Editing Technical Readout: 3039

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{{InfoBoxProduct
| image               = Tro3039.gif
| name                = Technical Readout: 3039
| type                = Technical Readout
| author              = 
| development         = [[Randall N. Bills]] <br> [[Mike Miller]] and [[Chris Wheeler]] (Assistant Development)
| primarywriting      = [[Herbert A. Beas II]] <br /> Randall N. Bills <br /> [[Ken Horner]] <br /> [[Kevin Killany]] <br /> [[Nick Marsala]] <br /> [[David McCulloch]] <br /> Mike Miller <br /> [[Ben Rome]] <br /> [[Jason Schmetzer]] <br /> [[Chris Wheeler]]
| pages               = 303
| cover               = [[Doug Chaffee]] (Cover Art) <br> [[Ray Arrastia]] (Cover Design)
| interiorart         = [[Shane Hartley]] and [[Steve Walker]] (Classic BattleTech Logo)
| illustrations       = Doug Chaffee <br> [[David R. Deitrick]] <br /> [[Dana Knutson]] <br /> [[Chris Lewis]] <br /> [[Kevin Long]] <br /> [[Duane Loose]] <br /> [[Mike Nielsen]]
| publisher           = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
| productioncode      = [https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/collections/battletech/products/battletech-technical-readout-3039-pdf 35121]
| year                = June 1, 2009
| ISBN10              = 1934857025
| ISBN13              = 978-1934857021
| MSRP                = $29.99
| content             = 
| era                 = [[BattleTech eras|Succession Wars era]]
| timeline            = [[3025]] - [[3039]]
| series              = [[Technical Readout]]s
| precededby          = [[Technical Readout: 3025]], [[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]
| followedby          = [[Technical Readout: 3050]]
}}

==Description==
'''''Technical Readout: 3039''''' is the latest book to provide technical data for units before the recovery of [[LosTech]] and the technological renaissance that accompanied such events as the recovery of the [[Gray Death Memory Core]] and the [[Clan Invasion]]. This mammoth tome comes from the perspective of the 3070s looking back on the beginning of the [[War of 3039]] and includes the [[Unseen|Unseen BattleMechs]], [[combat vehicle]]s, [[aerospace fighter]]s, [[conventional fighter]]s, and [[Star League|Star League BattleMechs]] downgrades.

==From the back cover==
{{quote|''In [[2781]] the [[Star League]] was officially abandoned, ending a 200-year-long [[Golden Age]]. In [[2785]] the [[Successor Lord]]s launched a series of massive conflicts that would rage for centuries and become known as The [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Such endless warfare has taken its toll and by the [[Fourth Succession War]] of [[3028]], the technology employed on the battlefields is a mere shadow of the height of the Star League. However, the discovery of the [[Helm Memory Core]] is beginning to unlock such sought-after secrets, with new [[BattleMech]]s and experimental technologies starting to make a debut for the first time in centuries.''

''Classic BattleTech'' Technical Readout: 3039 ''is the perfect "first Technical Readout" companion to the [[Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Set]]. Combining the ’Mechs, vehicles and aerospace fighters previously found in ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]'' and ''[[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]'', this volume features some of the most common units of the Succession Wars. Each machine is illustrated in detail, accompanied by a description of its history, capabilities, game stats, along with their most famous pilots.''}}

==Table of Contents==

;Introduction
;Vehicles
<div class="desktop-3-col">
: [[Ferret]] Light Scout VTOL
: [[Savannah Master]] Hovercraft
: [[Swift Wind]] Scout Car
: [[APC|Armored Personnel Carriers]]
: [[J-27 Ordnance Transport]]
: [[MASH Truck|Mobile Army Surgical Hospital]]
: [[Packrat]] Long Range Patrol Vehicle
: [[Skulker (Combat Vehicle)|Skulker]] Wheeled Scout Tank
: [[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior H-7]] Attack Helicopter
: [[Harasser]] Missile Platform
: [[J. Edgar]] Light Hover Tank
: [[Mobile HQ]]
: [[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion]] Light Tank
: [[Sea Skimmer]] Hydrofoil
: [[Coolant Truck]]
: [[Karnov]] UR Transport
: [[Hunter (Combat Vehicle)|Hunger]] [sic] Light Support Tank
: [[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - Hovertank)|Pegasus]] Scout Hover Tank
: [[Saladin]] Assault Hover Tank
: [[Saracen]] Medium Hover Tank
: [[Scimitar]] Medium Hover Tank
: [[Striker (Combat Vehicle)|Striker]] Light Tank
: [[Engineering Vehicle]]
: [[Hetzer]] Wheeled Assault Gun
: [[Goblin]] Medium Tank
: [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]] Heavy Hover Tank
: [[Drillson]] Heavy Hover Tank
: [[Maxim]] Heavy Hover Transport
: [[Vedette]] Medium Tank
: [[Bulldog]] Medium Tank
: [[Hi-Scout]] Drone Carrier
: [[LRM Carrier|LRM]]/[[SRM Carrier]]
: [[Manticore]] Heavy Tank
: [[Pike (Combat Vehicle)|Pike]] Support Vehicle
: [[Mobile Long Tom]] Artillery
: [[Rommel]]/[[Patton]] Tank
: [[Monitor Naval Vessel]]
: [[Von Luckner]] Heavy Tank
: [[Demolisher]] Heavy Tank
: [[Partisan]] Heavy Tank
: [[Schrek]] PPC Carrier
: [[SturmFeur]] Heavy Tank
: [[Ontos]] Heavy Tank
: [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]] Heavy Tank
: [[Neptune Submarine]]
</div>

