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| productioncode = 8619
 
| productioncode = 8619
 
| ISBN10 = 1-55560-164-2
 
| ISBN10 = 1-55560-164-2
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| MSRP = 15.00
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| MSRP = $15.00
 
| type = Technical Readout
 
| type = Technical Readout
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| primarywriting = ???
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| development         = [[Mike Nystul]]<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Senior Editor)<br />[[Sharon Turner Mulvihill]] (Assistant Editor)
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| development = <span></span>
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| primarywriting      = [[Jeff Laubenstein]] (Project Manager)
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*[[Randall Bills]]
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| author              = [[Jerry Stenson]]<br />[[Bryan Nystul]]<br />[[Blaine Pardoe]]<br />[[Robert N. Charrette]]<br />[[Chris Hartford]]<br />[[Ashley Watkins]]
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*[[Bryan Nystul]]
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| cover              = [[Steve Venters]]<br />[[Kazuhiko Miyake]]
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| illustrations = <span></span>
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| interiorart        = [[Dana Knutson]]
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*[[Joel Biske]]  
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| illustrations      = [[Dana Knutson]]<br />[[Mike Nielsen]]<br />[[Joel Biske]]<br />[[Bill Sutherland]]<br />[[Tom Miller]]
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*[[Dana Knutson]]  
 
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*[[Jeff Laubenstein]]
 
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*[[Mike Nielsen]]
 
 
| pages = 152
 
| pages = 152
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| content            =
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| era                = [[Clan Invasion era]]
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| timeline            = [[3055]]
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| series              = [[Technical Readout]]s
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| precededby          = [[Technical Readout: 3055]]
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| followedby          = [[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]
 
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}}
  
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==Description==
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Set six years after the [[Clan Invasion]], '''''Technical Readout: 3055 Revised''''' reintroduced a whole set of chronologically new unit designs. The [[Inner Sphere]] sections presented new [[BattleMech]]s utilizing the enhanced technology introduced with ''TRO:3050''. The [[Clan]] sections broadened the view on the invading forces, by revealing second-line units, new [[OmniMech]] designs and [[OmniFighter]]s. In-universe, it purported to be a [[ComStar]] report dating from 3055.
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'''Technical Readout: 3055 Revised''' was the managed response to the issue of the [[Unseen]], like ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]'' and ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Revised]]'' had been. It supersede the original ''[[Technical Readout: 3055]]'' (with even the same product number), simply dropping the Unseen designs. Apart from that, only minor editorial changes were made. Unlike previous revised editions, ''TRO:3055 Revised'' did not receive an additional in-universe explanation for its existence; it still purports to be a [[ComStar]] report from [[3055]].
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''TRO:3055 Revised'' was superseded in 2005 by ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]''.
  
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==Description==
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==From the Back Cover==
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Like the revised editions of TROs before it, this title removes some of the legality issues associated with artwork done outside [[FASA]].
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{{quote|''In [[3049]], without warning, [[Aleksandr Kerensky|Kerensky]]'s heirs set upon the [[Inner Sphere]] in a savage series of battles known collectively as the [[Clan Invasion|Invasion]]. On [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Tukayyid]] the [[Com Guards]] brought the seemingly unstoppable [[Clan]] war machine to a halt. The Invasion ended as suddenly as it had begun, and left in its place an uneasy [[Truce of Tukayyid|peace]]. Both sides now had an opportunity to reassess their opponent's strengths and weaknesses and respond. By [[3055]], the first of a new breed of [[BattleMech]]s rolled off the assembly lines of the Inner Sphere, machines designed specifically to counter the technologically advanced weapons used by the Clans. Only time will tell if these new designs will be enough to turn the tide when battle is joined once again.''
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''The BattleTech ''Technical Readout: 3055'' contains illustrations, descriptions, and complete statistics for new Inner Sphere BattleMechs and Clan [[OmniMech]]s, [[OmniFighter]]s, and second-line BattleMechs.''}}
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==Table of Contents==
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<div class="desktop-3-col">
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;Introduction
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;Inner Sphere Prototypes
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: '''Light 'Mechs'''
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:: ''[[Fireball]]''
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:: ''[[Dart (BattleMech)|Dart]]''
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:: ''[[Tarantula]]''
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:: ''[[Battle Hawk]]''
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:: ''[[Hammer (BattleMech)|Hammer]]''
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:: ''[[Hitman]]''
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:: ''[[Jackal]]''
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:: ''[[Scarabus]]''
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:: ''[[Hollander]]''
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:: ''[[Venom]]''
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: '''Medium 'Mechs'''
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:: ''[[Daimyo]]''
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:: ''[[Watchman]]''
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:: ''[[Komodo]]''
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:: ''[[Snake]]''
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:: ''[[Stealth]]''
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:: ''[[Huron Warrior]]''
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:: ''[[Nightsky]]''
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:: ''[[Apollo (BattleMech)|Apollo]]''
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:: ''[[Grim Reaper]]''
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:: ''[[Wraith]]''
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: '''Heavy 'Mechs'''
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:: ''[[Anvil]]''
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:: ''[[Tempest]]''
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:: ''[[Daikyu]]''
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:: ''[[Gallowglas]]''
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:: ''[[Hercules (BattleMech)|Hercules]]''
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:: ''[[Thunder (BattleMech)|Thunder]]''
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:: ''[[Bandersnatch]]''
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:: ''[[Falconer]]''
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:: ''[[Penetrator]]''
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:: ''[[Rakshasa]]''
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:: ''[[War Dog]]''
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: '''Assault 'Mechs'''
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:: ''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]''
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:: ''[[Gunslinger]]''
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:: ''[[Albatross]]''
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:: ''[[Cerberus (BattleMech)|Cerberus]]''
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:: ''[[Naginata]]''
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:: ''[[Berserker]]''
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:: ''[[Grand Titan]]''
  
