/[[SRM Carrier]]
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: [[Manticore|Manticore Heavy Tank]]
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: [[Pike (Combat Vehicle)|Pike Support Vehicle]]
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: [[Monitor Naval Vessel]]
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: [[Demolisher|Demolisher Heavy Tank]]
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: [[Partisan|Partisan Heavy Tank]]
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: [[Schrek|Schrek PPC Carrier]]
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: [[SturmFeur|SturmFeur Heavy Tank]]
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: [[Ontos|Ontos Heavy Tank]]
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: [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth Heavy Tank]]
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: [[Neptune Submarine]]
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;Personal Equipment
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: [[Sneak Suit|Electronic Suits]]
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: [[Power Pack Recharger|Rechargers]]
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: [[Portable Remote Sensor|Remote Sensors]]
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: [[Exoskeleton]]s
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: [[:Category:Communication Gear|Communicators]]
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: [[Artificial Limbs]]
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: Miscellaneous Personal Equipment
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;Weapons
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: General Game Use
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: Support Weapons
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:: [[:Category:Recoilless Weapons|Recoilless Rifles]]
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:: [[Flamer]]s
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:: Mortars
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:: [[Machine Gun]]s
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:: [[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>
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:: [[Laser]]s
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: Personal Weapons
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:: [[:Category:Flechette Weapons|Needlers]]
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:: [[:Category:Pistols|Pistols]]
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:: Pulse Lasers
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:: Lasers
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:: Submachine Guns
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:: Rifles
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:: Gyrojets
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:: Grenades
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:: LAWs
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:: Miscellaneous
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: Personal Weapons Table
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: Support Weapons Table
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{{columns-end}}
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==Remarks on content==
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* 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:
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** 42 [[Combat Vehicle|Vehicle]] designs,
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*** 3 [[VTOL]] designs,
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*** 3 [[Conventional Aircraft]] designs and
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*** 3 [[Naval Vessel]]s.
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** 40 Personal Equipment items, spread in 7 different subcategories and
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** 46 Personal Weapon items spread in 2 subcategories with 6 respective 10 sub-subcategories.
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* The ''TRO'' has no in-universe presentation.
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
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===German===
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| image              = Hardware-Handbuch 3031.jpg
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| name                = Hardware-Handbuch 3031
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| language            = German
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| contribution        = [[Reinhold H. Mai]] (Translation), [[Dietrich Limper]], [[Thomas Römer]] and Reinhold H. Mai (Editor)
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| pages              = 162
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| publisher          = [[Fantasy Productions]]
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| year                = 1992
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| ISBN10              = 3890649092
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| ISBN13              = 9783890649092
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| 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 North American [[w:Paper size|Letter]].
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====Alterations====
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=====Graphics=====
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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.
  
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It was reissued in 2003 as ''[[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]''.
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=====Table of Contents=====
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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:
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* Battlemechs [''sic'']
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* Panzer (''Tanks'')
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* Artillerie (''Artillery'')
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* Senkrechtstarter und konventionelle Flugzeuge (''Vertical Takeoff and Landing and Conventional Aircraft'')
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* Wasserfahrzeuge (''Watercraft'')
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* Hilfsfahrzeuge (''Support Vehicles'')
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* Ausrüstung (''Personal Equipment'')
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* Waffen (''Weapons'')
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* Schautafeln (''Visual Aid'', a "new" section that includes equipment sketches)
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* Index
  
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=====Additional content from other sources=====
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Expanded content includes various designs from other sources, complete with Technical Readout-style fluff, combat histories, and notable pilots. In detail these are:
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* The new section ''Battlemechs'' that includes five additional [[BattleMech]] designs
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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) write-up 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 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.
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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 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]].
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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) write-up in ''Stardate'' Vol. 3 No. 2.
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* The ''Panzer'' section includes 23 vehicle designs, from which 20 were taken from TRO 3026, the additional designs are:
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** ''[[Plainsman]] - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' sourcebook
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** ''[[Bandit]]'' - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' sourcebook
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** ''[[Zhukov]]'' - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' sourcebook
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* 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]].
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* The ''Senkrechtstarter und Konventionelle Flugzeuge'' section lists 8 vehicle designs, from which 6 were taken from ''TRO 3026'', the additional designs are:
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** ''[[Kestrel (Combat Vehicle)|Kestrel]] - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' sourcebook
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** ''[[Peregrine (Combat Vehicle)|Peregrine]] - also taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' sourcebook
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* The ''Wasserfahrzeuge'' section lists 3 designs, which are all taken from ''TRO 3026''.
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* The ''Hilfsfahrzeuge'' section lists 6 vehicle designs, from which 5 were taken from ''TRO 3026'', the additional design is:
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** ''[[Badger (Combat Vehicle)|Badger]]'' - taken from ''Wolf's Dragoons'' sourcebook
  