;BattleMechs

[Light 'Mechs]
<div class="desktop-3-col">
: ''[[Commando]]''
: ''[[Javelin]]''
: ''[[Spider]]''
: ''[[UrbanMech]]''
: ''[[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]''
: ''[[Jenner]]''
: ''[[Panther]]''
</div>
[Medium 'Mechs]
<div class="desktop-3-col">
: ''[[Assassin]]''
: ''[[Cicada]]''
: ''[[Clint]]''
: ''[[Hermes II]]''
: ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]''
: ''[[Whitworth]]''
: ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]''
: ''[[Vindicator]]''
: ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]''
: ''[[Enforcer]]''
: ''[[Hunchback]]''
: ''[[Trebuchet]]''
: ''[[Dervish]]''
</div>
[Heavy 'Mechs]
<div class="desktop-3-col">
: ''[[Dragon]]''
: ''[[Quickdraw]]''
: ''[[Catapult]]''
: ''[[JagerMech]]''
: ''[[Grasshopper]]''
: ''[[Orion]]''
</div>
[Assault 'Mechs]
<div class="desktop-3-col">
: ''[[Awesome]]''
: ''[[Charger]]''
: ''[[Victor]]''
: ''[[Zeus]]''
: ''[[Stalker]]''
: ''[[Cyclops]]''
: ''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]''
: ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''
</div>

;Conventional aircraft
<div class="desktop-3-col">
: [[Boomerang]] Spotter Plane
: [[Angel]] Light Strike Fighter
: [[Boeing Jump Bomber]]
: [[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian]] Fighter
: [[Defender (Conventional Fighter)|Defender]] Medium Strike Fighter
: [[Meteor]] Heavy Strike Fighter
: [[MechBuster|'Mechbuster]]
: [[Planetlifter]] Air Transport
</div>

;Aerospace fighters
<div class="desktop-3-col">
: ''[[Seydlitz]]''
: ''[[Cheetah]]''
: ''[[Thrush]]''
: ''[[Sparrowhawk]]''
: ''[[Sholagar]]''
: ''[[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)|Corsair]]''
: ''[[Samurai]]''
: ''[[Transit]]''
: ''[[Stingray]]''
: ''[[Lucifer]]''
: ''[[Shilone]]''
: ''[[Transgressor]]''
: ''[[Slayer]]''
: ''[[Chippewa]]''
: ''[[Riever]]''
: ''[[Stuka]]''
</div>

;First in Centuries...
<div class="desktop-3-col">
: ''[[Raven]]''
: ''[[Wolfhound]]''
: ''[[Hatchetman]]''
: ''[[Cataphract]]''
: ''[[Hatamoto-Chi]]''
: ''[[Daboku]]''
: ''[[Sai]]''
</div>

;Star League
<div class="desktop-3-col">
: ''[[Thorn (BattleMech)|Thorn]]''
: ''[[Flea]]''
: ''[[Hornet]]''
: ''[[Mongoose]]''
: ''[[Falcon]]''
: ''[[Hermes]]''
: ''[[Hussar]]''
: ''[[Sentinel]]''
: ''[[Wyvern]]''
: ''[[Crab]]''
: ''[[Kintaro]]''
: ''[[Champion]]''
: ''[[Lancelot]]''
: ''[[Bombardier]]''
: ''[[Guillotine]]''
: ''[[Black Knight]]''
: ''[[Flashman]]''
: ''[[Thug]]''
: ''[[Highlander]]''
: ''[[King Crab]]''
</div>