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==Contents==
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;Clan 'Mechs
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*'''Introduction''' - in-character description of the military powers' attempts to prepare for [[Truce End]]
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: '''Second-line 'Mechs'''
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::Adept XXI-sigma [[Merle Jimmus]], [[ComStar]] (15 July, [[3055]])
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:: ''[[Howler (Baboon)|Baboon]]''
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:: ''[[Incubus (Vixen)|Vixen]]''
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:: ''[[Jenner IIC]]''
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:: ''[[Horned Owl (Peregrine)|Peregrine]]''
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:: ''[[Conjurer (Hellhound)|Hellhound]]''
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:: ''[[Vapor Eagle (Goshawk)|Goshawk]]''
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:: ''[[Glass Spider (Galahad)|Galahad]]''
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:: ''[[Black Python (Viper)|Viper]]''
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:: ''[[Stone Rhino (Behemoth)|Behemoth]]''
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:: ''[[Bane (Kraken)|Kraken]]''
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: '''OmniMechs'''
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:: ''[[Phantom (OmniMech)|Phantom]]''
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:: ''[[Pouncer]]''
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:: ''[[Linebacker]]''
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:: ''[[Naga (OmniMech)|Naga]]''
  
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*'''Inner Sphere Prototypes''' - status on [[BattleMech]] design & development in the [[Inner Sphere]]
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;Aerospace Superiority
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:: ''[[Bashkir]]''
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:: ''[[Vandal]]''
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:: ''[[Avar]]''
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:: ''[[Batu]]''
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:: ''[[Sulla]]''
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:: ''[[Turk]]''
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:: ''[[Visigoth]]''
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:: ''[[Jagatai]]''
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:: ''[[Sabutai]]''
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:: ''[[Jengiz]]''
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:: ''[[Scytha]]''
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:: ''[[Kirghiz]]''
  
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;Index
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*'''Light 'Mechs'''
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</div>
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**''[[Fireball]]''
 
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**''[[Dart (BattleMech)|Dart]]''
 
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**''[[Tarantula]]''
 
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**''[[Battle Hawk]]''
 
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**''[[Hammer (BattleMech)|Hammer]]''
 
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**''[[Hitman]]''
 
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**''[[Jackal]]''
 
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**''[[Scarabus]]''
 
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**''[[Hollander]]''
 
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**''[[Venom]]''
 
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*'''Medium 'Mechs'''
 
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**''[[Daimyo]]''
 
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**''[[Watchman]]''
 
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**''[[Komodo]]''
 
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**''[[Snake]]''
 
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**''[[Stealth]]''
 
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**''[[Huron Warrior]]''
 
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**''[[Nightsky]]''
 
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**''[[Apollo (BattleMech)|Apollo]]''
 
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**''[[Grim Reaper]]''
 
