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
- 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 four additional BattleMech designs, namely the Wolfhound, Raven, Cataphract and Longbow, complete with the usual fluff descriptions and a notable pilots section.