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Styled as an internal [[ComStar]] document dated 13 January 3028 according to its preface, ''Technical Readout 3028'' includes
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Styled as an internal [[ComStar]] document dated 13 January 3028 according to its preface, ''Technical Readout 3028'' includes;
 
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''Technical Readout 3028'' includes [[Design Quirks]] for all the 'Mechs it covers. Where available, Quirks were taken from canonical sources but in many cases they are merely derived from the written descriptions of the BattleMechs.
 
''Technical Readout 3028'' includes [[Design Quirks]] for all the 'Mechs it covers. Where available, Quirks were taken from canonical sources but in many cases they are merely derived from the written descriptions of the BattleMechs.
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===Revision Changes===
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**''[[Valkyrie|VLK-QA Valkyrie]]'' - (Art by Justin Kase, derived from work by Alex Iglesias)
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**''[[Javelin|JVN-10N Javelin]]''
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**''[[Nightstar|NSR-10C Nightstar]] (A Non-Canon Succession Wars era downgrade of the Nightstar)
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**''[[Annihilator|ANH-1A Annihilator]]
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**''[[Marauder II|MAD-4A Marauder II]]''
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**''[[Roughneck|LDK-5C Loader King]]'' [[IndustrialMech]]
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New Sections added:
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**Appendix A: A Brief History of the IndustrialMech” was added.
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**[[BattleMech Manual]] Design Quirks are to all units.
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**The “The Marik Gunfighter” (short story)
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**The “Weapons Annex”
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==

Revision as of 21:25, 17 November 2017

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Technical Readout 3028: Know Thy Enemy
Product information
Type Technical Readout
Development Michael "Sigil" Todd
Primary writing Michael "Sigil" Todd
Pages 134
Cover Artwork credited to Harebrained Schemes and Justin Kase (back cover edited Map)
Interior Artwork Harebrained Schemes, Florian "SpOoky777" Mellies, Justin Kase
Illustrations Alex Iglesias, Justin Kase, Fernando "Odanan" Prado
Publication information
Publisher (Fan work)
Product code n/a
First published 2016
MSRP n/a
Content
Era Succession Wars era
Agency ComStar
Universe Date 3028

The Technical Readout 3028, subtitled "Know Thy Enemy", is a fan-made PDF sourcebook for Harebrained Schemes' upcoming BattleTech video game.

Said video game uses the MechWarrior Online (MWO) 'Mech models instead of the canonical classic imagery or the re-imaged unseen, leading to substantial differences in the visual appearance of various 'Mech designs. Technical Readout 3028 was originally intended to showcase these designs as they would appear in the video game. However, the project outgrew that premise and included additional MWO-style 'Mechs, derivative Stinger and Wasp models, the apocryphal Linesman, and the purely fan-fictional Jayhawker, none of which will feature in the game.

A first preliminary work-in-progress version was offered for download in February 2016; the "final" version was released to the public on 23 November 2016.

A revised version of the product was published in November 17th 2017, this included additional Mechs and reorganization of the PDF.

Canonicity

Being entirely fan-made, the document itself is not canonical. The data provided for individual 'Mechs is broadly derived from canonical sources, but the flavor text occasionally strays into fan fictional details or, in a few cases, purely invented information with little basis in canonical fact. There are also anachronisms for the 3028 timeframe such as a Highlander in Gray Death Legion colors.

Description

Styled as an internal ComStar document dated 13 January 3028 according to its preface, Technical Readout 3028 includes;

Technical Readout 3028 includes Design Quirks for all the 'Mechs it covers. Where available, Quirks were taken from canonical sources but in many cases they are merely derived from the written descriptions of the BattleMechs.

Revision Changes

New Mechs added:

New Sections added:

    • Appendix A: A Brief History of the IndustrialMech” was added.
    • BattleMech Manual Design Quirks are to all units.

Sections Removed:

    • The “The Marik Gunfighter” (short story)
    • The “Weapons Annex”

External links

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