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**''[[Wraith]]''
 
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*'''Heavy 'Mechs'''
 
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**''[[Anvil]]''
 
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**''[[Tempest]]''
 
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**''[[Daikyu]]''
 
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**''[[Gallowglas]]''
 
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**''[[Hercules (BattleMech)|Hercules]]''
 
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**''[[Thunder]]''
 
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**''[[Bandersnatch]]''
 
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**''[[Falconer]]''
 
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**''[[Penetrator]]''
 
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**''[[Rakshasa]]''
 
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**''[[War Dog]]''
 
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*'''Assault 'Mechs'''
 
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**''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]''
 
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**''[[Gunslinger]]''
 
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**''[[Albatross]]''
 
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**''[[Cerberus (BattleMech)|Cerberus]]''
 
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**''[[Naginata]]''
 
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**''[[Berserker]]''
 
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**''[[Grand Titan]]''
 
  
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*'''Clan 'Mechs''' - description of the importance placed on conventional [[BattleMech]]s in the [[Clans]]
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==Remarks on content==
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*'''Second-line 'Mechs'''
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* The product comprises descriptions of 64 units in total, all from the [[Clan Invasion]] era, and all previously published in ''TRO:3055''. It contains:
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**''[[Baboon]]''
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** 38 [[Inner Sphere]] [[BattleMech]] designs,
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**''[[Vixen (BattleMech)|Vixen]]''
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** 10 [[Clan]] BattleMech designs,
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**''[[Jenner IIC]]''
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** 4 Clan [[OmniMech]] designs and
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**''[[Horned Owl (Peregrine)|Peregrine]]''
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** 12 Clan [[OmniFighter]] designs.
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**''[[Hellhound]]''
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* In comparison to ''TRO:3055''
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**''[[Vapor Eagle (Goshawk)]]''
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** Seven unit designs (''[[Locust IIC]]'', ''[[Phoenix Hawk IIC]]'', ''[[Griffin IIC]]'', ''[[Shadow Hawk IIC]]'', ''[[Rifleman IIC]]'', ''[[Warhammer IIC]]'' and ''[[Marauder IIC]]'' were left out, due to copyright disputes. Since all removed designs were published in the same subsection (''Inner Sphere Refits''), the removal led to the termination of the respective subsection. The ''[[Jenner IIC]]'' design wasn't affected by copyright disputes and inserted in the following "Second-line 'Mechs" subsection.
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**''[[Glass Spider (Galahad)]]''
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** The order of appearance for the OmniFighter designs [[Bashkir]] and [[Vandal]] was changed. 
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**''[[Black Python (Viper)]]''
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* The in-universe presentation is given by [[Adept]] XXI-sigma [[Merle Jimmus]], [[ComStar]] (15 July, 3055). Unlike with other revised editions, ''TRO:3055 Revised'' received no additional in-universe explanation for its publication.
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**''[[Stone Rhino (Behemoth)]]''
 
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**''[[Kraken]]''
 
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*'''OmniMechs'''
 
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**''[[Phantom]]''
 
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**''[[Pouncer]]''
 
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**''[[Linebacker]]''
 
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**''[[Naga (BattleMech)|Naga]]''
 
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*'''Aerospace Superiority''' - general status of intelligence on Clan [[OmniFighter]]s
 
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*'''OmniFighters'''
 
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**''[[Bashkir]]''
 
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**''[[Vandal]]''
 
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**''[[Avar]]''
 
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**''[[Batu]]''
 
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**''[[Sulla]]''
 
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**''[[Turk]]''
 
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**''[[Visigoth]]''
 
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**''[[Jagatai]]''
 
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**''[[Sabutai]]''
 
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**''[[Jengiz]]''
 
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**''[[Scytha]]''
 
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**''[[Kirghiz]]''
 
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*'''Index'''
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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*It appears the only changes made to this revised edition were the removal of the seven "Unseen" and the subsequent movement of the [[Jenner IIC]] from the (deleted) "Inner Sphere Refits" section to the "Second Line 'Mechs" section.
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Trademarked as ''BattleTech Technical Readout: 3055''.
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[[Category:Books]]
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[[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|3055 Revised]]
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[[Category:Technical Readouts|3055 Revised]]
 