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==Contents==
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=====Altered and missing content=====
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===[[:Category:Combat Vehicles]]===
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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''.
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* ''[[Ferret]]''
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* 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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* ''[[Savannah Master]]''
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** ''Electronic Suits''
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* [[Tracked APC]]
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** ''Rechargers''
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* [[Wheeled APC]]
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** ''Miscellaneous Personal Equipment''
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* [[Hover APC]]
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* 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.
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* ''[[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian]]''
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* 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.
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* ''[[Skulker]]''
 
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* ''[[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior]]''
 
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* ''[[Harasser]]''
 
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* ''[[J. Edgar]]''
 
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* ''[[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion]]''
 
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* ''[[Sea Skimmer]]''
 
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* ''[[Karnov]]''
 
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* ''[[Hunter (Combat Vehicle)|Hunter]]''
 
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* ''[[Pegasus]]''
 
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* ''[[Saladin]]''
 
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* ''[[Saracen]]''
 
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* ''[[Scimitar]]''
 
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* ''[[Striker (Combat Vehicle)|Striker]]''
 
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* [[Engineering Vehicle]]
 
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* ''[[Hetzer]]''
 
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* ''[[Goblin]]''
 
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* ''[[MechBuster|'MechBuster]]''
 
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* ''[[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]]''
 
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* ''[[Drillson]]''
 
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* ''[[Maxim]]''
 
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* ''[[Planetlifter]]''
 
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* ''[[Vedette]]''
 
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* ''[[Bulldog]]''
 
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* [[Hi-Scout]]''
 
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* [[LRM Carrier]]
 
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* [[SRM Carrier]]
 
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* ''[[Manticore]]''
 
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* ''[[Pike]]''
 
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* ''[[Monitor]]''
 
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* ''[[Demolisher]]''
 
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* ''[[Partisan]]''
 
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* ''[[Schrek]]''
 
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* ''[[SturmFeur]]''
 
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* ''[[Ontos]]''
 
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* ''[[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]]''
 
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* ''[[Neptune]]''
 
  
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===[[:Category:Personal Equipment|Personal Equipment]]===
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All additional content technically falls outside of the current definition of [[canon]] and must thus be considered [[apocryphal]].
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====[[:Category:Electronic Sneak Suits|Electronic Sneak Suits]]====
 
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* [[Electronic Camouflage]]
 
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* [[Electronic Countermeasure Suit]]
 
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* [[Infrared Suppression Suit]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Combination Sneak Suits|Combination Sneak Suits]]=====
 
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* [[IR Sneak and Camo Sneak]]
 
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* [[IR Sneak and ECM Sneak]]
 
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* [[Camo Sneak and ECM Sneak]]
 
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* [[IR Sneak, Camo Sneak, and ECM Sneak]]
 
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====[[:Category:Rechargers|Rechargers]]====
 
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* [[Kinetic Recharger]]
 
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* [[Fossil Fuel Recharger]]
 
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* [[Solar Recharger]]
 
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* [[Fusion Recharger]]
 
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====[[:Category:Remote Sensors|Remote Sensors]]====
 
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* [[Portable Radar Sensor]]
 
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* [[Portable Motion Sensor]]
 
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* [[Portable Trip-Line Sensor]]
 
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* [[Seismic Sensor]]
 
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====[[:Category:Exoskeletons|Exoskeletons]]====
 
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* [[Light Industrial Exoskeleton|Light Exoskeleton]]
 
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* [[Medium Industrial Exoskeleton|Industrial Exoskeleton]]
 
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* [[Heavy Industrial Exoskeleton|Heavy Industrial Exoskeleton]]
 
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====[[:Category:Exoskeleton Modifications|Exoskeleton Modifications]]====
 
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* [[Environmental Sealing]]
 
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* [[Zero-G Exoskeleton]]
 
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* [[Exoskeleton Communications & Detection Equipment]]
 
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====[[:Category:Communicators|Communicators]]====
 
