Technical Readout: 3026

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.

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
  • Exoskeletons
  • Communicators
  • Artificial Limbs
  • Miscellaneous Personal Equipment

• Weapons – game rules

• Support Weapons
  • Recoiless Rifles
  • Flamers
  • Mortars
  • Machine Guns
  • Particle Projector Cannons (PPCs)
  • Lasers

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

• Weapons Tables – Personal and Support

Notes

• Not as wide in scope as Technical Readout: 3025, this TRO still brought 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.