Latest revision as of 11:20, 26 January 2024

TRO 3055r.jpg
Technical Readout 3055 Revised
Product information
Type Technical Readout
Author Jerry Stenson
Bryan Nystul
Blaine Pardoe
Robert N. Charrette
Chris Hartford
Ashley Watkins
Development Mike Nystul
Donna Ippolito (Senior Editor)
Sharon Turner Mulvihill (Assistant Editor)
Primary writing Jeff Laubenstein (Project Manager)
Pages 152
Cover Artwork Steve Venters
Kazuhiko Miyake
Interior Artwork Dana Knutson
Illustrations Dana Knutson
Mike Nielsen
Joel Biske
Bill Sutherland
Tom Miller
Publication information
Publisher FASA
Product code 8619
First published 1996
ISBN-10 1-55560-164-2
MSRP $15.00
Content
Era Clan Invasion era
Timeline 3055
Series Technical Readouts
Preceded by Technical Readout: 3055
Followed by Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade

Description[edit]

Set six years after the Clan Invasion, Technical Readout: 3055 Revised reintroduced a whole set of chronologically new unit designs. The Inner Sphere sections presented new BattleMechs utilizing the enhanced technology introduced with TRO:3050. The Clan sections broadened the view on the invading forces, by revealing second-line units, new OmniMech designs and OmniFighters. In-universe, it purported to be a ComStar report dating from 3055.

Technical Readout: 3055 Revised was the managed response to the issue of the Unseen, like Technical Readout: 3025 Revised and Technical Readout: 3050 Revised had been. It supersede the original Technical Readout: 3055 (with even the same product number), simply dropping the Unseen designs. Apart from that, only minor editorial changes were made. Unlike previous revised editions, TRO:3055 Revised did not receive an additional in-universe explanation for its existence; it still purports to be a ComStar report from 3055.

TRO:3055 Revised was superseded in 2005 by Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade.

From the Back Cover[edit]

“ In 3049, without warning, Kerensky's heirs set upon the Inner Sphere in a savage series of battles known collectively as the Invasion. On Tukayyid the Com Guards brought the seemingly unstoppable Clan war machine to a halt. The Invasion ended as suddenly as it had begun, and left in its place an uneasy peace. Both sides now had an opportunity to reassess their opponent's strengths and weaknesses and respond. By 3055, the first of a new breed of BattleMechs rolled off the assembly lines of the Inner Sphere, machines designed specifically to counter the technologically advanced weapons used by the Clans. Only time will tell if these new designs will be enough to turn the tide when battle is joined once again.

The BattleTech Technical Readout: 3055 contains illustrations, descriptions, and complete statistics for new Inner Sphere BattleMechs and Clan OmniMechs, OmniFighters, and second-line BattleMechs.

”

Table of Contents[edit]

Introduction
Inner Sphere Prototypes
Light 'Mechs
Fireball
Dart
Tarantula
Battle Hawk
Hammer
Hitman
Jackal
Scarabus
Hollander
Venom
Medium 'Mechs
Daimyo
Watchman
Komodo
Snake
Stealth
Huron Warrior
Nightsky
Apollo
Grim Reaper
Wraith
Heavy 'Mechs
Anvil
Tempest
Daikyu
Gallowglas
Hercules
Thunder
Bandersnatch
Falconer
Penetrator
Rakshasa
War Dog
Assault 'Mechs
Salamander
Gunslinger
Albatross
Cerberus
Naginata
Berserker
Grand Titan
Clan 'Mechs
Second-line 'Mechs
Baboon
Vixen
Jenner IIC
Peregrine
Hellhound
Goshawk
Galahad
Viper
Behemoth
Kraken
OmniMechs
Phantom
Pouncer
Linebacker
Naga
Aerospace Superiority
Bashkir
Vandal
Avar
Batu
Sulla
Turk
Visigoth
Jagatai
Sabutai
Jengiz
Scytha
Kirghiz
Index

Remarks on content[edit]

  • The product comprises descriptions of 64 units in total, all from the Clan Invasion era, and all previously published in TRO:3055. It contains:
  • In comparison to TRO:3055
  • The in-universe presentation is given by Adept XXI-sigma Merle Jimmus, ComStar (15 July, 3055). Unlike with other revised editions, TRO:3055 Revised received no additional in-universe explanation for its publication.

Notes[edit]

Trademarked as BattleTech Technical Readout: 3055.

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