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* [[Micro-Communicator]]
 
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* [[Long-Range Personal Communicator]]
 
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* [[Basic Communications Kit]]
 
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* [[Level I Field Communications Kit]]
 
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* [[Advanced Field Communications Kit]]
 
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====[[:Category:Artificial Limbs|Artificial Limbs]]====
 
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* [[Type I Artificial Limb: Simple]]
 
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* [[Type II Artificial Limb: Useful]]
 
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* [[Type III Artificial Limb: Functional]]
 
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* [[Type IV Artificial Limb: Prosthesis]]
 
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* [[Type V Artificial Limb: Regeneration Technology]]
 
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====[[:Category:Miscellaneous Personal Equipment|Miscellaneous Personal Equipment]]====
 
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=====[[:Category:Ablative/Flak Armor|Ablative/Flak Armor]]=====
 
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* [[Ablative/Flak Vest]]
 
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* [[Ablative/Flak Body Suit]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Night Vision Devices|Night Vision Devices]]=====
 
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* [[Starlight Scope]]
 
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* [[Starlight Goggle]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Sniper Scopes|Sniper Scopes]]=====
 
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* [[Sniper Scope]]
 
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* [[Sniper IR Scope]]
 
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* [[Starlight Sniper Scope]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Survival Gear|Survival Gear]]=====
 
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* [[Basic Field Kit]]
 
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* [[Deluxe Field Kit]]
 
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* [[Environmental Bubble]]
 
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* [[Personal Environ Bag|Personal Environ Bag or body bag]]
 
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* [[Full Tent]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Medkits|Medkits]]=====
 
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* [[Personal Medkit]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Clothing|Clothing]]=====
 
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* [[Fine Clothing]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Personal Equipment Repair Kits|Personal Equipment Repair Kits]]=====
 
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* [[Personal Equipment Repair Kit]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Disguise Kits|Disguise]]/[[:Category:Forgery Kits|Forgery]] Kits=====
 
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* [[Disguise Kit]]
 
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* [[Forgery Kit]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Recording Equipment]]=====
 
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* [[Small Camera]] to [[Holographic Movie Recorder]]
 
  
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===Weapons===
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====Spelling and Names====
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====General Game Rules====
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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.
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====[[:Category:Support Weapons/RPG1e|Support Weapons]]====
 
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=====[[:Category:Recoilless Rifles/RPG1e|Recoilless Rifles]]=====
 
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* [[Recoilless Rifle (Medium)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Medium 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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* [[Flamer (Heavy)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Heavy Flamer]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Mortars/RPG1e|Mortars]]=====
 
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* [[Mortar (Light)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Light Mortar]]
 
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* [[Mortar (Heavy)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Heavy Mortar]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Machine Guns/RPG1e|Machine Guns]]=====
 
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* [[Machine Gun (Portable)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Portable Machine Gun]]
 
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* [[Machine Gun (Semi-Portable)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Semi-Portable Machine Gun]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Particle Projector Cannon/RPG1e|Particle Projector Cannon]]=====
 
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* [[Particle Cannon (Man-Pack)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Man-Pack PPC]]
 
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* [[Particle Cannon (Support)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Semi-Portable PPC]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Support Lasers/RPG1e|Support Lasers]]=====
 
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* [[Support Laser (Semi-Portable)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Semi-Portable Support Laser]]
 
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* [[Support Laser (Heavy)(Support Weapon)/RPG1e|Semi-Portable Heavy Support Laser]]
 
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====[[:Category:Personal Weapons/RPG1e|Personal Weapons]]====
 
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=====[[:Category:Needlers (Personal Weapon)/RPG1e|Needlers]]=====
 
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* [[Needler Pistol/RPG1e|Needler Pistol]]
 
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* [[Needler Rifle/RPG1e|Needler Rifle]]
 
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* [[Needler Pistol (Hold-Out)/RPG1e|Hold-Out Needler]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Pistols/RPG1e|Pistols]]=====
 
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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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* [[Pistol/RPG1e|Standard Pistol]]
 
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* [[Pistol (Hold-Out)/RPG1e|Hold-Out Pistol ]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Pulse Lasers/RPG1e|Pulse Lasers]]=====
 
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* [[Pulse Laser Pistol (IS)/RPG1e|Pulse Laser Pistol]]
 
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* [[Pulse Laser Rifle (IS)/RPG1e|Pulse Laser Rifle]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Lasers/RPG1e|Lasers]]=====
 