;Project Phoenix
<div class="desktop-3-col">
: ''[[Locust]]''
: ''[[Stinger]]''
: ''[[Wasp]]''
: ''[[Valkyrie]]''
: ''[[Ostscout]]''
: ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''
: ''[[Griffin]]''
: ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]''
: ''[[Shadow Hawk]]''
: ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]''
: ''[[Ostroc]]''
: ''[[Ostsol]]''
: ''[[Rifleman]]''
: ''[[Crusader]]''
: ''[[Thunderbolt]]''
: ''[[Archer]]''
: ''[[Warhammer]]''
: ''[[Marauder]]''
: ''[[Goliath]]''
: ''[[BattleMaster]]''
: ''[[Longbow]]''
: ''[[Marauder II]]''
</div>
;General Size Comparison Chart

==Remarks on content==
* The title comprises descriptions of 156 units in total, most of them had been previously published. They derive from different eras, Star League until late Succession Wars, all Inner Sphere. In further detail the ''TRO:3039'' contains:
** 82 [[BattleMech]] units, split over three chapters
*** 34 BattleMechs from Succession Wars era (chapter: "BattleMechs"), previously published in ''[[Technical Readout: 3025|TRO:3025]]'',
*** 6 BattleMechs being developed after the Fourth Succession War as a result of [[Helm Memory Core]] discovery (chapter: "First in centuries..."), being first published separately in various sourcebooks,
*** 20 BattleMechs from Star League era (chapter: "Star League"), previously published in ''[[Technical Readout: 2750|TRO:2750]]'',
*** 22 BattleMechs from Succession Wars Era, previously published in ''TRO:3025'' and ''[[Technical Readout: 3050|TRO:3050]]'', the so-called [[Reseen]], to address alleged copyright infringements (chapter: "Projekt Phoenix"). These units were published in ''TRO:3039'' without full image and appeared only as silhouettes.
** 17 [[aerospace fighter|aerospace]] units, split over two chapters,
*** 16 units from Succession Wars era, previously published in ''TRO:3025'' (chapter: "Aerospace Fighters"), and
*** 1 unit being developed after Helm Memory Core discovery (chapter: "First in centuries..."), previously unpublished.
** 8 [[Conventional Aircraft]], from different eras, some previously published, some unpublished.
** 48 [[Vehicle]]s, from different eras, previously published in ''[[Technical Readout: 3026|TRO:3026]]'' and from other sources,
*** 42 combat and support vehicles,
*** 3 VTOLs and
*** 3 surface vessels.
* The in-character description of the title's contents is given by [[Anastasius Focht]], [[ComStar]], 12 November 3073.
* The last page contains an overview of Classic BattleTech Eras, which is not listed in the Table of Contents.

==Notes==
* ''TRO:3039'' is essentially the replacement for ''[[TRO:3025]]'', ''[[TRO:3025 Revised]]'', and ''[[TRO:3026]]'' due to changes made over the decades since these books were printed. The book uses most of the artwork previously used in the retired books it replaces.
* Trademarked as ''Classic BattleTech Technical Readout: 3039''.

==Foreign-Language Editions==
===German===
{{InfoBoxForLangProduct
| image               = Hardware-Handbuch 3039.jpg
| name                = ''Hardware Handbuch 3039''
| language            = German
| contribution        = [[Clemens Schnitzler]], [[Michael Mingers]] (Editors), [[Benjamin Fox]], [[Sven Finke]], [[Heiko Rippel]], [[Jan Schulze]], [[Kai Großkordt]], [[Christian Pinzinger]], [[Tobias Kegler]], [[Tobias Junge]], [[Martin Hoffmann]] (Translation) and [[Christian Lonsing]] (Layout)
| pages               = 304
| publisher           = [[Ulisses Medien & Spiel Distribution GmbH|Ulisses Spiele]]
| year                = 2012
| ISBN10              = 3868892230
| ISBN13              = 978868892239
| MSRP                = 34,99 €
}}
Published by licensee [[Ulisses Medien & Spiel Distribution GmbH|Ulisses Spiele]] '''''Hardware Handbuch 3039''''' is the German edition of ''Technical Readout: 3039'' (''TRO:3039''). Unlike previous TROs, this edition matches the original edition in all aspects. The hyphen that was sometimes used in older German TRO titles (e.g. [[Hardware-Handbuch 3031]]) was completely left out in this. 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]].

====Spelling and Names====
As with other German products names of organizations have been translated, the respective abbreviations changed as well. Sometimes names of places are translated or its German spelling is corrected. For instance the [[DCMS]] (Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery) became ''VSDK'' (''Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats''), the Planet [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Gotterdammerung]] was respelled to ''Götterdämmerung'' and so on. The practice of translating unit names to German ceased altogether in 1997.

==Gallery==
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File:Tro3039.gif|Original 2009 cover. Art by Doug Chaffee.
File:Hardware-Handbuch 3039.jpg|2012 German edition.
</gallery>


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