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* [[Laser Pistol (Nakjama)/RPG1e|Nakjama Laser Pistol]]
 
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* [[Laser Pistol (Sunbeam)/RPG1e|Sunbeam Laser Pistol]]
 
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* [[Laser Pistol (Hold-Out)/RPG1e|Hold-Out Laser Pistol]]
 
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* [[Laser Rifle (Magna)/RPG1e|Magna Laser Rifle]]
 
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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]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Rifles|Rifles]]=====
 
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* [[Rifle (Federated Long)/RPG1e|Federated Long Rifle]]
 
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* [[Rifle (Zeus Heavy)/RPG1e|Zeus Heavy Rifle]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Gyrojets/RPG1e|Gyrojets]]=====
 
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* [[GyroJet Gun (Heavy)/RPG1e|Heavy GyroJet Gun]]
 
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* [[GyroSlug Rifle/RPG1e|GyroSlug Rifle]]
 
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* [[GyroSlug Carbine/RPG1e|GyroSlug Carbine]]
 
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* [[GyroJet Pistol (Hold-Out)/RPG1e|Hold-Out GyroJet Pistol]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Grenades/RPG1e|Grenades]]=====
 
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* [[Grenade/RPG1e|Grenade]]
 
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* [[Grenade Launcher (Automatic)/RPG1e|Automatic 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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* [[Rocket Launcher (LAW)/RPG1e|Light Anti-Vehicle Weapon]]
 
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* [[Rocket Launcher (V-LAW)/RPG1e|Very Light Anti-Vehicle Weapon]]
 
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=====[[:Category:Miscellaneous Weapons|Miscellaneous Weapons]]=====
 
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* [[Dart Gun/RPG1e|Dart Gun]]
 
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* [[SRM Launcher (Standard, One-Shot)/RPG1e|Heavy SRM Launcher]]
 
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* [[Rocket Launcher (Portable)/RPG1e|Portable Rocket Launcher]]
 
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* [[Recoilless Rifle (Light)/RPG1e|Light Recoiless Rifle]]
 
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* [[Pistol (Flamer)/RPG1e]]
 
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* [[Paint_Gun_(LGB-46R)/RPG1e|LGB-46R Engineer's Tool ("Paint Gun")]]
 
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* [[Stunstick_(Mini)/RPG1e|Mini Stun-Stick]]
 
  
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Image:TRO 3026.jpg|Original 1987 cover. Art by Duane Loose.
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Image:Hardware-Handbuch 3031.jpg|1992 German 1992 edition.
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File:Vehicle-Gallery-1-HH3026.jpg|Image gallery #1 from German edition.
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File:Vehicle-Gallery-2-HH3026.jpg|Image gallery #2 from German edition.
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File:Vehicle-Gallery-3-HH3026.jpg|Image gallery #3 from German edition.
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File:Vehicle-Gallery-4-HH3026.jpg|Image gallery #4 from German edition.
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* '''Weapons Tables''' &ndash; Personal and Support
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==References==
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==Notes==
 
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* 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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Latest revision as of 21:37, 21 January 2024

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
Content
Era Succession Wars era
Timeline 3026
Series Technical Readouts
Followed by Technical Readout: 3026 Revised

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
Needlers
Pistols
Pulse Lasers
Lasers
Submachine Guns
Rifles
Gyrojets
Grenades
LAWs
Miscellaneous
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,
    • 40 Personal Equipment items, spread in 7 different subcategories and
    • 46 Personal Weapon items spread in 2 subcategories with 6 respective 10 sub-subcategories.
  • The TRO has no in-universe presentation.

Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

Hardware-Handbuch 3031.jpg
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:
    • Plainsman - taken from Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook
    • Bandit - taken from Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook
    • Zhukov - taken from Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook
  • 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:
    • Kestrel - taken from Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook
    • Peregrine - also taken from Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook
  • 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]

  1. ↑ Stated as "Revised 1996 edition." in normal text above the trademark information on Page 2
  2. ↑ This false denomination is only used in Table of Contents, the heading in text body correctly says "Particle Projector Cannon".
  3. ↑ Units with colored images are: Pegasus, Harasser, J. Edgar, Ontos, Schrek, Pike, Partisan, Scorpion, Hunter, Demolisher, Manticore, SturmFeur, Sea Skimmer, Warrior, Monitor and Karnov

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